He wouldn't really enjoy it too much if the protestors win. He doesn't need an example of a successful overthrow of a dictator in post-Soviet space. People migh

He wouldn't really enjoy it too much if the protestors win. He doesn't need an example of a successful overthrow of a dictator in post-Soviet space. People might get ideas. His whole doctrine is based on the premise that his Benevolent Rule is the best thing that could happen on post-Soviet space and anything else is the road to hell. And he'll try to make it hell for anybody that would try to disprove it - see Ukraine.