The Russian number one man is untouchable, but according to information from the American and British secret services, his power an bloody reign in Russia could be coming to an end.
"Americans need to see a path to victory, where thugs like Putin are stopped, the world is stabilised and justice is restored. Americans don't want this to drag on: they want a decisive end to the Russian killing machine," a CIA official told the Guardian on condition of anonymity.
For Americans, support for Ukraine not only demonstrates that Putin is not above the law and that he is being held accountable for the heinous crimes percieved to have been committed in the country.
reports shows that Christopher Steele, who is a former British intelligence spy, has suggested a few months ago that "the West should prepare for the worst-case scenario and that there could be bloodshed".
speculations has suggested that the most likely outcome is that there might be a plan to kill or overthrow Putin in favor of another regime oligarch who has distanced himself from the war and is prepared do anything to negotiate a genuine end to the ongoing conflict.
