> Is it likely that a leak would impact the Russian election? I'm russian and Russia is more unstable than many believe. This alone[0] is likely the reason P.

> Is it likely that a leak would impact the Russian election? I'm russian and Russia is more unstable than many believe. This alone[0] is likely the reason P. postponed his equivalent of the State of the Union speech, which was unheard of before. [0]http://russia-insider.com/en/politics/us-senate-attempts-incite-oligarch-rebellion-against-putin/ri20264 http://russia-insider.com/en/politics/us-senate-attempts-inc... There is also the fact that P. has still not announced that he will run, and in this case silence is deafening. It means that there is a very severe conflict behind the scenes - the ruling elites have not agreed whether he should run or someone else should run as his successor that will guarantee his personal safety and not let him get the Milosevic treatment in Hague for the events in Ukraine.