Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky believes that his warmongering Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, can be assassinated by his own people — who will finally “kill a killer.”
“There will certainly be a moment when the fragility of Putin’s regime can be felt inside their state,” Zelensky told a documentary concerning the first 12 months of Russia’s war on his country.
“The predators will eat a predator … They may discover a reason to kill a killer,” he predicted.
Zelensky told filmmaker Dmitry Komarov that the assumption drives his ongoing appeals to the Russian population regardless that they “don’t hear” him, no less than yet.
Zelensky didn’t discover exactly whom he suspects will activate Putin. But he believes the rebels will remember his words after they reach the “vital moment” and find “a reason for themselves” to strike.
“Will it work? Yes. But I don’t know when,” he said.
The 45-year-old leader told the documentary, “12 months,” that it was vital for the world to see the true brutality of war, with footage showing bodies strewn within the streets of varied Ukrainian cities.
It proved that Putin “is a Tyrant. An awful man,” Zelensky said.
The documentary was posted to mark the primary 12 months of Russia’s invasion on Feb. 24.
It got here as Putin gave an extended rambling speech — leaving many key insiders struggling to stay up — and an interview suggesting the very survival of Russia rested on winning the war.
Nevertheless, sharp criticism of the failures of his assault — which was initially expected to last days or perhaps weeks, not a 12 months — has fiercely tested the loyalty of many supporters while sparking infighting.
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the top of the scary Wagner Group of mercenaries, and ruthless Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov have repeatedly made clear their displeasure, The Times of London noted.
The offensive has also seen mass protests from residents, almost unheard of in Russia.
A latest opinion poll suggested only 22% of the population fervently supports the war — only just ahead of the 22% deeply against it, the UK Times noted.
“The issue in Russia isn’t fascism, it’s indifference,” said Alexei Miniailo, an opposition activist who founded the polling group Chronicles.