He really should stop, wtf is gonna to Russia with the power vaccum after he dies. I do not want a western puppet (like Yeltsin) to take the reign.
If the KPRF had a modicum of courage they'd coup once Putin dies but seeing at they're cowards they'll probably just run against Putin-lite and lose after attaining about 5% of the vote share.
Frankly the PRC should annex Russia and install a communist party.
You underestimate the depths of idiocy, depravity, corruption and compradorship those people are capable. Remember that entire world have flat out dozens of examples that being US friend is fatal and yet we had Ukraine, Georgia, Ukraine again and finally entire European Union purposefully fuck themselves over for their US masters, and this is only in last 20 years.
Same. Not gonna act like Putin is good, but I certainly can imagine worse if he croaks without a backup plan.
this is libbing out isn't it? riding power into the grave like american senators
It is unconstitutional, so it is not libbing out. Russian ruling class (or maybe just putin) likes to do "this is against the law how dare you" in international politics a lot
it's legal in a technical way because when Putin rewrote the constitution it also resetted his term limits
I thought they were gonna pull the ol' Medvedev Switcheroo again.
