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There are no 'other russian leaders'. Putin's political theater before the war was clearly aimed to make any russian official of note into an accomplice, public
by Andrew_nenakhov 5y ago
There are no 'other russian leaders'. Putin's political theater before the war was clearly aimed to make any russian official of note into an accomplice, publicly supporting the invasion. They have all made their bones and are all sanctioned by the EU and world countries now. So this course of events is highly unlikely.
- ceejayoz 5y agoPart of the risk of being a strongman-style leader is there's always someone waiting in the wings, and they don't have to have been previously prominent. "Why are coups always led by colonels?" https://foreignpolicy.com/2010/02/22/why-are-coups-always-led-by-colonels/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2010/02/22/why-are-coups-always-le...
- Mikeb85 5y agoThere always is someone willing to cut a deal to save themselves... And the west will facilitate it.