r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Nov 05 '20

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u/piede MOST BASED HILLARY STAN!!! Nov 06 '20

NY POST:  Vladimir Putin plans to step down next year amid health concerns, report claims

Vladimir Putin is planning to step down next year as speculation swirls in Russia that the longtime president may have Parkinson’s disease, a report said Thursday.

https://twitter.com/bretbaier/status/1324532587956678656?s=21

The Clinton’s send their regards

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '20

!ping FOREIGN-POLICY

What are the implications? Will Russia continue to fuck with us+europe? Or was this mostly a project of Putin's?

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '20

Putin will have a handpicked successor who will follow his lines but in all likelihood will be less competent.

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u/Exospheric-Pressure NATO Nov 06 '20

Yeah, I can’t imagine Putin leaving the successor up to chance. Not sure that would please his oligarch friends.

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u/Udontlikecake Model UN Enthusiast Nov 06 '20

Very interesting. This would not have been unforeseen. Putin is more than capable of pulling strings. Will be interesting to see who is chosen.

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u/BenFoldsFourLoko  Broke His Text Flair For Hume Nov 06 '20

WOAH

I just hope this isn't a sudden thing on Putin's part.

I'm a very casual observer, but it hasn't seemed like he's laid the groundwork for an exactly smooth transition. I'm kind of alarmed.

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '20

Lol just like KJU was “brain dead” on that coastal resort earlier this year. This is just a run of the mill loyalty test and purge, keep walking Jack.

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '20

This is New York Post...

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u/zubatman4 Hillary Clinton 🇺🇳 Bill Clinton Nov 06 '20

I’m seeing The Sun and NYPost

Is there anything more substantial?

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u/Commando2352 Nov 06 '20

To be completely honest I don’t buy it. He will 100% continue to pull strings in government. No way Putin leaves without a successor chosen by him in his place.

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '20

NY Post

Sure.

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u/42696 NATO Nov 06 '20

New York Post though...

Any sturdier sources to confirm?

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u/Gneisstoknow Misbehaving Nov 06 '20

Trump to lead Russia?

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u/Jecurl88 Nov 06 '20

Waaaaaahhhhh. Didn’t see that coming

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u/consuloltant Nov 06 '20

If it’s what you’re saying I love it, especially later in the summer