Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Ukraine@sopuli.xyz · 6 days agoZelenskyy Declares: “Putin Will Die Soon” Amid Rumors of Russian Leader’s Failing Healththesarkariform.comexternal-linkmessage-square213fedilinkarrow-up1723arrow-down113
arrow-up1710arrow-down1external-linkZelenskyy Declares: “Putin Will Die Soon” Amid Rumors of Russian Leader’s Failing Healththesarkariform.comSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Ukraine@sopuli.xyz · 6 days agomessage-square213fedilink
minus-squarechaogomu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·5 days agoStalin tried to enforce the Lenin treatment for himself… It doesn’t always stick. The next person to gain power is 100% going to clean house, because the Russian government is a pit of back biting vipers.
minus-squareanomnom@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-24 days agoYou’re not worried that Putin is really just a puppet for all the oligarchs running the place now? Seems likely they’ll pick a new puppet.
minus-squarechaogomu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days agoThey’re all in it together, but the ones less loyal to Putin have a habit of dying. Putin has had a bunch of them killed. There’s a great podcast called Sad Oligarch that goes over it all. So yeah, Putin is not currently a puppet ruler.
minus-squareanomnom@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoGood to know, I’ll check out that podcast. It sounds pretty interesting.
minus-squareTuukka R@sopuli.xyzMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoA puppet is someone whose actions are fully steered from the outside. Putin is a person chosen by KGB/FSB because he makes decisions that are very useful its leaders, but he retains a large amount of autonomy.
Stalin tried to enforce the Lenin treatment for himself…
It doesn’t always stick.
The next person to gain power is 100% going to clean house, because the Russian government is a pit of back biting vipers.
You’re not worried that Putin is really just a puppet for all the oligarchs running the place now? Seems likely they’ll pick a new puppet.
They’re all in it together, but the ones less loyal to Putin have a habit of dying.
Putin has had a bunch of them killed.
There’s a great podcast called Sad Oligarch that goes over it all.
So yeah, Putin is not currently a puppet ruler.
Good to know, I’ll check out that podcast. It sounds pretty interesting.
A puppet is someone whose actions are fully steered from the outside.
Putin is a person chosen by KGB/FSB because he makes decisions that are very useful its leaders, but he retains a large amount of autonomy.