Are you sure? >because his next successor could be smarter and more brutal Why would they? Putin's actions, imo, seemed to be able rebuilding the greatness of

Are you sure? >because his next successor could be smarter and more brutal Why would they? Putin's actions, imo, seemed to be able rebuilding the greatness of the ussr, he's former KGB. Maybe the next person would just be happy with power over one of the largest countries in the world. Plus the end of the war would make him quite popular with the general public