Yes. But also, fuel on fire makes much worst fire and possibly explosion. While the exact same fire with no fuel could be stopped or would stop. And it will be actually interesting to watch what will happen with politics abroad as Russia will have less money.
Putin was shelling money and supported not just parties in America. And I really want to see what will happen with fascist anti-democratic parties in both Eu and America as Russia gets weaker and weaker. At minimum, they will have less resources, which should weaken them.
> Killing Putin won't do much at this point except to temporarily satisfy the anger. An analogy to me is the USA is sick and Putin is just an opportunistic parasite. A strong, healthy host would be able to defend itself.
I dont think this is accurate. Putin is strongman in Russia, changing strongman means change of policy. Things will change, you just dont know how. And quite likely, it would lead to scramble for power among Russia elite and a lot of disarray. Putin is not just opportunistic parasite. Just like Hitler or Stalin or any other leader, he shaped things quite a lot. He was not magician to create everything he wanted, but he absolutely create situation in Russia as it is.
Putin was president for 20 years. The return to ussr methods is very much his doing.