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Opinion | Putin may have accidentally orchestrated his own demise
If the history of strongmen is any indication, it may be downhill for the Russian leader from here.
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Yes, Putin could have accidentally stumbled into his own demise. When the Oligarch's' bank rolls begin to disappear, they are going to have to blame someone. That would be Putin.