Former British Ambassador to Russia Says Who Could Become Putin's Successor

Former British Ambassador to Russia Says Who Could Become Putin's Successor Angela Figin

The era of Vladimir Putin has been catastrophic for Russia. However, it is unlikely that his successor will be able to change anything.

This opinion was expressed to 24 Kanal by the former British Ambassador to Russia Roderick Lyne. He suggested that the process of de-Putinization of Russia will not occur immediately after the Russian dictator's successor comes to power.

“It will be someone from Putin's entourage”

According to the former British Ambassador to Russia, the most likely successor to Putin will be someone slightly younger than him. However, it will be a man who has already been supported by the Russian dictator.

In Russia, it is critical to have the support of the security services, so the successor to the Russian president will be someone from his entourage, said Lyne.

The current Russian president has seriously set the country back. No leader in history has stolen more from his people than Putin, according to the former British ambassador to Russia. In 20 years, this is how Russians will remember the dictator's era, because over the past 10-12 years, the standard of living in the country has not improved, and corruption has soared into the stratosphere.

I think that after the end of the Putin era, the people will want to modernize their country again. So that the rest of the world does not perceive Russia as a pariah state. Russians will try to restore working relations with the rest of Europe, – added the former British ambassador to Russia.

Talk about a potential successor to Putin periodically appears. In particular, previously likely contenders for the post of president of the aggressor country were Dmitry Medvedev, Nikolai Patrushev or his son Dmitry.