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SSJVegeta

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3. Like many autocrats it is tough to see a viable successor that can keep the momentum Putin gives them

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #2)

Fri May 15, 2026, 12:21 AM

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Once he is gone it will be a tremendous ideological vacuum. Wouldn't be surprised if the further extremists take over, bu that is far from guaranteed...

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