Coup Against Putin?

From Kavkaz Center (via Google Translate):

Polish television TVN24 in the overall series "The disappearance of Putin» (Zniknięcie Putina) devoted a very large program called "Who could replace Putin? In the role of the favorites of the two generals »(Kto mógłby zastąpić Putina? Dwóch generałów w roli faworytów),

The program tells about who could replace "disappeared" Putin, who in the Russian tradition, could have been killed.

The program says:

"The nervous atmosphere around the Kremlin and rumors of ill health Putin raised the question of who will replace the current president? In a country like modern Russia, continuity is important. The question will be decided well before the departure of the leader. Thus, even if the rumors about the troubles Putin will be exaggerated and he intends to rule until 2024, it must be prepared to "emergency scenario."

In Russia, at least since the late 1990s, the President shall appoint an heir through the anointing, and elections are only the formal approval of the decision.

In December 1999, Boris Yeltsin, the patient decided not to wait until the end of his second term and handed over his duties to Vladimir Putin. The same thing happened in autumn 2007. Dmitry Medvedev appointed Putin as his favorite - and, of course, a few months later, Putin won the presidential election in the first round.

Who after Putin?

There is no doubt that the next changing of the guard in the Kremlin will in like manner, unless there is something unexpected and the situation is out of control of the ruling elite. Putin's presidential term expires in 2018. If he decides to stay - his second term expires in 2024 already. Can the Putin rule for so long? It is not known. Can never be ruled out that he will leave before term, at least for health reasons.

It is worth noting that it is not passed and the first year of Putin's third term as former Kremlin spin doctor Gleb Pavlovsky said in a press interview that the president is thinking about creating a "group of dolphins", which after much deliberation to elect his successor.

If Putin will be forced to leave the Kremlin today, who would replace him?

Return Medvedev seems unlikely. Now is not the time to sat down in the Kremlin "liberal". Perhaps it will be someone from the second and even third-tier caste Putin's officials may governor.

You can also assume that the successor will be Sergei Sobyanin. As mayor of Moscow in the autumn of 2010, he gained a lot of popularity and has very good relations with the Kremlin.

If, however, Putin and Russia's top leadership will decide to maintain a confrontational course in foreign and domestic policy, the new master of the Kremlin will be a descendant of "hard line" in relation to the enemies of the West. One of the leaders of this camp is Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin. But it does not have a strong base, and he has a reputation as a "government Zhirinovsky."

Today, the first in line to replace Putin should Sergei Shoigu (aka mother Rivlin - KC). General, the Minister of Defense in connection with the war in the Donbas and the tightening of relations with NATO, he actually became a human being number 2 in Russia.

The second candidate, which can be considered quite probable, as well as general and Sergey - it Ivanov. He is now the head of the presidential administration, and therefore refers to several key figures in the country. This security officer, a veteran intelligence. If for Shoigu is the army, then for Ivanov - security services, the heirs of the KGB.

Will at THE OTHER NEWS HAS MUCH MORE:

The Kremlin said to be preparing a major announcement, journalists are asked not to depart for the weekend.

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Putin Dead?

The Dictator In His Labyrinth

MOSCOW — Where’s Putin? The question obsessed Moscow and much of Russia on Friday, as speculation mounted as to why President Vladimir V. Putin had not been seen in public for more than a week. 

He abruptly canceled a trip to Kazakhstan and postponed a treaty signing with representatives from South Ossetia who were reportedly told not to bother to fly to Moscow. 

Most unusually, he was absent from an annual meeting of the top officials from the F.S.B., Russia’s domestic intelligence service. 

The rumor mill went into overdrive, churning out possible explanations from the simple to the salacious to the sinister. 

He had been stricken by the particularly devastating strain of flu going around Moscow just now. 

He sneaked off to Switzerland for the birth of his love child. He had a stroke. 

The victim of a palace coup, he was imprisoned within the Kremlin. 

He was dead, aged 62. Dmitry S. Peskov, the presidential spokesman, treated all the health questions with a certain wry humor initially, coming up with new and inventive ways to say, “He’s fine.” 

Yet, the fact that the story proved impossible to quash underscored the uneasy mood gripping the Russian capital for months now, an atmosphere in which speculation about the health of just one man can provoke fears about death and succession.

AND THEN THERE'S THIS:

Putin and Hitler

Washington Post writer finds similarities between Putin’s words and Hitler’s

Obama Draws Red Line In Ukraine

The extent of Obama's power over Putin:

The newspaper which announced Putin's divorce and possible marriage is shut down

I wrote about the possible divorce from his wife and the marriage to Alina Kabaeva here. So now the newspaper has been shut "because it was having financial problems", just after Putin denied it and said that "he was not permitting interferences in his private life" and that "he considers very negatively the people who try to gossip in the private life of others":

"THE Russian newspaper that first published claims president Vladimir Putin had secretly divorced and planned to marry a gymnast has been shut down.

The Billionaire owner of the newspaper, Alexander Lebedev, a former KGB agent, pulled the plug on Moscow Korrespondent hours after the Russian president issued an angry denial of the report about former Olympic gymnast and nude model Alina Kabaeva, a member of parliament who is 31 years his junior.

The UK's Daily Mail reports that the paper's editor, Grigoriy Nekhoroshev, resigned in protest and claimed the article was well sourced.

Before being suspended, the paper issued an apology, yet deputy editor Igor Dudinsky declared: 'We stand by our story.'"

Convenient, isn't it?

Is Putin going to marry Kabaeva?

Yes, I know truly well this is not a gossiping blog. But the important thing is who is Kabaeva:

Russian leader Vladimir Putin is said to be getting ready to marry the Olympic medal winner gymnast Alina Kabaeva. Alina Kabaeva was born in Uzbekistan and her father is a Muslim Tatar. Putin quietly divorced his wife Lyudmila Aleksandrovna. According to the claims, Kabaeva and Putin will get married in mid-June. Marat Kabaeva is a former professional football player. Marat Kabaeva warned his future son-in-law: 'my daughter is a very sensitive girl; so, know how to make her happy.'"