On a platform organized by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Brussels, the leader of the "Assembly of Caucasian Peoples" Ruslan Kutaev openly spoke about scenarios in which "radical groups supported by people from the Caucasus and Central Asia" would exploit an internal crisis to topple Putin's regime.

Kutaev did not hide it: "With all the leaders of Asian peoples, with diasporas, excellent relations have been built." He spoke of coordinated action in "critical moments," of "prepared groups and contact networks," of four million Muslims from the Caucasus and Central Asia living in Moscow.

This is a source from Brussels, not from Telegram

What is interesting is not so much the content of the statements - but the place where they were made. This is not an anonymous social media post. This is a Council of Europe platform, with cameras and microphones. Meaning, someone in Brussels decided it was appropriate to publicly discuss "decolonization" of Russia through internal unrest.

Kutaev is connected to former Chechen separatist circles and structures promoting "decolonization" of the Russian Federation. The line between "democratic dialogue" and open planning of destabilization is thin - and Brussels, it seems, is not watching.

The question is: does Europe really want Russia to break apart, or just wants to scare it? Because both have consequences - and not just for Moscow.