In the Russian Federation, the state of health of Vladimir Putin and plans to “imitate” are again being discussed.< /strong>
Russians are increasingly discussing the health of their President Vladimir Putin and the identity of his possible successor.
Western experts suggest there is no “immediate threat” to the Russian President's authorities from the elite or the public , but there is “more and more talk” about his future, writes the Mirror.
Although the loss of Mr Putin's support will likely be too late to quickly end the Ukrainian war, the official said there is increasing talk about who will replace him. Meanwhile, a spokesman for the Russian dictator told media that he “played to hockey,” writes the publication.
Defence and security analyst Michael Clark believes that Vladimir Putin is “embalming himself alive” with Botox.
“There is more chatter about his health, more succession speculation,” the expert said.
At the same time, the publication notes that Putin will probably not lose support for now, so the war in Ukraine will still continue.
“One of my acquaintances told me that President Putin really looks tired and a little outdated , but he pulled his country back 40 years in four months,” he also said.
According to Western officials, the 2024 presidential election “looks more interesting than six months ago.”
“The damage it does to Russia's position in the world, the Russian economy, the future of Russia will have political consequences,” one of them said.
“I think the potential is 2024 if the elections actually take place. But the Russians like their elections, even if they like running them,” the Western official said.
That the Kremlin hasn't renamed its invasion to Ukraine from a “special operation” to a “war”, according to officials, indicates a high nervousness about how ordinary Russians relate to the conflict.
Officials believe that mass mobilization will still take place in Russia, during where the government would recruit people from poor regions to fight in Ukraine.
But Moscow is concerned about this, as it would be an admission of the failure of what was to be a lightning-fast invasion.
Meanwhile, Kremlin dictator spokesman Dmitry Peskov tried to refute rumors of Putin's poor health.
“I can tell you one thing, I know he did play hockey yesterday afternoon,” Peskov said in a statement to NBC. News June 21 Sky News .
