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Russia’s internal stability remains precarious. While the regime projects strength through military displays and broadcasting nuclear prowess, undercurrents of dissent, leadership turmoil, and economic corruption threaten to destabilize the status quo. The historical patterns of crackdowns and the current leadership’s behavior suggest that the Kremlin is aware of these vulnerabilities, even if its responses are inconsistent.
The coming months will be critical in revealing whether internal dissent will coalesce into more significant challenges or if the regime’s control will hold through further displays of assertiveness and propaganda. For now, Russia appears to be a nation on the edge—balancing on a knife’s edge of internal discontent and strategic overreach.