There is only one way to force Russian President Vladimir Putin to abandon power. This opinion was expressed in the commentary to the "Observer" by Russian political scientist and historian Elena Galkina.

"An autocrat can give up power only under the consolidated pressure of elites and external forces, which is not observed now either in the short term. There is a certain fronts, fermentation. The unauthorized rally of Navalny was very successful on March 26, and some of the stakeholders see a willingness to invest in this figure as the leader of the opposition, "said Galkina.

Also, the political scientist commented on the rumors that the leader of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, could become Putin's "successor".

"This rumor has already circulated in 2014-2015.

, After the beginning of the war and then went into the circles of "dissenters" very well. Because in fact, the first thing that any Russian (except Chechens) feels with the word "Kadyrov" is animal fear. Only in a telephone survey, few people will dare to say this, because mobile numbers in the Russian Federation are tied to a passport, "Galkina said..

As reported by the "Observer", in RossiSMI again began to call Kadyrov a likely successor to Vladimir Putin.

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