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LONDON, February 16 (Reuters) – Russia President Vladimir Putin’s future in power is less certain after the country’s aggression against Ukraine, a Western official said Thursday, but it is impossible to predict when any change in the Kremlin will occur. can happen.
As the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine approaches, Russia some in the elite fear that the war will drag on, drain lives and resources, and that Putin’s hopes of burning his reputation in Russia have been dashed.
He remains secure in power, according to five senior Russian sources.
The official said that Putin more than a year ago, before Moscow launched what it called a special operation in Ukraine political was in the landscape, but now it is more uncertain.
A Western official told reporters on condition of anonymity: “People are talking about the succession in a way they didn’t a year ago. However Russia What is not together is a clear path to change.”
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The official said that it will be held in Putin’s Russia in 2024 the president it was hard to see him lose in the elections.
But the official added that they are 2020At the time of the constitutional change in 2010, it was believed that Putin would remain in power until 2030, but this now seems less likely.
“At that point, my own assessment was that we would have in the next decade political there is leadership,” the official said.
“I think it’s less certain now, but I’m not saying any change is expected anytime soon,” the official added, adding that the timing of any change is “impossible to predict.”
Reporting by Alistair Smout, editing by Kylie MacLellan
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2023-02-16 17:37:20
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