Two ardent activists for democracy in Russia, former world Chess master Garry Kasparov, and exiled Russian businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky wrote an extraordinary piece for Foreign Affairs called “ Don’t Fear Putin’s Demise. They most likely are already within his immediate circle of confidants, protectors or have access to his family and/or secure facilities. If it happens before his natural corporeal expiration date, the most likely culprits will be Russian or hired by Russian entities. Granted, Putin declared himself the de facto commander and strategist of Russian combat forces in Ukraine, but it will not be President Volodymyr Zelensky, the Central Intelligence Agency, or James Bond who will see to his sudden and terminal change of command. Although the laws of war do not spare military commanders directing the battlefield from being neutralized by hostile opposing forces, they may not be the deciding factor here of what happens to Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (VVP). Some of you may consider the forced termination of the human contract by nefarious means to be an illegal form of warfare or an unlawful political assassination over a difference of opinion.