Vladimir Putin's long reign in Russia will end either due to health issues or the intervention of another Russian group that will claim power..

According to Newsweek, the former director of MI6, Richard Dearlov, is sure of this.. In his opinion, Putin will not be able to leave the presidency and enjoy a “comfortable pension”, despite the fact that over the years he has accumulated very great wealth.. In 2017, Bill Browder, director of Hermitage Capital Management, estimated the fortune of the Russian autocrat at $200 billion..

“As with other great dictators, I doubt he will ever enjoy the fruits of his dishonest achievements.. In Ukraine, he made a terrible mistake. It's hard to predict what the outcome will be.. But an unpleasant end awaits him, ”Dearlov said..

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Newsweek recalls that gossip about Putin's poor health has only intensified since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. And the Kremlin constantly denies such allegations.. The question of who could potentially replace Putin in the Kremlin is also being discussed in social networks and expert circles.. Ukrainian intelligence suggested back in March that Russian elites could remove the autocrat from office and replace him with FSB director Oleksandr Bortnikov.

In turn, Dearlov believes that if Putin fails his health, Nikolai Patrushev, Secretary of the National Security Council of the Russian Federation, will most likely become the new Russian leader..

“I would almost certainly say that it would be Patrushev. Whether he will be able to stay in politics for a long time is a completely different question, ”says the ex-director of MI6.

In May, Dearlov suggested that by 2023 Putin would no longer be the president of Russia due to health problems.. He will go to a sanatorium, after which he will no longer be the leader of the Russian Federation. According to the former director of British intelligence, this is a way to bring about changes in Moscow " Newsweek recalls that Putin, 69, shows no signs of willingness to voluntarily relinquish power.. In 2021, he signed a law that will allow him to remain in office until 2036..