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Mar 16, 2024 · (Not that it needs to lead an internal conspiracy against Putin; the aging dictator could, of course, just die in office, and save us all the trouble.) The new government wouldn’t be...
Sep 8, 2023 · By Kate Nicholson. 08/09/2023 05:07pm BST. Rumours Vladimir Putin is dead have been circulating ever since the invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022. MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV via Getty Images....
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Putin fashions himself a physically fit, hockey-playing judo champion who hunts wild game and occasionally rides shirtless on a horse. But as he emerged from extreme Covid-19 isolation, rumors started spreadingthat he was ill or even dying. Valery Solovey, a Russian political analyst and Kremlin critic, alleged in 2020 that Putin had cancer and Par...
Almost as soon as Putin launched his Ukraine invasion, and certainly since it started going poorly, "there has been ongoing deliberation about how long Putin will remain in power, his hypothetical demise an outcome of failing health or domestic political ouster," Shawn Cochran wrote at War on the Rocks. Certainly, there is no shortage of peoplewho ...
So, can Putin survive? "By some measures, Russia has already lost this war militarily and politically," Ivan Gomza and Graeme Robertson assessed at the Post, and "research suggests that leading a country to defeat in war is politically costly." But "highly personalistic" dictators like Putin "are far less vulnerable to losing office after a defeat ...
Jan 20, 2023 · While still unlikely, the potential for Putin’s departure from office can no longer be discounted. The adage that autocratic regimes look stable until they aren’t holds true. Indeed, if Putin were to leave power, historians would likely treat it as inevitable and engage in fierce debates over which of the multiple causes was most important.
Nov 30, 2022 · Zelensky’s remarks came amid much discussion in Western capitals about whether Ukraine should begin to explore a diplomatic settlement to the war, now in its 10th month, instead of pressing on...
Feb 27, 2023 · A spectacular defeat, experts say, could pose a serious challenge to his rule, but Putin’s departure from office once the war is over is by no means a foregone conclusion.
Jun 20, 2023 · As long as the war continues, Putin’s position is more secure, making positive change less likely. What is more, authoritarian regimes most often survive in the wake of the departure of longtime leaders such as Putin; were Putin to die in office or be removed by insiders, the regime would most likely endure intact.
