What will Putin’s game ending be?

I believe that three factors, which are becoming stronger at the same time, can lead Putin to such a decision: to disappear in a sense. “These three factors, as explained by Kasyanov, are the following: First, the Ukrainian army is getting stronger, and is supported by both the United States and Great Britain, secondly, Putin’s order on mobilization in Russia causes public unrest, as a result Putin loses support among ordinary citizens of the country, thirdly , the influence of Western sanctions increases.

Other Putin opponents are less sure of the timing, but as mutual recriminations and criticisms of Russian military commanders increase, they feel the war marks a turning point that could be the beginning of the end for Putin. “Whether he will be able to change, I don’t know,” Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a Putin critic who lives in exile, said in an interview with Politico. Thanks to Ukraine’s resistance and Russia’s missteps and failed tactics on the battlefield, the inner circle of the Kremlin and other big political players are thinking about life after Putin, he added.

According to Khodorkovsky, this explains why some people close to Putin try to draw attention to themselves, especially Kadyrov and Prigozhin. They turned against Russian military commanders, scornfully calling them “peacetime generals” and as leader of the “war party” they called for more aggressive action in Ukraine. Both try to appear loyal, but Khodorkovsky suspects they are playing a double game. “Prigozhin is now under Putin’s control. But he’s also preparing for life after Putin. And he’s building a relationship with Kadyrov,” Khodorkovsky said.