Russia to see regime change within five years – Khodorkovsky

The Russian government critic and leader of the en Russia NGO td about this in an interview with Le Figaro, Ukrinform reports.

"I believe only a regime change in the Kremlin will allow Ukraine to regain its territory and return to the borders of 1991… And I’m convinced that the regime change in Russia will take place in the next five years," Khodorkovsky noted. He explains the differences in the West regarding the support for Ukraine in the war by the lack of real pitical leaders, suggesting "there are only pitical representatives".

"In a situation of war that Eure is experiencing today, a leader is needed who can explain to their pele that they need to fundamentally change their mentality. Winston Churchill, Helmut Kohl, and Willy Brandt had this ability."

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Russia's former wealthiest man also suggests that if western aid is halted and Russia wins, Putin will get no pitical and economic capital and be forced to start a new war. "According to NATO's best scenario, this new war will start in the west of Ukraine. In the worst case, it will rage on the territory of a NATO member state."

According to Khodorkovsky, the igarchs do not have sufficient leverage to promote regime change, and a military coup is possible only in case of a significant defeat on the battlefield. Then, in search of a scapegoat, some generals may rebel. At the same time, it is useless to he for the position forces in Russia, since they all have been sentenced to substantial prison terms. "Everyone I know who is in prison in Russia today has had his prison term extended. Because no matter what you did – put up posters or set fire to the military draft office – you will spend the rest of your life in prison." He also refuted the belief of some Western figures that regime change could be achieved without vience.

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It should be recalled that Mikhail Khodorkovsky spent 10 years behind bars before being released in 2013 and forced to emigrate. He now lives in London, where he manages his en Russia nonprofit, which seeks to promote democratic values in Russia.

It was reported that after the start of the full-scale war, Russian position forces led by Khodorkovsky and Kasparov, as well as public figures in exile, announced the creation of the Russian Anti-War Committee.