It was said who will be the president of Russia after Putin

The US press has made an unexpected assumption about who will become the next leader of the country after Russian President Vladimir Putin.

According to an article published in Fox News, the famous Russian hockey player, captain of the Washington Capitals (USA) club, Alexander Ovechkin, may be the next leader of Russia.

As commentator Douglas McKinnon writes, Alexander Ovechkin is one of the most famous athletes in the world. He is known as a family man, generous and disciplined. Even when Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine began and hatred against Russian athletes grew around the world, his name did not fall into the shadows. The most interesting thing is that Ovechkin managed to maintain a warm relationship with Putin.

According to the author, sooner or later, when Putin leaves the presidency, the question will arise who will take his place. Ovechkin, who at that time had such qualities as popularity and leadership, and was respected both in Russia and abroad, could be a worthy candidate for the presidency.

^{Ovechkin is described as a person who is friendly to Putin.
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The article says that the athlete has not yet approached big politics, but his influence and reputation will lead him to the Kremlin.

Alexander Ovechkin, who will turn 40 this fall, is a three-time world champion in hockey. He is described as a person who is friendly to President Putin and has won his affection. In November 2017, Ovechkin organized the unofficial Putin Team patriotic movement supporting Putin before the presidential election. Putin is also known to have gifted the hockey player with everything from a Mercedes to a service station.

Even after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Ovechkin did not say a bad word about Putin, calling for peace.

As we reported earlier, some analysts wrote that a change of power in Russia would occur after the unsuccessful military campaign in Ukraine. Some experts even put forward the hypothesis that Putin had already begun to give up absolute power. For example, Russian political scientist Abbas Gallyamov reported that Putin and his entourage were planning to flee abroad if the war in Ukraine ended unsuccessfully. According to A. Gallyamov, who worked in Putin's team at the time, the escape operation was codenamed "Noah's Ark".

Former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov said that Putin could be offered to step down in exchange for security guarantees. The former prime minister stressed that China is the only country that can take Putin under its protection and guarantee his safety.

However, Bruno Kahl, the head of the German Federal Intelligence Service, dismissed such speculation and said that Putin's power is strong. In his opinion, public criticism of Russia's inaction in the war in Ukraine does not mean that Putin's position has been shaken.

In 2023, secret documents belonging to the US intelligence services leaked to the Internet stated that Putin had cancer.

The personal life and health of 72-year-old Putin are taboo subjects in Russia. The state media presents the country's leader as a person who regularly goes in for sports and leads a healthy lifestyle. Reports that he has a serious illness are also denied. Follow “Zamin” news on “Telegram”