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What awaits Russia and Putin after the end of the war
According to Kasparov, Putin will not end the war until he remains in power. His downfall will be the result of Russia’s defeat in the war, he believes.
“Putin’s collapse is inevitable after Ukraine’s liberation precisely because the regime doesn’t hold when the leader loses his legitimacy. And as history shows us, the collapse of a dictatorship in a crumbling empire inevitably leads to the emergence of centrifugal forces. There’s a sequence of moves. The victory of Ukraine isn’t up for discussion. Thus, attempting to tie it (which is what Western politicians are doing) to what will come next is incorrect,” notes Kasparov.
He adds that Russia’s defeat in the war doesn’t necessarily mean its complete collapse. But, in Kasparov’s view, the likelihood of certain territories breaking away from the federation is significant. The West fears this, which could restrain its support for Ukraine.
“Much of this fear of Russia’s uncontrollable disintegration underlies the calculations of American ‘pseudo-politicians’ and Europeans, who are afraid of the subsequent strengthening of China and overall chaos in a country possessing nuclear weapons,” says Kasparov.
He points out that there’s no other way for the war to end besides Ukraine’s victory. Everything else only entails a temporary freeze of the conflict. However, the West has yet to realize this.
“There’s no other way besides Ukraine’s complete victory. Because as long as Putin is in power, he will fight until the last dollar, until the last soldier. And, incidentally, this idea has also infiltrated the minds of most rational Western politicians and even Western society. Therefore, the level of support for Ukraine, if it decreases at all, does so minimally, which contradicts the Kremlin’s calculations. They hope that the West will tire, that someone like Trump will win there, in general, that something will happen,” Kasparov adds.
For Putin, he believes, this is an existential war. Even if he obtains what he wanted and secures a victory, he won’t stop anyway.
“Beyond that, he will continue the same policy anyway. Eastern Europeans understand that any of Putin’s success in Ukraine means that the Baltic countries will be next. Poles also understand that Putin simply can’t stop because there’s a logic to the development of a dictatorship that will dictate to him the continuation of an aggressive policy,” notes Kasparov.
He also doubts the possibility of Putin’s overthrow in the foreseeable future. Such a rebellion is possible only when there’s an understanding within the “mafia” ruling Russia that Putin is an unsolvable problem.
“This scenario is theoretically possible, but at present, I think Putin isn’t at the extreme stage for one simple reason. From Putin’s perspective and that of his circle, the outcome of the war is far from obvious,” Kasparov says.
And Prigozhin’s march to Moscow was more likely internal disputes within the mafia than specifically against Putin. The leader of the Wagner PMC felt a threat to his business interests and therefore chose to rebel. However, he likely didn’t act alone, which is why he wasn’t punished for it.
According to Kasparov, the ideal scenario for Russia’s future after the war is the restructuring of the country with an understanding that Tatarstan, Bashkortostan, Chechnya, or any other regions might want to be independent.
“In the best case, it would take a minimum of 2-3 years for the country’s reformatting and convincing a significant part of Russian society that the choice is limited. There are two paths. The first is for some parts of Russia to disintegrate, and others to become Chinese provinces. The second is to try at any cost to redeem guilt and return to the Euro-Atlantic community. It’s not guaranteed to work. But after the disease has spread so deeply, all means should be utilized,” Kasparov reasons.
The concept of Russia’s future restructuring should involve the maximum weakening of the center and the creation of a federal, possibly even confederal, basis for the future state. Additionally, the collapse of the Putin regime should include the liberation of all Ukrainian territories, as well as renouncing any territories that Russia either occupies or influences with unlawful power. Moreover, Moscow should pay reparations and hand over war criminals.
“There can’t be talk of any elective process. It takes several years for society to recover, if possible. This implies creating some coalition structures into which everyone can contribute,” he says.
Kasparov states that he’s ready to work together with other representatives of the Russian Action Committee – Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Sergei Guriev, Sergei Aleksashenko, and others – to help the new Russia integrate into the Euro-Atlantic community in the future. Furthermore, there are certainly talented and educated individuals ready to transform the country among those Russians who were forced into emigration.
“These are the things we’re working on now. Whether it will succeed or not – I don’t know. But it seems to me that everyone should be interested in making Russia’s future somewhat comprehensible. To finally solidify these ‘dragon’s teeth,’ which have repeated throughout Russian history, and try to build something different on this foundation,” Kasparov concludes.”
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