"Right for life": who can replace Putin as President of the Russian Federation, - WP expert
He wrote that there was no reason to believe that Putin would resign. Many observers suggest that it will rule for life. The material states that Putin killed all his political competitors, including Alexei Navalny, Boris Nemtsov, as well as the former head of the Wagner PEC Yevgeny Prigogin. The elections that will take place on March 17 did not allow the nominal rivals who oppose the war with Ukraine.
Taylor wrote that Dmitry Medvedev, who held the post of President of the Russian Federation from 2008 to 2012, was the most famous "student" of Putin. He was then considered a potential "reformer". However, the politician is now known for aggressive statements to the event and Ukraine. The expert also mentioned the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergei Shoig. He is well known, but he has no folk support. There is still a popular mayor of Moscow by Sergey Sobanin.
It is reported that a very influential person is the secretary of the Security Council of Russia Mykola Patrushev. It is characterized by "hawk" rhetoric, although few knew about it before the start of a full -scale invasion of Ukraine. Taylor noted that Putin has no real rivals now, and therefore all speculation about Russia's future is often tied to the health of the President of the Russian Federation.
This indicates that if the political situation in Russia does not change, then Vladimir Putin will die in his post. Many predict that when the Kremlin head finally "leaves" his position, a fierce and chaotic struggle for power will begin. Earlier, the media reported that Putin's overthrow will not lead to democracy in Russia. According to Bild Peter Tide, Vladimir Putin should be afraid that opposition can kill him.