Be Careful What You Pray For

Dmitry Medvedev, the man most likely to replace Putin, should Putin be forced out. Medvedev is a absolute hawk who would likely use nuclear weapons against Kyev and even NATO, and has said as much.

People in the West need to understand that the majority of Russian Putin critics, criticise him for being too soft and not agressive enough against Ukraine and NATO. So it is highly likely that the next Russian president would be a hawk, such as Medvedev.