Just a short Christmas Eve post on another example of Russian imperialist designs on neighboring countries. A Putin BFF (best forever friend), a Russian nationalist writer, co-chair of the "A Just Russia - For Truth" party, and all around Kremlin toady, Zakhar Prilepin made several statements on 21 December at a meeting of his militia/para-military unit commanders in Moscow. These units operate in the illegally occupied areas of Eastern Ukraine and supply logistics, terror and soldiers to help maintain the Kremlin’s iron-fisted control in the region. Prilepin is the rich, corrupt overlord of this Wagner-like criminal organization.
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