Change of mood on Russian TV?
Expert tears up Putin's strategy - moderator warns of Russia's "death"
Created: 03/11/2022, 05:40
By: Linus Prien
Vladimir Solovyov © Sergei Karpukhin via www.imago-images.de
In a Russian television program, the journalist Vladimir Solovyov, who is close to Putin, and the military expert Yacov Kedmi discuss the war and adopt critical tones.
Moscow - A military expert criticizes the progress of the invasion of Russia on Russian television - and even speaks of a war in Ukraine.
Surprisingly, he does not receive any scolding from his host, known as a Putin hardliner.
In the Ukraine conflict alone, using the word war in public is actually forbidden in Russia.
An amazing observation.
Especially with regard to the personnel involved: TV celebrity Vladimir Solovyov is actually known for carrying Vladimir Putin's propaganda to the public.
In 2013, Putin even awarded the "Order of Honor" to the journalist - the Frankfurter Allgemeine newspaper described him as a "Kremlin cheerleader" in 2015.
His interlocutor, Yacov Kedmi, is a former KGB agent and frequently appears on Russian television.
He, too, usually maintains pro-Kremlin views.
Ukraine war: Even Putin friends express criticism
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first reported on the television incident on Tuesday evening
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However, a short clip of the interview also circulated on YouTube – including English subtitles.
The interview aroused interest among Putin's political opponents: The Russian politician in exile Ilya Ponomarev shared the video on Twitter.
His sober conclusion: "The failure of Putin's 'special operation' is recognized by the Kremlin's two main 'hawks' - Vladimir Solovyov and Yakov Kedmi."
According to the translation of the tabloid, military expert Kedmi lamented the many uncertainties in the war.
One cannot be sure whether the original war aims are still valid or not.
It is also unclear whether the Ukrainian government will be recognized by Russia at all or not.
Most recently, it was said that it could be enough if Ukraine did not join NATO - shortly before that, the Kremlin had denied the leadership of Volodymyr Zelenskyj any legitimacy and credibility.
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Kedmi added that the situation at the front also raises questions: no "serious" city has been taken, no local government has been overthrown.
The expert apparently questioned Putin's "operational plan" even more generally - and immediately questioned the entire war: If you didn't want to take the cities, "then you shouldn't have started this operation." "Surgery" spoken.
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Putin friend speaks publicly of the war
“The atmosphere is difficult anyway.
Your pessimism finally makes me sad," Solovyov said.
Then he speaks of a war, albeit in an appeal to win it: “We cannot not win the war, not achieve the announced goals.
Otherwise it will lead to the death of Russia.”
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