Who will replace Putin? The answer is. No one in knows. If Putin named a successor, his rule would be threatened by his successor. So why would he name one in the first place?
It's kind of like the Roman Empire. You had powerful men assassinating the Emperor because they wanted to seize power in Rome.
They absolutely don’t.
Russia is Putin’s 22 year dictatorship. A dictator doesn’t like successors who can be rivals.
Putin has no successor in place