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Originally Posted by SutterBrother
Somebody is going to take out Putin and “withdraw” to pre-war borders.
This person will then be hailed as a “hero”, and the Russian redemption tour can begin. Again.
They, or their successor eventually become the new Putin, since it’s always the same dudes in charge.
Some things never change.
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I don't see it. The only leader that really successfully capitulated was Gorbachev, and nobody wants to be Gorbachev now. Russia has been led by strongmen for far longer than the lifetime of the oldest person there. Maybe I'm wrong but I don't see how a person wanting to withdraw takes over in a true power with Putin dead. Of Putin does the next leader will be the next most feared person around and they won't be able to show weakness. There's literally zero off-ramp apart from mass revolt.