Will Russian President Putin Retire In 2023?

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulates security services officers and veterans on Security Agency Worker's Day, via video link at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, in this picture released on December 20, 2022. (photo credit: SPUTNIK/MIKHAIL METZEL/POOL VIA REUTERS) 

Jerusalem Post: Russia's Vladimir Putin afraid of coup, will retire in 2023 - report 

A former ally of the Russian President talked about the possibility that Putin might retire soon, rather then potentially getting killed in a coup. 

A source who was close to Putin once claimed that "the president will nominate his chosen heir already this year, instead of risking his downfall," the British Daily Mail reported on Friday. This comes after the Russian president's popularity is reportedly in a freefall because of repeated military failures in the war in Ukraine. 

According to his former ally, Putin will want to transfer the power to his chosen successor and retire to his palace near the black sea, rather than risk a coup against him, similar to what happened to Qaddafi and other dictators. Furthermore, he claimed Putin will seek to give up power, negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine and also not be part of the elections which are planned for 2024.  

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WNU Editor: If he has a disease that will make it difficult if not impossible for him to govern, I doubt that Putin will retire in 2023. 

As for his future replacement. It was telling that a few weeks ago former Russian President Dimitry Medvedev went to Beijing to deliver a personal note from Putin to President Xi, and President Xi choose to meet Medvedev. As a rule President Xi only meets other "Heads of State", it is very rare that he meets a representative of another government. This was a signal to me that Beijing is expecting Medvedev to replace Putin in the future. 

Another sign that former Russian President Dimitry Medvedev is positioning himself for the top job. He is now the senior Kremlin official in charge of Russia's war industry/economy. this means he has the final say on who gets the tens (if not hundreds) of billions in contracts to fuel Russia's war machine. If you want to build a base of support, what better position to have if want to reward and buy a lot of support.

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