Media about Putin’s fate “He will either die of old age or die with bullets in his back”

This week, there were reports in the media that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s health was “deteriorating” and that he was once again afflicted with cancer. Judging by the rumors, it is claimed that Putin will undergo another course of treatment in March. After a vote in 2021, it is now possible for the 70-year-old Putin to be elected for two more terms and potentially remain in power until the age of 84. With the war in Ukraine now in its second year, the British edition of the Daily Express interviewed experts and politicians, asking them what would be the end of the Russian president and under what circumstances he might resign.

The health of the Russian president has sparked a lot of speculation over the years, including allegations that he has Parkinson’s disease and is traveling with a thyroid cancer doctor.

But Putin still manages to keep his health a secret. Ilya Ponomarev, a former Russian lawmaker now living in exile in Ukraine, noted that most politicians were quite frank when running for president, but that “it doesn’t need to be obvious since Putin never participated in real elections”.

The idea of ​​Putin’s resignation was considered “impossible” by Ponomarev.

Nate Sibley, a Washington DC-based corruption expert, believes Putin will die in office “either from old age or from a bullet in the back” despite his vast fortune.

“One thing we can speculate more precisely is that, unlike many wealthy Russians, Putin does not plan to retire peacefully to a mansion on the French Riviera with his mistresses,” Sibley said.

While Putin allegedly earns a modest £120,000 a year and lives in a relatively small flat, according to the 2020 financial statements, the president of Russia is considered one of the richest men in the world. His fortune is estimated at 170 billion liras.

“He watched closely as other former Soviet leaders tried to free themselves from authoritarian regimes and failed. What luxury goods could be bought with great fortunes became less important to Putin over the years than he could control,” Sibley says.

“Others with ambitions of their own may want to see him stripped of his power, rotten in a cell, or hang on a lamppost. Whatever his future, he is unlikely to be happy,” says the expert.

Anthony Burr, a public relations specialist at Burr Media, who has lived in both the UK and Russia, suggested that Putin’s resignation is unlikely. But if it does, it will either be on their own terms or for health reasons.

“Putin will be president as long as he wants or as long as his health allows. I wouldn’t be surprised if he dies in office. He doesn’t give up easily and who can dismiss him? Nobody. Over the past 23 years, he has succeeded in eliminating all kinds of threats,” said Burr, after Putin’s post in the KGB. recalled that since all the high posts in the government of the Russian Federation have been occupied by his “friends”, and during his term he managed to amend the Constitution, which allowed him to rule indefinitely and turned modern Russia into a “true autocracy”.

Burr emphasized that only Putin and his doctors know the truth about his health, and that Putin has created an image of a “strong man” who does not “get sick”, especially during the war, the number of Russians is increasing. looking worried and stability leader.

Fairmoney.com CEO and policy expert Dr. Roger Gewolb also described Putin’s health as “an important predisposing factor”.

He noted that it is difficult to judge the true mental or physical health of a prominent public figure, especially from afar and through the media.

Dr. “Of course, despite all the repeated evidence, it’s still impossible to say that President Putin is unfit for the job,” says Gewolb. Depends on his job and staying in office.

Recall that the former political strategist and writer Mikhail Sheitelman said that it was not Vladimir Putin, but one of his twins, who performed at the pro-Kremlin concert in Luzhniki on February 22.

Kirill Budanov, head of the Main Intelligence Department of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, also mentioned that Putin used at least three pairs. Budanov claims that although the “Putins” underwent plastic surgery, the height difference was betrayed.