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Can Russian President Vladimir Putin lose the war in Ukraine and retain power?
No, he can't.
In fact, a different danger is more plausible: a comprehensive meltdown of the regime, as multiple challenges overwhelm its capacity to react and dysfunction drains confidence in Putin’s leadership.
Discussion has focused on the possibility of a coup, whether an armed insurrection by disgruntled Russian generals or a mutiny by Kremlin insiders.
Sure, as Ukraine’s driving counteroffensive erodes Russia’s position on the battlefield, that questions about regime is getting increasing attention.
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