CIA director William Burns agrees that the war against Ukraine from a strategic point of view turned out to be unsuccessful for the Russian Federation, but despite this, nothing threatens the regime of Vladimir Putin so far.

" The Russian economy has suffered long-term damage. Much of the progress made by the Russian middle class over the past 30 years is collapsing, Burns analyzed the situation in an interview with PBS. - I think that Russia's reputation has been severely damaged, and its weaknesses have been exposed. The Russian population also seems to be increasingly concerned about the cost of the war."

The head of the CIA also recalled the mobilization of the Russian Federation, after the announcement of which more citizens of military age fled the country than they managed to mobilize.

All this indicates that Putin has a lot of problems.. However, so far they do not pose any threat to his power:

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At the same time, Burns did not ignore the fact that anxiety about the war is still growing among Russians, and the Russian economy continues to suffer losses, which will subsequently affect the future of Russian citizens..

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But the former Prime Minister of Russia Mikhail Kasyanov (he was in office from 2000 to 2004) has a different opinion.. The politician believes that the fate of the regime of Vladimir Putin has already been decided: the deadline until which he can hold the presidency is March 2024, that is, until the next elections.