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You have all the powers that Putin currently does. Everyone completely loyal to Putin is now loyal to you. Enemies of Putin are enemies of you. Putin no longer exists, and there has been a clean and absolute transfer of power to you. The economic, military, social and political situations are the same as they now are. You are not inhabiting Putin's body, you are just you. You're magically transferred to the Kremlin. The world at large doesn't know your past life, to them you have magically appeared as the new ruler. To everyone who knew you before, you just vanished.

Edit: no one knows your past life YET. They'll quickly figure it out. You will not lose any support based on your actions in your past life.

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[–] rustyfish@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Start special operations into every single nation bordering Russia at the same time and immediately board the next flight to Venezuela.

Live in exile and laugh my ass off while Russia balkanises right before I get murked by half a dozen hitmen at the same time.

I didn’t think this through. But so did Putin.

[–] raynethackery@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Change the name to Vacation-land for Lawyers in Love.

[–] IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Russians wouldn't know what to do with democracy if you gave it to them, there are plenty of older Russians who would be happy to go back to the way things were before 1991.

There's no trust in leadership, corruption is rife, the people know they're being lied to, they're used to it and expect it.

I'd GTFO as soon as humanly possible before I'd try and fix things and just end up making it worse.

[–] olafurp@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

I think hiring more people from North Korea, increase policing for conscription avoidance and spend a lot on industrial policies to encourage arms production. Mjeh, basically what they're already doing.

[–] AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

End the war, arrest and imprison all oligarchs, declare the rebirth of the RSFSR (Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic)

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[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I think it would look something like "If I Was President" by Wyclef Jean. None of the world powers would suffer an anarchist to be in a position to make actual changes towards equity.

Elected on Friday. Sworn in on Saturday. Assassinated on Sunday.

[–] Snapz@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Initiate special prosecution to investigate all of the former leader's administrative state, changes made to law and the country's oligarch class. Maybe based on Nuremburg trials structure, likely world experts on this type of investigation/prosecution brought in from outside of the country.

Negotiate immediate ceasefire with Ukraine, establish a council to fund and return Ukrainian children to Ukraine, restore land borders to pre-Russian invasion (at least), establish restitution to rebuild cities and support the people.

Demolish all levels of media censorship and open access to all information.

Tell China and North Korea that were no longer friends and publicly announce to donald that his last resort hidey hole is now closed, unless he wants the underground hitler suite complete with loaded gun, gas can and matches.

When all this is done, or far enough along to feel like it can complete, New democratic elections held for every seat of government, including my own. In strategic waves to preserve stability.

[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

This is a job for Bitt3rSteel. Make it a hoi4 disaster save episode.

[–] WheelcharArtist@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)
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[–] Johnmannesca@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

*with purchase of one healthcare of equal or greater value

[–] Clbull@lemmy.world -2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Negotiate a peace agreement between NATO, the European Union, Ukraine and Russia, with the aim of:

  • Keeping control of Crimea and small parts of the Donbas in exchange for the land Ukraine gained in their Kursk incursion. This would give Russia access to a second sea port that can be used all year round, and unlike Kaliningrad, isn't an exclave sandwiched between NATO powers.

  • Negotiating the immediate release of all POWs on both sides.

  • Obtaining a neutrality agreement to ensure Ukraine will not join NATO (EU or EFTA membership is fine.) Not really anything we can do about Finland or Sweden joining.

  • Joint Russian and Western aid in rebuilding Ukraine.

  • Lifting all economic sanctions (including those placed on Russia before 2022), travel restrictions and readmission back into the G7, Council of Europe, FIFA, IOC, etc.

[–] Daxtron2@startrek.website -3 points 3 months ago

Launch all the nukes for the lulz

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