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(4,349 posts) Mon Sep 12, 2022, 08:37 PM Sep 2022

Former Ambassador To Russia: Putin 'Overreached On Ukraine'

As Ukraine gains ground in the war with Russia, debate on who is to blame for the war is mounting within Russia and fingers are pointing at Vladimir Putin, former Russian Ambassador Michael McFaul said. “I think it’s inconceivable that Putin-ism ... will be in place five or ten years from now,” McFaul said.

The big question is: What kind of character will succeed Putin? Will he/she be worse or a reasonable, non-paranoid, non-delusional individual?

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Former Ambassador To Russia: Putin 'Overreached On Ukraine' (Original Post) blue-wave Sep 2022 OP

They need a Gorbechev..... OAITW r.2.0 Sep 2022 #1

They really do need another Gorbechev. Evolve Dammit Sep 2022 #2

Unfortunately, they all seem to have fallen out of windows... Rhiannon12866 Sep 2022 #4

Succeed him in which splintered piece of the former Russian Federation? Gore1FL Sep 2022 #3

OAITW r.2.0

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1. They need a Gorbechev.....

Reply to blue-wave (Original post)

Mon Sep 12, 2022, 08:49 PM

Sep 2022

is there someone like that in Russia? Or are they all Putin protegee's? People that believe in Imperial Russia and hold great grievances against the West?