"Trying to be realist": The British officer told if the war will end after Putin's death
This was stated by Lieutenant Colonel of the British Army retired and expert in the field of defense and security organizations in Europe Glen Grant in an interview with Sestry. In his opinion, the words of the Pope that Ukraine should have the courage to raise the "white flag", thereby capitulating, forcing you to think about what the end of the war should look. At the same time, apparently, the Kremlin is not going to appear.
"If Russia loses Crimea and its troops can be thrown to the borders, it will be a personal defeat for Putin. And it is likely that there will be a new leader who will say:" Enough! These are all Putin's games, we want to go back to normal, to achieve sanctions and to become a normal country. "Well, as" normal ". . . Russia has never been a normal country," Glen Grant said.
But as for Putin's possible death, the lieutenant colonel continues, it is difficult to talk about whether it will cause the end of the war. The fact is that publicly little is known about the relations between the oligarchs within the country. There is also a high probability that one of the supporters will be replaced, as other candidates have long been eliminated. At the same time, in the past, more strange things have already taken place that changed the situation instantly.
Moscow may end in money, sanctions will become tougher, and the dollar will increase significantly. "Remember the example of Italy at the end of World War II? This has not happened and it looks like it happens. We need to do more to force Russia to lift a white flag. I try to be a realist, but I also have no doubt that we will defeat. But it takes a lot of effort to do so for that " , - summed up Glen Grant.