According to fresh information, Vladimir Putin will be deposed in a “palace coup” planned by his closest circle within the next two years.

As the war in Ukraine continues on and sanctions bite, even the Russian tyrant’s friends will perceive his “toxic” behaviour as a threat to their riches and power, analysts believe, and he will be deposed.

According to The Sun, the judgement comes from intelligence analysts Dragonfly, who accurately foresaw Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

If the West tightens sanctions, they believe “it’s probable to very possible that President Putin will not be in the position he is within the next two years.”

However, rather than the mass movement that toppled Libyan tyrant Colonel Gaddafi, which he is reported to fear, Mr Putin’s demise will come from inside.

During a briefing, Dragonfly stated that given the protection around Putin, such a rebellion or coup by spies and troops is unlikely to occur.

Putin’s destiny is instead in the hands of his inner circle of six friends, who include military, security, and commercial elites — “squat guys in ill-fitting clothes.”

They are the only individuals Mr Putin trusts, and they have always remained steadfastly loyal to him – until now.

Sergei Naryshkin, the director of Russia’s foreign intelligence service, Sergei Shoigu, the defence minister, Alexander Bortnikov, a former head of the FSB internal security service, and Nikolai Patrushev, the president of Russia’s Security Council, are among them.

Sergei Chemezov, the president of the state-owned defence corporation Rostec, and oligarch Igor Sechin, the head of the Rosneft energy conglomerate, are both members of the group.

Mr Sechin’s £458 million ($A800 million) boat and Mr Chemezov’s £140 million ($A245 million) vessel were confiscated in Spain after the EU sanctioned them for links to Mr Putin.

In Russia, these guys are known as “siloviki,” which translates as “men of force.”

All have worked with Mr Putin in the Soviet-era KGB security service or the St Petersburg municipal government.

They are motivated by “currency and the capacity to spend it, and they believe that the Russian empire is back, and that President Putin is driving that,” according to Dranonfly.

They are motivated by “currency and the capacity to spend it, and they believe that the Russian empire is back, and that President Putin is driving that,” according to Dranonfly.

“The issue is what happens when Putin’s position no longer ensures the safety and financial stability of those around him.”

“Clearly, some of that is already taking place – the sanctions are unprecedented.”