Putins Tage sind nummeriert – und Trump könnte den Abzug ziehen

Vladimir Putin’s days in office are numbered.

That isn’t merely the hope of someone who believes humanity would be demonstrably safer if the Russian president were gone. It is the only logical conclusion when you consider the damage he has caused in Ukraine, Russia and across the globe.

Putin has shown time and again that he does not want peace in Ukraine. Even if a ceasefire is agreed, if he is still in power, [he clearly cannot be trusted](https://inews.co.uk/opinion/trump-and-putins-call-opens-the-door-to-talks-but-in-ukraine-the-fighting-will-go-on-3703068?ico=in-line_link) to stick to it.

Since 2022, Russia has killed thousands and consigned a generation of Ukrainians to a lifetime defined by war. He has gleefully disrupted the international order and threatened European peace for the sole purpose of feeding his own ego and proving to the world that he is a great, strong leader.

On top of the suffering he has caused Ukrainians and the fear he has sowed globally, Putin’s war has had an appalling impact on his own country.

Thousands of young men have been thrown at the Russian war machine’s “meat grinder”, something officials from the country’s ruling party saw fit to make fun of when they gave the mothers of dead soldiers actual meat grinders as a gift for International Women’s Day.

Moreover, sanctions on the economy have made day-to-day life pretty miserable for average Russians, who now live in fear not only of their family members being sent to die, but also of soaring food prices and plummeting quality of life.

Russian GDP hasn’t suffered as much as one might expect despite the crippling economic sanctions imposed by the West. There are various reasons for this, including domestic production and consumption as part of the so-called “war economy” and countries still willing to buy Russian energy.