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Zelensky Takes Aim at Hidden Enemy: Ukrainians Aiding Russia
NY Times ^ | July 18, 2022 | Andrew E. Kramer and Valerie Hopkins

Posted on 07/18/2022 9:51:18 PM PDT by McGruff

Even as it engages in fierce fighting with Russia on the battlefield, Ukraine is also waging war on a different, more shadowy front: rooting out spies and collaborators in government and society who are providing crucial help to the invading forces.

While Ukrainian society as a whole has rallied to the country’s defense, Russian sympathizers are reporting the locations of Ukrainian targets like garrisons or ammunition depots, Ukraine’s officials say. Priests have sheltered Russian officers and informed on Ukrainian activists in Russian-occupied areas. One official said collaborators had removed explosives from bridges, allowing Russian troops to cross.

The issue was cast into sharp relief on Sunday night when President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed two senior law enforcement officials, saying they had not been nearly aggressive enough in weeding out traitors. It was the first major reshuffle of his brain trust since the war began.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


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1 posted on 07/18/2022 9:51:18 PM PDT by McGruff
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"The issue was cast into sharp relief on Sunday night when President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed two senior law enforcement officials, saying they had not been nearly aggressive enough in weeding out traitors."

Well, this ain't a good sign. Losing leaders always go through these stages of paranoia where they believe everyone is betraying them.

2 posted on 07/18/2022 10:03:21 PM PDT by Trump20162020
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Perhaps Zelensky can begin to build concentration camps for these enemies of Ukraine?


3 posted on 07/18/2022 10:04:32 PM PDT by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA-PRO-MAX!)
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To: House Atreides

I see Russian collaborators, they're everywhere.

4 posted on 07/18/2022 10:24:31 PM PDT by McGruff (Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*** things up - Barack Obama)
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To: McGruff

Did I hear correctly that Zelenski fired his attorney general? 😬

Something about that sounds familiar...


5 posted on 07/18/2022 10:37:48 PM PDT by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera )
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To: McGruff

What a shame! 8 out of 10 are Russian collaborators! Who is the enemy in such layout?


6 posted on 07/18/2022 10:38:42 PM PDT by NorseViking
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To: NorseViking

I’m not paranoid, everyone hates me.


7 posted on 07/18/2022 10:44:36 PM PDT by Equine1952
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To: McGruff

I feel sorry for the people in eastern Ukraine, but they shouldn’t be helping the Russians.

Life under Russian occupation: electricity, water and gas outages, looting, and total propaganda
https://youtu.be/wpru3h5F0p8


8 posted on 07/18/2022 10:46:25 PM PDT by familyop ("For they that sleep with dogs, shall rise with fleas" (John Webster, "The White Devil" 1612).)
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I feel sorry for the people in Westernized GloboHomoNazi Ukraine, but they shouldn’t be helping the GloboHomoNazis.

Life under GloboHomoNazi Great reset: no electricity, water, gas, gasoline and diesel for any but the Oligarchs, murder, concentration camps, looting, and total propaganda which you will be required to repeat every day.

But, on the bright side, you can eat your children after you bugger them.

9 posted on 07/18/2022 10:58:46 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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Sorry, fellow. All their misery comes out of the Ukrainian attempts to win back hearts and minds.


10 posted on 07/18/2022 10:59:23 PM PDT by NorseViking
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But I thought Ukrainians were all in for Saint Z.

Maybe the FBI can help him root out traitors.

11 posted on 07/18/2022 11:02:55 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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They’ve needed to weed more remnants of the Soviet culture out of government there for a long time.


12 posted on 07/18/2022 11:06:42 PM PDT by familyop ("For they that sleep with dogs, shall rise with fleas" (John Webster, "The White Devil" 1612).)
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They’ve needed to weed more remnants of the Soviet culture out of government there for a long time.

They're making a lot of progress. It's taking a war to do it. Russian trolls are attacking Ukraine about their corruption. Well it's due to Soviet style of management. Duh.

13 posted on 07/18/2022 11:08:09 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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Kind of ironic that this is occurring just a day after reports began circulating that a US HIMARs had either been captured by the Russians or a corrupt Ukrainian officer sold a HIMARs to the Russians......


14 posted on 07/18/2022 11:21:41 PM PDT by cranked
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Of interest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyphQb-fRas


15 posted on 07/18/2022 11:23:52 PM PDT by cranked
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A percentage of human rats have no loyalty and just want to be on the winning side.


16 posted on 07/19/2022 12:56:43 AM PDT by Reeses
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To: familyop

We could use the same.


17 posted on 07/19/2022 1:02:23 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear
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To: McGruff

It would be so much easier to have faith that there is a basic goodness underlying Zelensky and the current Ukrainian oligarchy if they were not totally underwritten by a vast array of evil and powerful supporters.

We all know who and what those supporters are....

Because of the massive propaganda effort that is underway I suggest that we all pray for discernment.


18 posted on 07/19/2022 3:12:41 AM PDT by Bobalu (A dem asked what side I was for in Ukraine, I said "I'm against the commies" -- He got real pissed!)
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To: Trump20162020

You’re right - but I also believe they’re sufficient Ukrainians in Gov. and among the population that want this conflict wrapped up.......and I don’t think Zelensky is interested in doing that.


19 posted on 07/19/2022 3:13:36 AM PDT by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......Augustine)
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20 posted on 07/19/2022 3:33:46 AM PDT by Bobalu (A dem asked what side I was for in Ukraine, I said "I'm against the commies" -- He got real pissed!)
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