Polish Foreign Minister Predicts Putin's Fate Of Deposed Emperors

• 24.04.2026, 19:11

Negotiations to end the war will already be led by a new leader.

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said that Vladimir Putin may be removed by representatives of his inner circle, after which negotiations on the end of the war will be conducted by a new leader.

This is reported by Corriere della Sera.

Sikorski said that there is a possibility that the Kremlin leader may be removed by people from his inner circle. In such a case, the peace negotiation process would pass to his possible successor.

The diplomat noted that in history it has often happened when states ended wars with a different leadership. He also recalled that many authoritarian leaders lost power because of the actions of their own entourage.

"Here in Rome, I don't need to tell you how many emperors were eliminated by their own Praetorian Guard... Dictators always realize it very late," Sikorski said.

The Polish foreign minister said that for Putin, continuing an unsuccessful war may seem a safer scenario than ending it without a clear result.

"The problem for dictators who have entered a war is that if they end the conflict without a clear victory, their power is threatened," he said.