Igor Girkin predicted a 'power struggle with unpredictable consequences' if Vladimir Putin died or stepped down as the Russian president.
Girkin declined to"rule out" the possibility that Putin could suddenly"disappear at any moment," whether he abdicates his position as president or dies, noting that his state is the"biggest secret" in Russia.
Above, a photograph of Russian President Vladimir Putin attending a wreath laying ceremony in Volgograd on February 2, 2023, is seen alongside an inset of former Russian commander Igor Girkin. Girkin warned that Putin could"disappear at any moment," sending Russia into civil war in recent remarks amid the Ukraine war.Russia would likely delve into chaos and lead to"external defeat" in Ukraine in this scenario, according to Girkin.
He suggested new leadership could potentially turn Russia against China, perhaps its most powerful ally amid the widely-condemned Ukraine war. "Then the process of this country's disintegration will start," Girkin said."A civil war of all against all. I do not exclude the possibility that we are doomed to this. I do not rule it out."
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