The problem is that Putin has no designated heir. He didn’t want anyone to threaten him.
The result will be a new Russian civil war. But the Rus federation collapsing will lead to chaos
Something will fill the void of a collapsed Russia, and my guess that will be Turkey.
Exactly. Maybe this time the people can win
“The result will be a new Russian civil war.”
And that benefits no one. A fracturing and unstable nuclear-armed Russia is one of the worst things that can happen.
I think it'll be replaced by another strongman. A clone of Putin. Or other tyrants before him. Stalin. Lenin. Ivan the terrible, all the Czars....