In recent years, domestic political tension in Russia has reached a maximum, which could lead to a military coup.

About this, the Russian military columnist Pavel Felgenhauer told the "Apostrophe".

According to the observer, the Kremlin's actions are primarily conditioned by internal political struggle, which has seriously worsened for the first time since 2012.

"This is primarily reflected, of course, on foreign policy - in Syria and Ukraine, and on the general deterioration of relations with the West, and even the attitude towards the crisis in Armenia. All this can lead to and exacerbates the entire perimeter of foreign policy, he stressed.. - But this is a reflection of the internal political struggle.

I do not exclude even a military coup in Russia. This, perhaps, is an extremely unlikely scenario, but it can not be completely excluded ".

"The fact that in Russia" everyone supports Putin on all issues, "that elections have passed - does not play any role. Because at us not democracy and people does not solve anything. And within the ruling elite there is an acute crisis: people do not know where to run, where to hide and what will be, "Felgenhauer concluded..