If Ukrainian military victory forces a Russian retreat, Putin will likely be removed but probably by someone from within the security apparatus rather than by any external force or democratic movement, and whoever replaces him may be no better and could potentially be worse.
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Frank FukuyamaEvidence Quote
“Somebody in his security apparatus...will say look he's humiliated the country...the successor is going to be worse. You know, I don't think that the successor is going to have even greater ambitions”
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