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Vladimir Putin is “very ill” with cancer – Observer

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The head of Ukrainian military intelligence, Kirill Budanov, assured this Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is “very ill” with cancer: “He is in a very poor physical and psychological condition.” The official also foresees a change of power in Russia, which, as he admits, can occur through a coup d’état, emphasizing that “the process [de transferência] already going.”

In an interview with Sky News, Kirill Budanov believes that the defeat in the war in Ukraine can also accelerate the coup d’état and – as a consequence – the departure of Vladimir Putin from power.

Showing “optimism” about the outcome of the war, the head of Ukrainian military intelligence points out that the conflict can be resolved by the end of the year, stressing that the “turning point” could happen as early as mid-August. “Most of the fighting will be over by the end of the year,” he says, predicting a Ukrainian victory that could reclaim “the territory it lost,” including Donbass and Crimea.

Kirill Budanov says that Russian tactics have not changed on the battlefield. Despite the turn to the east, official signals that the Moscow forces suffer “great losses” both in terms of soldiers and equipment, still denouncing that many Russian forces are deserting.

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By assuring that Ukraine knows “everything” about Russia, including its plans, Kirill Budanov devalues ​​Russian military power. “Europe sees Russia as a serious threat. They are afraid of aggression”he fired, adding that “the highly publicized Russian government is a myth.”

“They’re not that powerful”the official points out, showing that Russian troops have been pushed back to the border near Kharkiv, a region in which Ukraine has recaptured villages and towns that were temporarily occupied by Russia.

Faced with the possibility of spreading pro-Ukrainian propaganda, Kyrylo Budanov dismisses it, claiming it is “his work”. “If it’s not me, who knows these things?”he asked.

The rumor that Vladimir Putin is ill is not new. Also this Friday New Lines magazine access to an audio recording of a conversation between a Russian oligarch close to the Kremlin, in which he says that the Russian president is “severely ill with blood cancer.” The entry does not specify whether it was leukemia, lymphoma, or any other type of cancer.

The specialized website Bellingcat assures that the Russian special services sent a memorandum classified as “secret” with a request to refute this information.

“The memo told the regional authorities not to trust rumors about the president’s terminal illness,” Bellingcat’s Kristo Grozev explained. “Instructions have also been given to refute these rumors in their local units. According to a source in one of these units who saw the memo, this unprecedented instruction backfired: most FSB officers began to believe that Putin was indeed seriously ill.

Putin to miss hockey tournament for the first time as rumors mount about his health

Vladimir Putin was not present at the hockey tournament he organized, which raised doubts about his well-being.

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Vladimir Putin has delayed the invasion of Ukraine at least three times.

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Putin has repeatedly consulted with Russian Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu about the invasion, Europa Press told Ukraine’s chief intelligence director Vadim Skibitsky.

According to Skibitsky, it was the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), which is responsible for counterintelligence and espionage work, that put pressure on Gerasimov and other military agencies to agree to launch an offensive. .

However, according to the Ukrainian intelligence services, the FSB considered that by the end of February sufficient preparations had already been made to guarantee the success of the Russian Armed Forces in a lightning invasion.

However, according to Kyiv, the Russian General Staff provided the Russian troops with supplies and ammunition for only three days, hoping that the offensive would be swift and immediately successful.

The head of Ukrainian intelligence also emphasized the cooperation of local residents, who always provided the Ukrainian authorities with up-to-date information about the Russian army, such as the number of soldiers or the exact location of troops.

The military offensive launched on February 24 by Russia in Ukraine caused at least 6.5 million internally displaced persons and more than 7.8 million refugees to European countries, which is why the UN classifies this migration crisis as the worst in Europe since World War II (1939-1945). gg.). ).

At the moment, 17.7 million Ukrainians are in need of humanitarian assistance, and 9.3 million are in need of food aid and housing.

The UN has presented as confirmed 6,755 civilian deaths and 10,607 wounded since the beginning of the war, stressing that these figures are much lower than the real ones.

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Life sentence for former Swedish official for spying for Russia

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A Stockholm court on Monday sentenced a former Swedish intelligence officer to life in prison for spying for Russia, and his brother to at least 12 years in prison. In what is considered one of the most serious cases in Swedish counterintelligence history, much of the trial took place behind closed doors in the name of national security.

According to the prosecution, it was Russian military intelligence, the GRU, who took advantage of the information provided by the two brothers between 2011 and their arrest at the end of 2021.

Peyman Kia, 42, has held many senior positions in the Swedish security apparatus, including the army and his country’s intelligence services (Säpo). His younger brother, Payam, 35, is accused of “participating in the planning” of the plot and of “managing contacts with Russia and the GRU, including passing on information and receiving financial rewards.”

Both men deny the charges, and their lawyers have demanded an acquittal on charges of “aggravated espionage,” according to the Swedish news agency TT.

The trial coincides with another case of alleged Russian espionage, with the arrest of the Russian-born couple in late November in a suburb of Stockholm by a police team arriving at dawn in a Blackhawk helicopter.

Research website Bellingcat identified them as Sergei Skvortsov and Elena Kulkova. The couple allegedly acted as sleeper agents for Moscow, having moved to Sweden in the late 1990s.

According to Swedish press reports, the couple ran companies specializing in the import and export of electronic components and industrial technology.

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The man was again detained at the end of November for “illegal intelligence activities.” His partner, suspected of being an accomplice, has been released but remains under investigation.

According to Swedish authorities, the arrests are not related to the trial of the Kia brothers.

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Ukraine admitted that Russia may announce a general mobilization

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“They can strengthen their positions. We understand that this can happen. At the same time, we do not rule out that they will announce a general mobilization,” Danilov said in an interview with the Ukrainska Pravda online publication.

Danilov believed that this mobilization would also be convened “to exterminate as many as possible” of Russian citizens, so that “they would no longer have any problems on their territory.”

In this sense, Danilov also reminded that Russia has not given up on securing control over Kyiv or the idea of ​​the complete “destruction” of Ukraine. “We have to be ready for anything,” he said.

“I want everyone to understand that [os russos] they have not given up on the idea of ​​destroying our nation. If they don’t have Kyiv in their hands, they won’t have anything in their hands, we must understand this,” continued Danilov, who also did not rule out that a new Russian offensive would come from “Belarus and other territories.” .

As such, Danilov praised the decision of many of its residents who chose to stay in the Ukrainian capital when the war broke out in order to defend the city.

“They expected that there would be panic, that people would run, that there would be nothing to protect Kyiv,” he added, referring to President Volodymyr Zelensky.

The military offensive launched on February 24 by Russia in Ukraine caused at least 6.5 million internally displaced persons and more than 7.8 million refugees to European countries, which is why the UN classifies this migration crisis as the worst in Europe since World War II (1939-1945). gg.). ).

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At the moment, 17.7 million Ukrainians are in need of humanitarian assistance, and 9.3 million are in need of food aid and housing.

The Russian invasion, justified by Russian President Vladimir Putin on the need to “denazify” and demilitarize Ukraine for Russia’s security, was condemned by the international community at large, which responded by sending weapons to Ukraine and imposing political and economic sanctions on Russia.

The UN has presented as confirmed 6,755 civilian deaths and 10,607 wounded since the beginning of the war, stressing that these figures are much lower than the real ones.

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