With top opposition figures dead, jailed, or sent into exile, Vladimir Putin has a firm grip on his political system - and come Monday - he's all but certain to be re-elected.

After nearly a quarter of a century in power, Putin has no successor, no living rivals or plans to retire, so, what lies ahead for Russia, Ukraine, and those fighting for democracy?

Guest: Mikhail Kasyanov, Russia's Prime Minister from 2000 to 2004 and the first to serve under President Vladimir Putin. He's been one of Putin's leading critics ever since and left Russia shortly after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine