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Who Will Replace Putin. Patrushev, a top security official, is one of few people known to have putin's ear. As russian president vladimir putin's war against ukraine falters eight months into the conflict, speculation is growing about who could replace the russian leader should he be.

An effort to replace putin will probably emerge out of a movement to end the war, not to further it. In putin’s absence, the loyalist united russia party could put forth a candidate, although there’s no fixed procedure for it to choose one.