Putin's death is unlikely: a British colonel said what would force Russia to end the war

Putin's death is unlikely to force Russia to end the war against Ukraine/Collage 24 Channel

Rumors about the death of Vladimir Putin appear regularly. At the same time, a logical question arises: could this force Russia to stop the bloody war against Ukraine.

Glen Grant shared his thoughts on this matter . A retired British Army lieutenant colonel and expert on defense and security reform in Europe was asked whether the death of Kremlin dictator Vladimir Putin could force Russia to stop the war.

Putin can be replaced by his supporter

This is a difficult question. Now we don’t know enough about the relations between oligarchs within the country. But I think that Putin will most likely be replaced by one of his supporters, since he has eliminated the other candidates,” he suggested.

At the same time, Grant noted that “stranger things have happened” in the past. For example, Moscow will run out of funds if sanctions are strengthened. And that as a consequence of this one US dollar will cost a million rubles in Russia.

He recalled the example of Italy at the end Second World War. At that time the Reichsmark was in circulation in the country. And people literally transported their wages in wheelbarrows, because there were a lot of banknotes and they had minimal value.

If the ruble goes this way way, then something could change in Russia. But this has not happened yet, and it does not yet look like it will happen, he noted.

Glen Grant noted that significantly more needs to be done, to force Russia to raise the white flag. At the same time, he added that he was trying to be realistic, but had no doubt that we would win. However, a lot more effort will need to be made for this.

Russia is trying to build a coalition as a counteraction to the West

• The Institute for the Study of War published a new report. It noted that Russia is trying to build a coalition with Iran, North Korea and China. Its goal is to counteract the West.
• According to Institute observers, the Kremlin’s desire to strengthen political and diplomatic bilateral relations with Beijing, the use of bilateral relations with Iran and North Korea for military purposes – an example of “block thinking”. This is exactly what representatives of Russia and China accuse the United States of.
• As observers note, the Kremlin used the war against Ukraine for establishing bilateral relations, as well as creating a coalition of states to counterbalance the West. This is considered a central aspect of Russian foreign policy.