Posted on 03/29/2023 7:15:15 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Somebody new going to fall out of a window in Moscow?
Seems the czar of Russia is not well regarded by the boyars he holds in his closest circle, and now the entire world now knows about it.
That's what we read in the Daily Mail:
Moscow's high society has been rocked by a scandal after a pair of prominent Vladimir Putin cronies were allegedly heard insulting the Russian despot.
Oligarch and former Russian senator Farkhad Akhmedov and high-profile Moscow music producer Iosif Prigozhin, both supposedly supporters of Putin, have been accused of calling him 'Satan' and a 'dwarf'.
An audio recording of what is reportedly a 35-minute phone call between the wealthy pair was shared by Ukraine's Channel Five and quickly jumped on by other outlets - as well as Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB).
In the audio clip, the pair are heard eviscerating Putin's invasion of Ukraine, slamming his Kremlin entourage over their failings, and even insulting his height.Any public criticism of Putin in Russia is rare - not least among those who have benefited most from his consolidation of power. Those found guilty of insulting the Russian state, its army, or Putin himself face fines and even jail time.
While it's funny as heck to those of us on the outside, given how splendidly mean these two are in their toilet-mouthed mockery -- and howling that Putin is being defeated by Kvartal 95, which is Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's entertainment production company, the leaked conversation tells us a lot about how the Ukraine war is going over in Russia where losses are terrible, and daily reports of small-fry dissidents being arrested for protesting that war now seem to extend to a much higher circle.
That's because Akhmedov and Prigozhin are no ordinary Russian oligarchs.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Defenestration is the word of the day.
Greased is the word, is the word, is the word..................
“a dictator like Napoleon, except without his charm, leadership skills, or military success” ...
Reported in Attack on Europe thread, March 27th
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https://twitter.com/wartranslated/status/1640036537436889088
Waiting for “Mao” to sit in the Red Chair...?
RE: “a dictator like Napoleon, except without his charm, leadership skills, or military success”
Actually Putin can turn on the charm if he wanted to. Here he is charming the Hollywood crowd by singing Fats Domino’s BLUEBERRY HILL.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00JgUL57X7s
“...the devil you know... ... ...”
More likely falling through the ice crossing the Volga...
“ Actually Putin can turn on the charm if he wanted to.”
I remember the series of interviews with Megyn Kelly. He was practically romancing her.
be careful what you seek and find when your looking at Uke cartoon news.
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