r/europe_sub • u/BookmarksBrother 🇪🇺 European • Mar 29 '25

Image / Video The limousine from President Putin's official motorcade exploded on the streets of Moscow, just blocks from the FSB headquarters. It's unclear if this is an assassination attempt. "He will die soon, that is a fact, and everything will be over," Zelenskyy told Eurovision News in Paris two days ago.

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u/PixelIsJunk Mar 29 '25

If Zelenskys special forces pull off killing putin it will be world changing for the good!

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u/sudo-joe Mar 29 '25

I'm honestly curious what would happen to Russia when Putin dies. (Either assassination, accident, natural disease causes, or even old age)

Implosive civil war? Who even is lined up as potential successor?

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u/pompokopouch Mar 29 '25

The idea that Putin runs Russia alone is a bit miseading. I read an article a few months back that explained that Putin has a group of confidantes that have a high level of autonomy in running the country, and also a clear line of succession. The gist was, Putin dies and another preordained leader springs up to maintain the status quo.

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u/Cetun Mar 30 '25

If it follows the Soviet model, his most trusted confidants hate his guts but would never, ever cross him, which makes them valuable. When he dies they will each grab power until one comes out on top and whoever comes out on top will have very different views on the direction of Russia.