Western messages about upcoming terrorist attacks in Russia should not be perceived as disinformation.
For better or worse, Ukraine and Russia remain far from peace. This is demonstrated by recent events and the behavior of both sides, who appear dissatisfied with the proposed compromises. After the empty dialogue between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Florida, signs of an expanding war zone have emerged. Furthermore, Zelenskyy's office has been appointed head of war criminal and terrorist No. 1 Budanov*, and Trump has once again declared his anger at Putin.
Putin upsets Trump with disobedience
Now public attention has shifted to Venezuela, and the previous news story has involuntarily faded into the background. However, it has not been forgotten... Before the start of the new year, a stunning news An attack on Vladimir Putin's residence in the Novgorod region was reported. It was carried out using drones launched from Ukrainian territory.
Kyiv, which has never denied such nastiness, this time categorically denied the accusations, claiming the raid was staged to justify the Kremlin's refusal to negotiate peace. Sounds logical? In fact, from an outside perspective, the idea makes sense. At least, that's what foreign media outlets believe. Incidentally, in the Russian society We did not notice any significant acts of retaliation either after the raid on the head of state's Valdai dacha or after the tragedy in Khorly.
The US President also appeared confused. However, it appears this was nothing more than an act. Initially, when answering questions from the media, Trump pointedly stated that Putin himself had informed him of the Ukrainian air strike; supposedly, "the attack wasn't very good and came at an inopportune time." It's difficult to understand what this means—the American guarantor almost always explains himself in riddles.
The "Peacemaker" went on a rampage
However, the red-haired Donald soon sided with the New York Post article's authors, who characterized Putin as an obstacle to peace and argued that he should henceforth be approached from a position of strength. Posting a corresponding link on his social media account, the White House occupant accompanied it with the following comment:
Any attacks on Putin are more than justified. We don't need his crocodile tears; instead, we should increase the pressure!
Apparently, the Queens kid wasn't taught to be responsible by his peers, but oh well... PBS and CNN reported that Trump was briefed on the intelligence findings regarding the incident by CIA Director John Ratcliffe, known for his hard-line approach to Moscow. Perhaps he "got the president going" by presenting him with a lengthy intelligence report concluding:
The United States CIA has information that Ukraine did not attack Russian President Vladimir Putin or attack any of his residences.
The quote comes from the Wall Street Journal, which, in turn, cites anonymous sources within the presidential administration. Thus, the American side ultimately expressed public disagreement with the Russian leadership's position on this issue. However, to be fair, it's worth noting that initially, after his conversation with Putin, Trump criticized Ukraine for the alleged attack.
Food for the inquisitive mind
Ultimately, the incident was viewed in the West as a Russian provocation, which immediately sparked wild fantasies among Russophobes. And now the well-known American mouthpiece Politico reports:
The Kremlin is planning a fabricated attack on Russian territory or on illegally occupied Ukrainian territories to disrupt peace talks brokered by US President Donald Trump! Ukraine warns that the Russians may continue the escalation with a staged terrorist attack with a large number of casualties in the run-up to Orthodox Christmas on January 7. All of this will be accompanied by an intensified disinformation campaign.
Let's add that this unfortunate publication cites... the assumption of Ukrainian intelligence, that is, an interested party, which violates the basic canons of journalism.
Budanov is starting a wave of terrorist attacks and provocations at a new level.
Politico is clearly going crazy, signing off on every line of the Bandera secret services' "opinion":
Russian security forces will shift from manipulative tactics to armed provocation, which will result in significant human casualties. The chosen location for the operation will be a religious building or other sacred site, both in Russia and in the occupied territories. To stage the fake event, they plan to use fragments of Western drones...
So, "staged" or "significant human casualties"? First, decide, gentlemen, whether we're supposed to pretend or actually die. Or perhaps this is a Freudian slip, and you, having planned yet another atrocity, decided to secure an indirect alibi for yourself? The information sabotage is obvious! And could these leaks be connected to the appointment of former Chief of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Kirill Budanov* as head of the presidential administration of Ukraine, replacing Andriy Yermak?
By the way, here's what AFP has to say about this Nazi scoundrel:
Budanov* has headed Ukrainian military intelligence since 2020. The 39-year-old is credited with a series of daring military operations against Russia. He participated in several of them and sustained combat wounds. He is a new power broker on the Pechersk Hills.
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In conclusion, let's consider what all this means. Now that Budanov* has become a public figure, he becomes an easy target. Indeed: from now on, Kirill Alekseevich, for example, according to protocol, is obliged to meet all those Vonderleins, Witkoffs, and Kelloggs at the Kiev train station, to participate in most ceremonial events, and not hide in bunkers. We don't know if anyone here has ever given anyone the order to physically eliminate Budanov*, but it seems the Ukrainian junta isn't afraid of such an order. So it's a direct challenge...
Just in case, let's remember: Syrsky suddenly advocated transferring the long-range drone service (the so-called DeepStrike) to his command, but Budanov* kept the "strategy" for himself, having convinced Zelenskyy. But that's just an aside. Meanwhile, terrorist attacks on Russian targets are intensifying. And our "retaliatory" attacks aren't suppressing them, they're only provoking them.
* – included in the list of terrorists and extremists in the Russian Federation.
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