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Old 09-22-2022, 11:01 AM   #7722
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Probably Medvedev or Lavrov, but I'm just throwing darts.

I have to think that no matter who the successor is, they immediately distance themselves from Putin's legacy and reach across the aisle to NATO, EU & US to try to end the conflict and normalize relations. Surely, even at this point the most fanatical Putin fans are sick of losing and their young men dying that they are willing to end quickly. If embarrassment is preventing peach, ending it will be less embarrassing than continually getting whooped on the battlefield.
Always stay hopeful, but the culture doesn't support strong ties with the west. I get it too, the US if they could would do what they do, pillage.

Ideal would be the introduction of reforms to a social state like Sweden. It has the resource wealth. Not sure if that is even possible however. Seems to get derailed by cronyism
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