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Originally Posted by Red Slinger
If Putin is killed I suspect the country would devolve into chaos with different factions from the oligarchs, the military, the (non-government) mafia, the FSB, Wagner and every other random sociopath fighting for control at the top of the criminal organization known as the Russian government. This would likely look a lot like the years immediately following parastroika where crime and violence was rampant. You might say, "who cares as long as they get out of Ukraine and stop trolling the rest of the world". Well, the problem is that they still have a lot of nuclear weapons. Say, what you will about Putin but he is not stupid or reckless. He is a cold, calculating, corrupt bastard. The next guy that wins the power struggle could just end up being the most blood-thirsty maniac of the bunch. If so, the entire planet could be in trouble.
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Could come to nukes even with Putin IMO. I don't see him taking the L here. War of attrition until Ukraine submits, or if a loss is inevitable he may pull out the big guns.
If he's dead, his ego is out of the way. I think that gives Russia more flexibility to GTFO of Ukraine.