Putin is on the way down. At 70, time will surely sort him out. But the rest of the world needs to support the Russian people in building a more stable and inclusive political system. Change is possible. And we all have a vested interest.

look at gorbachev, he is still alive. so I don’t have high hopes that putin will be solved in natural ways any time soon.

Putin's health seems quite iffy like he's seen a thyroid cancer doctor 35 times.

That mistake was already made in the 90s. The West had high hopes of transforming Russia into a civilised member of the world, and they've just used that support to strengthen themselves. Russians are imperialistic, Russians opposing Putin are imperialistic too. They despise other nationalities, especially those of the neighbouring countries.

Uneven gun and ammo supply did that.