Failing to Defeat Them, Putin Asks Ukrainian Soldiers to Stage a Coup

[mystery-ak]

Failing to Defeat Them, Putin Asks Ukrainian Soldiers to Stage a Coup

Kurt Zindulka 25 Feb 2022

Russian leader Vladimir Putin called on Ukranian soldiers on Friday to defect and stage a coup against President Volodymyr Zelensky, whose government Russia has so far failed to topple despite launching a “full-scale” invasion on Thursday.

Addressing a meeting of the Russian Security Council on Friday, Vladimir Putin said that Ukrainian Army should “take control” of the country as it would be “easier” for him to negotiate with the military, rather than what he termed as “junkies and neo-Nazis” under the control of President Zelensky.

In breif but bellicose remarks, the Russian strongman accused “neo-Nazis” in Ukraine of using women and children as human shields, comparing the Ukrainians to “terrorists.”

“They plan to provoke return fire from Russian strike systems on residential areas. In fact, they act in the same way as terrorists do around the world, hiding behind people in the hope of later blaming Russia for the civilian casualties,” the Russian leader said according to a transcript from Russia’s state-owned Sputnik News.

The claim came shortly after the Ukraniain foreign minister accused the Russians of committing “war crimes” by shelling a kindergarten in Sumy province.

Despite engaging in warfare across the country, including bombarding the capital of Kyiv, Russia has yet to confirm any losses, while Ukraine, for its part, has said that it has killed over 1,000 Russian soldiers and lost 137 of its own.

On the second day of failing to topple the Zelensky government, Putin launched an “appeal to the servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine” to conduct a coup against the government for him.

“Do not allow neo-Nazis and Bandera supporters to use your children, your wives, and elderly people as human shields. Take power into your own hands,” Putin said. “It seems that it will be easier for us to come to an agreement than with this gang of junkies and neo-Nazis, who settled in Kyiv and took the entire Ukrainian people hostage.”

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https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2022/02/25/failing-to-defeat-them-putin-asks-ukrainian-soldiers-to-stage-a-coup/

[Hoodat]

A coup in Москва, perhaps?

[Kamaji]

Interesting play.

I rather doubt it would actually cause the rank-and-file Ukrainian soldiers to mutiny; so the question is:  what is the purpose of this statement?

It could be an attempt to make Zelensky paranoid, and cause a breakdown in the command-and-control structure of the Ukraine military.

It could also be an indicator that things are not going particularly well for the Russians; at least not nearly as well as they had planned for.

[bilo]

Interesting play.

I rather doubt it would actually cause the rank-and-file Ukrainian soldiers to mutiny; so the question is:  what is the purpose of this statement?

It could be an attempt to make Zelensky paranoid, and cause a breakdown in the command-and-control structure of the Ukraine military.

It could also be an indicator that things are not going particularly well for the Russians; at least not nearly as well as they had planned for.

I think this is the case.

The Russian Army is the invading force with conscripted soldiers and the Ukrainian soldiers/citizens are fighting for their homeland. When I see leadership that doesn't flee and former leaders who join forces I recognize these are people who will fight to the end.