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VLADIMIR PUTIN HAS been accused of visiting the scenes of Russian “crimes” after travelling to Kherson and Lugansk in Ukraine.
The Kremlin confirmed today that he met with military commanders in the regions.
“The supreme commander of Russian Federation armed forces has visited the headquarters of the Dniepr military grouping” in the port city of Kherson, the Kremlin said in a statement.
It added that Putin visited the national guard headquarters in the Lugansk region in eastern Ukraine.
It did not say when the trip took place.
Михайло Подоляк / TwitterPutin's degradation is impressive. The world waited for his statement a year ago. Now they don't. There's no such political actor. There's only a "special tour" of the mass murders author in the occupied and ruined territories to enjoy the crimes of his minions for the last time.
— Михайло Подоляк (@Podolyak_M) April 18, 2023
This is the first time Putin has visited the regions, which are partially under Russian control, since his troops annexed them last September.
Speaking in a video released by the Kremlin, Putin said: “It’s important for me to hear your opinion on the situation, to listen to you and to exchange information.”
In a tweet this morning, Mykhailo Podolyak, an advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described the visit as a “special tour” of sites of mass murders that had taken place “in the occupied and ruined territories”.
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“It’s important for me to hear your opinion”……. Vladimir Kara-Murza had an opinion, look where he ended up.
The double standards here are off the scale, Its only eclipsed by the lack of critical thinking by the pro war bots.Its over, Quote- the US is looking for an exit strategy, Col. Douglas MacGregor US Army.
@david huston: Bot boy. No double standards. We just hate fascist imperialist runt Putin.
@Elrond Rivendell: “Putin bot, Putin bot, Putin bot, “, you’re a real one-trick pony.
@david huston: ex us army you mean. hes a pathetic shill who hasnt been right about anything since the war started
@west awake: What’s one trick pony in Russian comrade? In any case, I don’t need creative ways to describe what you are.
The Russian opposition are all getting jailed. There’s another Russian Revolution on the way.
@Ciarán FitzGerald: In your dreams, they have an alliance with China, trade agreements with the Saudis, India, Iran, and are inflicting a 7 to 1 casualty rate on the Ukrainians.
@west awake: ” inflicting a 7 : 1 casualty rate on the Ukrainians”?
Would you like to cite the source for such a statement?
@west awake: if the 7 to 1 rate you stated is right the Russian army would be on the boarders of Poland by now , you really are a Putin lackey .
@west awake: you were only calling the Saudis american ouppets a second ago while blaming us for bombing yemen and now the Saudis are great lads is it?
@west awake: em…no. No they’re not. It’s more likely 7:1 Russian casualties to Ukraninan casualties. Your figures are as reliable as a Russian referendum.
@west awake: Do you work in the embassy or are you a freelancer?
@Elrond Rivendell: Wrong again, the US government admitted it in the latest leaked documents. Try using facts instead of your imagination.
@west awake: The leaked documents that were doctored and spread by pro-Russian lackeys? Oh yeah. Reliable sources. Lol.
The end is coming for him. It will be violent
Time to end this war, before it ends in nuclear Armageddon.
“Jaw jaw is better than war war” Churchill.
@west awake: “You can’t reason with a tiger when your head is in its mouth!” Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill
@KilkennyProud: Well then, put on a uniform and off you go.
@KilkennyProud: Did you get on your moral high horse like that when America invaded Iraq?
@west awake: how would you suggest this war ends?
@west awake: Whatabouttery again from Putin Bot Boy. You know you can oppose two things right? I marched against Bush’s oil grab in Iraq and I’ve marched against fascist piggie Putin’s imperialist, murderous attack on a democratic state who had the audacity to stand up to him.
@Steve: That’s above my pay grade, but Putin and Blinken need to meet and hammer out a deal.
@west awake: dont you mean zelensky
@Rian Lynch: No, he’s just a puppet.
@west awake: thats the dumbist comment youve made yet
@west awake: easy to end this war just get your pal in Moscow to withdraw
@west awake: Like Viktor Yanukovych was? Putin’s hand was so far up his áŕ§è he had caked on crap on his shoulder for months.
@west awake:
Worked out well for Chamberlain.
@Rian Lynch: Putin will talk to the organ grinder, not the monkey.
At least Putin visits them.. Won’t see Biden in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Lybia, Panama, ect ect.. Great to see him in Ireland all the same level of tough questions and being held to account for illegal wars, quizzing on funding bombing of Yemen through Saudi Arabia was completely non existentent.. Ah well maybe next time roll on 2024.. Let’s see how many more (proxy) wars ‘we’ can support. No need for an questions on peace talks of even a surgestion of the concept, what could possibly go wrong with the path were on???
@pat kelly: uh huh you seem to have missed that russia is at war with Ukraine. the ukranian oresident has visitied his soldiers many times
Pity they didn’t drop a missile on the bald dwarf.
@Paul Shepherd: Did you want to see one dropped on Biden?
Childcatcher on tour
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