[GolfPopper]

>Putin is about the most pro-Western person left in Russia.

Appearing more sane than Putin while simultaneously being in a position to plausibly serve as Putin's successor is likely to be fatal.

[rngfnby]

How's that relevant to the assertion that Putin should be whacked?

For whatever reason Putin is the most pro-West guy in the West, he remains the most pro-West guy in the West.

Off him and you get a very trigger happy replacement.