Whatever replacement succeeds Comrade Putin will be too busy fending off Kremlin plots ands internal riots to carry on with the invasion. He’ll be left holding the bag.
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That is a wild speculation.
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Speculation, but not that wild.
Putin is the only one with the authority (iow is feared enough) to push this sort of crap.
This report is speculation/rumor before any speculation of what would happen.
And predicting that Comrade Putin's potential successor would be worse isn't wild speculation too?