Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Ukraine@sopuli.xyz · 20 days agoZelenskyy Declares: “Putin Will Die Soon” Amid Rumors of Russian Leader’s Failing Healththesarkariform.comexternal-linkmessage-square191fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkZelenskyy Declares: “Putin Will Die Soon” Amid Rumors of Russian Leader’s Failing Healththesarkariform.comSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Ukraine@sopuli.xyz · 20 days agomessage-square191fedilink
minus-squarechaogomu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·19 days agoStalin tried to enforce the Lenin treatment for himself… It doesn’t always stick. The next person to gain power is 100% going to clean house, because the Russian government is a pit of back biting vipers.
minus-squareanomnom@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-218 days agoYou’re not worried that Putin is really just a puppet for all the oligarchs running the place now? Seems likely they’ll pick a new puppet.
minus-squarechaogomu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·18 days agoThey’re all in it together, but the ones less loyal to Putin have a habit of dying. Putin has had a bunch of them killed. There’s a great podcast called Sad Oligarch that goes over it all. So yeah, Putin is not currently a puppet ruler.
Stalin tried to enforce the Lenin treatment for himself…
It doesn’t always stick.
The next person to gain power is 100% going to clean house, because the Russian government is a pit of back biting vipers.
You’re not worried that Putin is really just a puppet for all the oligarchs running the place now? Seems likely they’ll pick a new puppet.
They’re all in it together, but the ones less loyal to Putin have a habit of dying.
Putin has had a bunch of them killed.
There’s a great podcast called Sad Oligarch that goes over it all.
So yeah, Putin is not currently a puppet ruler.