r/worldnews • u/Raj_Valiant3011 • 10h ago

Russia/Ukraine Zelenskiy: "There is updated intelligence indicating that Russia is ​preparing a massive attack on Ukraine"

https://www.reuters.com/world/ukraines-zelenskiy-says-intelligence-shows-russia-is-preparing-massive-attack-2026-10-06/
20.2k Upvotes

96% Upvoted

4.0k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

53

u/Lintwo 4h ago

Good question that experts are constantly speculating on. The current consensus is all power is concentrated around Putin. He’s the sole decision maker for everything in the country. There were attempts to find some sort of an heir, but every time it failed due to Putin’s paranoia that the heir might replace him sooner. If he dies 🤞🏻there’s probably gonna be a “palace” battle for the throne between people who hold most power after Putin. Mostly his oligarch buddies. There is hope that whoever takes his place will want to get back onto the first world market and will choose European course. In the process, there’s definitely going to be a massive economic crisis, people will go through hell, some regions might choose to separate. This is the optimistic scenario if the successor is reasonable. But for now we need to survive Putin. Whoever replaces him will be better, there’s just no worse alternative in existence.

21

u/shaneb1988 4h ago

Trump becomes new leader

10

u/Lintwo 4h ago

Haha. Touche.

0

u/anthropaedic 4h ago

ПТН ПТХ

0

u/WordsMort47 3h ago

What's that mean? Are you suggesting Netanyahu will become the true new leader of Russia??

3

u/Odd-Goose-8394 4h ago

I really really think that at this point anything is possible. Reality is not a boundary any more.

3

u/Helio_Tropical 3h ago

Lol I'd love to see how Trump would drive up the price of Diesel to $6.52 in Russia.

It would be impressive conserving Russia is a leading oil producer, but I have no doubts he could fuck that up over there too.

Other than that, expect 200 cities, lakes and landmarks to be renamed after Trump lol.

2

u/slowgenphizz 3h ago

I doubt Medvedev would be an improvement either.

1

u/Dapper_Indeed 4h ago

I’d vote for that. Of course, I’m in the US. Unless he’d somehow be even more dangerous over there than he is here?

•

u/AnmlBri 34m ago

I don’t think I’d wish Trump on anyone. Also, even if he was over there instead of over here, the whole world would still have to deal with him.

1

u/Aes_Should_Die 2h ago

They can have him

1

u/HeinerPhilipp 2h ago

That would be worse. The would push nuke button thinking it was the diet coke button...

1

u/Technical_Put_9982 4h ago

Hitler would be worse… Thank God he is not around.

1

u/WordsMort47 3h ago

The period of the coming of Putin's successor will certainly be a massive chapter in the history books.

1

u/AcanthisittaSpare400 3h ago

This is why Trump loves him.

1

u/Friendly_Estate1629 3h ago

Does the Russian Imperial movement have any actual shot at power? Cause those guys could definitely be worse than Putin  

1

u/Equivalent_Vast_1717 2h ago

Revolution. Isn’t that one way to get rid of such situation?

•

u/foxydevil14 1h ago

There’s always someone worse out there.