Is Putin's Regime Going to End With Death of Natural Cause?

The only way that this conflict ends is with a likely change of regime in Moscow or a secession of support by the West. Both sides, both Kiev and Moscow, Putin specifically, are very committed to continuing this conflict. What I see as the real vulnerability of the system that Putin has created is first that it's over-centralized. And when a crucial decision needs to be made, one which affects his security or important state matters, it has to go all the way up to Putin.