Sergey Jirnov, ex-KGB agent: "Putin lives in a virtual parallel world"

It was the very evening of the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

On the set of Cyril Hanouna, a former Russian spy literally amazes viewers by announcing the possibility of use by the Russians of tactical nuclear weapons.

Social networks are unleashed against him, many experts call him an inconsequential warmonger… until Vladimir Putin, three days later, announces that his atomic arsenal has been put on alert.

Since then, Sergueï Jirnov has been listened to attentively by all those who are worried about a conflict in which no one knows where it may lead us.

exclusively publishes shocking excerpts from its new book,

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- Do you think that Russia is losing the war in Ukraine?

Sergei JIRNOV.

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I would like to but nothing is sure for the moment.

Putin can win a few battles, possibly occupy all of Donbass, keep some big cities to hold the east...

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