Ukrainian Institute for Future tells who Russians consider most likely successor to Putin

He said this on the Espreso TV channel.

"This is not the first time the Ukrainian Institute for the Future has conducted a sociological survey in Russia. Over the past year, the level of trust in Vladimir Putin has fallen sharply, and the reason for this was Prigozhin's march, it fell by 7%. Kadyrov's trust rating has fallen the most, by minus 15%. For the first time, Russians are saying that they want Putin to name his successor," Denysenko emphasized.

According to the executive director of the Ukrainian Institute for the Future, Russians do not see a picture of the future without Putin's successor.

"Russians realize that they are scared without Putin. But they also realize that he is mortal. 25% of Russians say they want to see a new president. Almost 50% say they want Putin to name his successor. And among those they consider most likely is Russian Prime Minister Mishustin. He would have a rating of 24% if Putin were not in office. And this is good news for us. Because we want Putin to be afraid of this figure and to start destroying his closest competitors," Denysenko emphasized.

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