Putin will be gone within a few weeks. What's the point of him hanging on at this point?

[Doodley]

[BigmanPigman]

1. Not likely within a few weeks.

He wants Ukraine and is determined to get it. The fighting will get much worse and will last a long time since he will not negotiate or quit. He is single minded.

[Doodley]

8. The price for Ukraine is destroying Russia's economy, threatening an uprising. It's too high a price

[regnaD kciN]

14. He's assuming...

…that, once they conquer Ukraine (?), most countries/corporations will decide “What’s the point? It’s over, and sanctions are hurting our own economy” and go back to business-as-usual within a few months. Not everyone, of course, but enough to end the current situation.

[Doodley]

17. That won't happen. He has no contribution to Russia at this point, other than being a wrecking ball.

[Celerity]

2. and you base this astonishingly large claim

Putin will be gone within a few weeks.

based off what?

[Doodley]

9. It's an opinion.

[Celerity]

16. Indeed, never said it was not one. I asked what is it based upon. What are the moving parts that

will combine to cause Putin to be gone from power within weeks?

[Doodley]

18. The longer he pursues a losing strategy, the more damage he inflicts on his

homeland, the more unsettled the people, and the more likely his inner circle will force him out. Already, his billionaire buddy Oligarchs must be calling him, telling him that he needs to pull out. Money talks, and these sanctions, and the collapsing Ruble and Russian stock market is brutal.

He is probably a broken man, knowing how much harm has been done to Russia and seeing the way he is portrayed as a monster among those he thought respected him. He must be paranoid, not knowing who is plotting to take him out. He has no good options, but the best is to quickly go, or announce a timetable for his departure.

[Celerity]

20. Time will tell, but I fear he is vastly more entrenched than some think.

[Socal31]

28. There is nothing happening that they didn't war game for.

A week-long bog-down, and Russian soldiers going through the meatgrinder, doesn't even raise his brow.

Unfortunately I don't see an off-ramp short of a very lucky stroke or hero Russian General sending him to his dirt nap.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

22. We should be impressed?

[USALiberal]

3. Is this a made up story or do you have a link?

[Doodley]

10. It's an opinion.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

23. A naked opinion with no facts or reasoning given. There is no meat on your bone. . . . nt

[Doodley]

24. I have given my reasoning in this thread.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

25. The OP would have been a better place. . . . nt

[leftstreet]

4. Why would he be gone within a few weeks?

[Doodley]

12. Because he has no future as leader of a nation whose economy and standing in the world

has been destroyed by his actions. The pressure on him is hard to fathom. Something has to give.

[GoodRaisin]

26. His "future" is as a dictator, with an army, and nukes.

We can’t even get rid of him. Who else is going to do it?

[Hoyt]

5. Well, I'm all for that. But would not bet much on it.

[Sogo]

6. You referring to this?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=16448259

If he really has colon cancer, "a few weeks" is likely optimistic.

[Doodley]

13. No, but that could be a factor. Everyone has their limits. He must have reached his.

[Midnight Writer]

7. Nature of the Beast.

[Septua]

11. Anything is possible but...

..I fear it's an optimistic prediction IMO.

[JI7]

15. Gone where ?

[Phoenix61]

19. He won't stop until he is dead.

That said those around him may feel, at some point, they would be better off if he were. Those who worship money and power will turn on a dime against someone who risks making it all go away.

[Kablooie]

21. Putin's honor is at stake so it's either win or die with him.

Any compromise would make Putin lose face which he will not permit.

(I know he has no honor to lose but you have to look at it from his point of view.)

[JCMach1]

27. I would say Russia has maybe about 6 months maximum of cash + reserves to run a war at this point...

he's done.

[Socal31]

29. China and the EU will buy every unit of fossil fuel Russia can pump out.

I hope you're right. But I'm doubtful.