Answers to questions from journalist Pavel Zarubin
February 24, 2025 23:00
Novo-Ogaryovo, Moscow Region
Pavel Zarubin: We are seeing an avalanche of statements and debates these days, with everyone discussing Trump and why he is so adamant that Zelensky must hold elections and that his approval rating is just at four percent. There has been a lot of criticism among the Europeans regarding Trump’s statements. Some even believe that the current stance of the US President is actually playing into Russia’s hands. Do you believe this is actually the case?
Vladimir Putin: I think this is absolutely not the case. I have my own point of view on that and it runs counter to what you have just said.
In fact, the person who currently stands at the helm of the Kiev regime is becoming a toxic figure for the Ukrainian armed forces. He issues clumsy, poorly thought-out orders guided by a political agenda instead of military imperatives, and it is unclear where they are coming from. This results in huge losses for the Ukrainian army that cannot be justified, or should I say, to major or catastrophic losses. He is also becoming increasingly toxic for society in general. Today’s vote in the Rada on extending his powers proves this point, as far as I can judge.
Finally, he has boxed himself into a corner by signing an order banning peace treaty talks with the Russian Federation. He was the one who stopped these talks. What is this all about? What this means is that he evades talks. Why? Because once the talks begin, sooner or later, and probably quite quickly, they will bring about an end to martial law. Once this happens, he will have to hold an election. In that case, there will be no grounds for not holding an election anymore, since martial law currently serves as a pretext for not holding an election. But if you initiate the talks and they quickly bring about an end to martial law, this means that you need to hold an election right away. The current head of the regime has a problem with that.
Why? His approval rating, be it four percent or any other number, does not matter all that much. What matters is that his approval ratings – and according to the information at our disposal this is objective data – is exactly half that of his closest potential political rival. I am referring to Mr Zaluzhny, the former commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces who was sent, or should I say exiled, to London. His approval rating is twice as high as that of the current regime leader.
http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/76331
☝🏻Där fick ni lite kött på benen angående Vladimir Vladimirovich Putins såkallade vändning...
Putins vändning om Ukraina efter Trumps begäran
https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/Gy23mq/putins-vandning-om-ukraina-efter-trumps-begaran
Putin's Subtle Shift on Ukraine
https://www.newsweek.com/putin-shift-zelensky-elections-2036494
In its latest analysis, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) think tank said Putin "implicitly acknowledged" Zelensky as Ukraine's "legitimate president" and that this was "Putin's first acknowledgment that Ukrainian law prohibits elections during martial law. "
ISW misstolkar och drar medvetet helt felaktiga slutsatser. Men det är deras mission.
Sedan hakar såkallade "journalister" på...
https://marcusoscarsson.se/just-nu-putin-svanger-nu-later-det-plotsligt-annorlunda/