Medvedev threatens Zelensky by quoting Bulgakov
Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev made another threat against the President of Ukraine, using a quote from the works of Mikhail Bulgakov. The statement was made in the context of the war against Ukraine and was accompanied by a number of propaganda theses.
What Medvedev said
As noted by Dmitry Medvedev, As one famous Kyivan said: «Annushka has already spilled the oil”», hinting at the allegedly inevitable consequences for Vladimir Zelensky. The quote comes from the work of Bulgakov and was used as an element of threatening rhetoric.
Other statements by a Russian official
In addition to the threats, Medvedev made a number of statements that Ukrainian and Western experts regard as propaganda:
claimed Russia's «military victory» in the so-called «svo» without providing any evidence;
argued that the purpose of the war was to «prevent new conflicts»;
admitted that Russia «never found» the submarines he had previously mentioned Donald Trump;
said that Trump allegedly wants to go down in history as a peacemaker;
He added that Russia's contacts with the US under Trump have become «more productive».
Context.
Medvedev regularly uses aggressive and offensive rhetoric against Ukraine and its leadership, combining threats with literary allusions and conspiracy theories. The Ukrainian authorities have repeatedly emphasised that such statements are an element of information terror, The media is trying to intimidate the public and divert attention from the real state of affairs at the front.
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