Politics

Putin is still holding power but the cracks are showing [ANALYSIS]

Stuart Dowell
 05.05.2026, 16:23
Victory Day preparations on Red Square show reduced military hardware as security concerns reshape Russia’s central display of wartime power. Photo: PAP/EPA
Victory Day preparations on Red Square show reduced military hardware as security concerns reshape Russia’s central display of wartime power. Photo: PAP/EPA

A managed election looms as the war puts new strain on the Kremlin system.