Such an observation in an interview with the founder of the publication “GORDON” Dmitry Gordon was voiced by Russian economist, president of the Institute for Economic Analysis Andrei Illarionov.
Illarionov spoke about this when answering a question about the existence of hostility between Putin and the Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev.
“Patrushev is a high-ranking executor of Putin’s wishes. With his own proposals and interests. But he certainly fulfills Putin’s orders. He has his own ideas. He offers them too. But he is neither a competitor at all, nor a competitor to the throne. the throne were, for example, [оппозиционный политик] Boris Nemtsov, [генерал] Alexander Lebed – we know what happened to them – was, for example, [микрохируг-офтальмолог] Svyatoslav Fedorov. Sure [он был конкурентом]… He was a presidential candidate in Russia. And we know what happened to him, “Illarionov said.
He added that generals Gennady Troshev and Lev Rokhlin were among Putin’s competitors. The first died in 2008 in a plane crash, the second was found killed in 1998 at his own dacha.
“That is, we see that those who were a real competitor thought about the throne of the president – they somehow all died almost without exception in different situations. And Patrushev is alive, healthy, prosperous,” Illarionov added.
Nemtsov shot near the Kremlin February 27, 2015, Swan perished in a plane crash on April 28, 2002, Fedorov – two years earlier, also as a result crashes helicopter.
Putin has been president since 2000, with a break in 2008-2012, when he was head of government.
On January 20, 2020, Putin introduced a draft law on amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation for consideration by the State Duma… He was unanimous adopted in first reading January 23rd and finalized March 14th.
The State Duma of the Russian Federation, in particular, supported the amendment on zeroing Putin’s presidential terms, which will allow him to remain in power after 2024, when his fourth presidential term ends. Thus, he will be able to serve as president until 2036, when he turns 84.
On October 31, Putin introduced a bill to the State Duma that would allow him become a senator for life… Parliament passed it on December 9.
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