Putin faces Operation Twilight coup from fuming Moscow elites – 'Very dangerous'

Putin faces Operation Twilight coup from fuming Moscow elites – 'Very dangerous'Vladimir Putin is in a 'very dangerous situation' as dissatisfaction grows among economic, political and military elites, with an 'Operation Twilight' coup reportedly in the worksCommentsNewsEthan Blackshaw Deputy Publishing Lead09:24, 18 Apr 2026Updated 09:35, 18 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesVladimir Putin is said to be losing Russia's elites(Image: AFP via Getty Images)Vladimir Putin is said to be facing a coup from Russia's elites.‌Reports from Estonia suggest the Russian tyrant could face a power challenge dubbed 'Operation Twilight' as economic, political and military leaders turn on him to save their own wealth. Putin's death could be staged as he is forced into lifelong isolation, it is claimed.‌Experts say Putin is currently in a "very dangerous situation" as dissatisfaction grows among those who prop up his regime. Russian dissident Igor Eidman told The Sun that now, for the first time in decades, the interests of the ruling elite “fundamentally do not align with the dictator”.‌Oligarchs and business magnates have long formed the bedrock of Putin's grip on power in Russia. However, the country's richest have seen their bank balances slashed since the invasion of Ukraine and subsequent economic sanctions.View 2 ImagesPutin is currently in a 'very dangerous situation'(Image: Getty)READ MORE: Russia issues 'annihilation' threat as Putin names four strike targets in UKREAD MORE: UK sends five-word warning to Putin as 'secret' Russian military mission exposedRussian political activist and war hardliner Maksim Kalashnikov has openly admitted that elites are turning on Putin. “Now our ruling [class] view the current top leadership as a toxic figure - not even an asset, but a liability,” he said.‌“They very much want this war to end, for the return of the old good times, when one could freel...