The Russian-Ukrainian conflict has been going on for a year, and despite the suffering of the people of both countries, the situation still has no intention of easing up.
Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, has become the "focus of attention" in Europe and the United States, and rumors about him are really rising one after another. As early as the beginning of this year, British newspapers quoted so-called Kremlin insiders as saying that Putin no longer plans to participate in next year's Russian elections and is ready to retire to a private residence near the Black Sea.
However, this news has not been confirmed, and now the "Mirror" has a new statement, that is, Putin may never take the initiative to retire!
British newspapers quoted Nate Sibley, a columnist specializing in Russia, as saying that Putin, 70, had only two possibilities for him to leave his post, either because he died of illness or was assassinated, and that it was impossible to let him retire on his own initiative.
"Unlike many Russian billionaires, Putin has no intention of living a peaceful retirement with his close lover in the quiet French countryside", "And for Putin, those things that live in luxury with huge wealth have long been unimportant, that is not what he wants, what matters is what you can control", said Siblis.
Sibli also pointed out that it is not that no one covets Putin's position, but they really cannot get it at this stage. But Sibli also warned that as Putin's tenure lengthened, his future became increasingly uncertain, "probably not a happy ending." ”
Sitting on the same page is public relations expert Anthony Burr, who believes that Putin will never retire if he wants to or his health allows. "I wouldn't be surprised if he fell on his post. He will not give up easily, who can overthrow him? No one. Over the past 23 years, he has managed to eliminate any threat to his leadership by any means necessary. ”
Previously, the British media speculated that Putin would retire, based on his physical condition. Although the Kremlin has always emphasized that "the president is healthy", the British media just believes that Putin is sick, and it is also a serious disease such as Parkinson's disease and pancreatic cancer. But the analysis notes that "it is difficult to judge the actual physical and mental health of an important public figure, especially from a distance and through the media." ”
But judging by Putin's insistence on appearing in public, he may not be so weak. And this also led the British media to create a "stand-in" statement, and also believed that there were at least three stand-ins in order to better replace Putin himself in some activities. Of course, such a statement is also not well verified.
For the assassination, Putin talked about it in an interview with American director Oliver Stone many years ago (documentary "Putin Interview"), in which he admitted to avoiding 5 assassinations.
When talking about it, Putin was calm, saying that he was far less likely than Fidel Castro (more than 50 times). And also quoted Castro as saying, "Do you know why I always hide from it? Because I always handle my security issues personally", "I do my job, security personnel do theirs".
Whether Putin will retire can only wait and see, and in the eyes of many commentators, in the current situation, Putin is impossible to leave casually, and the Russian people are anxious to have a stable leader.