Exactly, this is something most people in the west don’t seem to grasp. Putin is as pro western as it gets in Russia, and the main criticism of him is that he’s not pursuing the war hard enough. If he somehow did get ousted, it’s almost certain that he’d be replaced by somebody far more hardline.
I present exhibit A
https://www.wsj.com/articles/russias-turn-to-its-asian-past-1530889247
Can’t wait till they find out Putin is a lib and the West’s last friend in Russia
Exactly, this is something most people in the west don’t seem to grasp. Putin is as pro western as it gets in Russia, and the main criticism of him is that he’s not pursuing the war hard enough. If he somehow did get ousted, it’s almost certain that he’d be replaced by somebody far more hardline.
But we have to keep warmongering because Slava Ukraini…worked out so well last time