The death of Alexei Navalny. The “mysterious” murders of other dissidents and deserters, even outside Russian borders. The withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from Avdiivka and doubts about the future of Western support for kyiv. The Kremlin welcomes the latest internal and international developments, and to confirm what appears to be a sadistic good humor among Russian leaders – also evident in the small scene staged by Vladimir Putin with an Italian student – today comes the interview with Putin's former Prime Minister, Dmitry Medvedev. Which amounts to spouting extremist slogans and spewing hatred against all enemies of the Kremlin while answering questions from certain Russian “journalists”. First item on the agenda: the prospects for the war with Ukraine. Medevev is so encouraged by the latest developments that he is convinced that Russian troops will soon reach kyiv. “It is necessary to achieve the goals of the special operation, we will achieve this: if not now, then in some time. For two fundamental reasons: first, kyiv is a Russian city; secondly, it poses a threat to the existence of the Russian Federation. » Moreover, the vice-president of the National Security Council in Moscow is passionate: “The threat is international. Although kyiv is a city with Russian roots, it is ruled by an international brigade of Russia's enemies, led by the United States. » Not satisfied with the threat weighing on the capital, Medvedev also affirms that Russia aims to recover Odessa as quickly as possible: “Go home, we are waiting for you: it is a Russian city!”.
Insults against slain deserter and Navalny's widow
In the interview with Russian media, Medvedev also attacks the dead: from Alexei Navalny to Maxim Kuzminov, the helicopter pilot who deserted the Russian army in August 2023 and was assassinated last week in Spain . “A dog ends like a dog,” said Putin’s heir apparent coldly. As for Navalny, now that the death of the Kremlin's most daring opponent has been postponed, all “attention” is now turned to his widow, Yulia Navalnaya, who has proclaimed that she wants to honor the memory of her late husband by pursuing his work. se. “Look at the smiling, happy face of Navalny’s widow. It seems he has been waiting for years to launch his political career in a big way. As he already said. This is all very sad,” Medvedev said in the interview. “We will record his every word, we will not forget any of them, and then we will make him respond for each one,” wrote the spokesperson for Navalny's team , Kira Yarmysh, on “They deliberately offer you a person who doesn't want to say anything so that you can express your anger against him. Write that Putin killed Alexei. Write it down every day while you have the strength.
The EU's extraordinary response
The spokesperson for the European Commission on Foreign Affairs, Peter Stano, also reacted to Medvedev's extremist statements outside of Brussels jargon. Appearing in the press room wearing a Ukraine-supporting T-shirt instead of the usual gray, the combative spokesperson responded: “We generally don't comment on bizarre statements, especially from a eternal number 2 in lack of visibility. We can only advise him to seek treatment for his obvious mental health problems, even if I am not sure that the Russian state, with the billions it devotes to this illegal war against Ukraine, can still cope. allow them to invest anything in health and social care for their own people. »
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