Volodymyr Zelensky is a “cornered rat”, according to one of Vladimir Putin’s closest allies, ex-Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
After Donald Trump turned against the Kyiv president, the Ukrainian leader could set off a nuclear dirty bomb, baselessly claimed Medvedev, who is now a top Kremlin security official.
His rant came as Russian propaganda went into overdrive capitalising on links between Trump and Putin by demanding a “military coalition” of Washington and Moscow to “divide Europe to hell”.
Gloating Medvedev’s onslaught on Zelensky suggests that Putin believes he is on the brink of winning the war – or at least major Ukrainian concessions – and that the Ukrainian leader is floundering.
“The rat is cornered,” he said. “Its behaviour can be completely unpredictable. It scurries around, squeaks frantically and, as a rule, in such cases, eventually rushes into a counterattack.
“Therefore, any provocation can be expected from a shaking rodent with running eyes in order to disrupt the settlement and to continue the war to the last Ukrainian.
“He urgently needs to turn the tables…and for this purpose all means are good. Up to strikes on their cities, on their civilian population or even the use of weapons of mass destruction like ‘dirty bomb’.”
Medvedev, Kremlin president from 2008-2012, who heads the Putin-obedient United Russia party and is deputy head of the powerful security council, called Zelensky a “puppet pretending to be the president of a disintegrated country” who is now “in an extremely unpleasant situation”.
His main patron – the US – is “really angry with him, which is to be expected after being bitten by the rabid Kyiv critter”.
Trump wants to know what happened to the “plundered” American money, said Medvedev, and was demanding compensation in the form of rare metals.
Separately, leading Putin TV propagandist Vladimir Solovyov has switched from loathing to loving America after witnessing the Trump administration’s handling of attempts to end the war, which include brushing aside Europe.
He told his viewers across 11 time zones on Russian state TV: “Why not create a military coalition of Russia and America and divide Europe to hell?
“Well, who needs it? It’s possible – I think it’s a great idea, right?
Source : https://www.the-express.com/news/world-news/164106/putin-believes-winning-war-ukraine-trump-us