The Kremlin is looking for Putin’s successor - GUR

There is growing dissatisfaction with President Putin in the Kremlin, especially after the International Criminal Court in The Hague issued an arrest warrant for the Kremlin dictator. There is probably already talk of a time after his presidency, but without his participation.

The search for Putin’s successor continues, and it is no longer Putin himself who is doing it. Andrey Yusov, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine, spoke about this on the air of the telethon.

“There is an increasingly bleak understanding of the geopolitical catastrophe of the Putin regime, Yusov said. - Even Russian propaganda can’t cover it.”

Andrei Yusov does not say which candidate is being discussed as Putin’s successor.

More than a year had passed since the full-scale invasion, although Putin was counting on a quick victory. Last fall, Ukraine was able to recapture large territories. At present, the war is concentrated in the east. Russian attempts to seize the battlefield town of Bakhmut have stalled in recent weeks.

The Kremlin has not yet commented on these statements by Andrei Yusov.

The question of whether the situation would have looked different without Putin is debatable. But criticism in Russia is becoming more and more pronounced. Some Russian experts accuse him of preventing full military mobilization, calling the aggressive war against Ukraine a military operation.

The International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for Putin also weakens his position in government. Although it is considered unlikely that he will be arrested, this decision severely restricts his movement, as most countries recognize the legality of the court’s decision.

Earlier, Professor Stefanie Bock of the International Center for Research and Documentation of War Crimes explained under what conditions the paths would be brought to trial.