According to Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, the head of the Kremlin is not in the mood for negotiations and will most likely be re-elected to the presidency in 2024. No regime splits are recorded.
There are no signs that Russian President Vladimir Putin has any health problems, so he will likely rule for another 6 years. This was stated by the German Ambassador to Russia Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, Tagesschau reports.
According to him, the Kremlin is not changing its position on the issue of the war in Ukraine, so one should not hope that the Russian president will want to solve the problem through diplomatic dialogue in the near future.
“Putin only confirmed his military goals; he is completely unprepared for negotiations,” said Alexander Graf Lambsdorff.
Moreover, there is no indication that Vladimir Putin will be replaced after the March 2024 elections, or that he will change his position on the war after the election campaign.
The German ambassador separately added that the Kremlin’s system will continue to work, because the Russians do not demonstrate the likelihood of regime breaks.
By the way, all the talk that Vladimir Putin “may not be in the best” condition has not been confirmed by anything, so for the next 6 years, if elected to the presidency, he will continue to rule the country. This is at least until 2030.
As for the international sanctions that the world continues to impose against Moscow, according to Lambsdorf, they are extremely effective, although they are “not a light switch.”
“You cannot turn on sanctions and at the same time change the behavior of the party against which sanctions are imposed,” says the German ambassador to Russia.
Restrictions are necessary to increase the cost of certain behavior. And this is happening clearly, the diplomat concluded.
Let us remind you that in Russia there were reports that on the evening of October 26, President Vladimir Putin allegedly died. The cause of “death” was allegedly illness.
On November 1, the Main Intelligence Directorate responded and told who the rumors about the “death” of the Russian president were aimed at. Intelligence spokesman Andrei Yusov urged Ukrainians not to rejoice prematurely at the “good news” about the death of Vladimir Putin. According to him, such messages are an element of internal confrontation in Russia.