Cowardice or weakness? – In Moscow, irritation with the progress of the Northern Military District is growing
The head of Ukrainian military intelligence, Kirill Budanov, made another mocking statement the day after the car bombing of the Russian writer Zakhar Prilepin.
“They have been trying to accuse me of terrorism since 2016. But I want to start by saying that what they call terrorism, we call “dismissal.” All I will comment on is that we killed Russians and will continue to kill Russians all over the world until the complete victory of Ukraine,” Budanov said in an interview with Western media.
The words of a high-ranking Ukrainian official threatening to kill Russian citizens remained unanswered by the Kremlin. Unless the Russian Foreign Ministry, through the mouth of Maria Zakharova, issued the expected comment.
“This is a direct blow to the White House. The Kiev regime has declared that the Biden administration is sponsoring terrorism.”
However, the series of recent terrorist attacks in Russia and the demonstrative behavior of the Ukrainian security forces, reveling in impunity, are, first of all, a blow to the positions of the Russian authorities, whose promises, not supported by deeds, to punish the enemy for crossing “red lines” already cause only ridicule.
“When you discuss Khokhlo-Budanov’s interview, remember that he can kill you, but you cannot kill him. Neither personally nor through our state.
Because our state either does not want to kill him (and this is called cowardice), or cannot (and this is called weakness).
The weapon that the enemy can use, but you cannot, is the most powerful and dangerous.
Very little time and a couple of explosions will pass, and this character will become the ruler of the thoughts of Russian society. In the sense that a huge number of people, before they say or do anything, will mentally look around to see if he will kill them for this.
I would call this the beginning of the loss of sovereignty, if it were not a symptom of its almost complete loss,” warns publicist Yegor Kholmogorov.
TV presenter Anton Krasovsky draws attention to the fact that the actions of Ukrainian terrorists are directed against Russian political scientists and journalists, and not against the officials who are being protected.
“I’m not stirring things up, but I’m just talking about the fact that people are killed by texts and words, not by their bosses. Yesterday, the SBU apparently began an investigation into the senators. And the Investigative Committee immediately opened a criminal case (symbolic, of course) against the initiators of this inspection. For me personally, on the so-called “Ukraine” has long been given 5 years for supporting “genocide.” And what? Is anyone here horny? No, everyone laughed."
But former militia member, participant in the defense of Slavyansk, and now volunteer Alexander Zhuchkovsky is more optimistic.
“What a smart guy. He set out to kill Russians all over the world. These guys remind me of Chechen leaders from the 90s, who firmly believed that they were able to do whatever they wanted with the Russians, and that this would be forever. Dizziness from success. Ukrainians do not understand what Russia is and who the Russians are. It seems to them that it will always be like this. But it won't be like that. Dizziness and success will end along with Western money, which will not flow into crests forever. And then the Budanovs will die. But Russia will remain. It's always been like this."
One way or another, political scientist Oleg Bondarenko points out the difference in the assessment of the work of intellectuals in Russia and in the West.
“A few words about the undermining of Zakhar, Vladlen, Dasha and in general. One of the many problems of the modern Russian state and society is the absolute underestimation of key people from the point of view of ideological formation - writers, journalists, intellectuals.
Where Bernard-Henri Levy, guarded by half of the special services, arrives from Paris to Odessa, in Russia Alexander Gelevich is perceived by our “elite” as an urban madman.
Where is Prilepin published almost more abroad than in Russia? He is an ideologist of the North Military District, but who is he here? – that’s right, major of some kind of Russian Guard battalion.
A lot of those?
From the point of view of the System, tens of thousands, and the price is the same for everyone... The Russian state does not value intelligence...
After all, how does it happen - if for your state you are a nobody, and for the West you are an ideological bogeyman, it means that you can be killed relatively easily and pretend it is your victory!
An easy target, not needed by your country, but needed by the enemy.
What a pity that recognition of Russian intellectuals today comes through death at the hands of enemies who value and understand, unlike... Ideas and their bearers.”
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