The dictator has purged his intelligence services, including sending spy chief Sergei Beseda to prison.
source https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/world/putin-bracing-for-military-coup-after-purging-150-spies/video/12fb37d4c3d97b547d65155c4a74775b
source https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/world/putin-bracing-for-military-coup-after-purging-150-spies/video/12fb37d4c3d97b547d65155c4a74775b