Terrorist Strelkov-Girkin explains the purpose of the so-called attack on Putin’s residence
The alleged attack on Putin’s dacha in Valdai primarily benefits those who want the war to continue. For Russia, it provides a pretext to abandon peace terms that are unfavourable to it and were reportedly agreed between Ukraine and the United States.
This was stated on Telegram by Russian terrorist and so-called former “DPR defence minister” Igor Girkin (Strelkov).
Girkin, who is currently imprisoned in Russia for insulting Putin, said that the alleged attack on the Russian dictator’s residence is advantageous for the Russian Federation.
“This attack is very convenient for the Russian Federation in order to refuse those points that Zelensky and Trump agreed on (which are unfavourable for us),” Girkin said, commenting on the supposed attack on Putin’s state residence.
At the same time, he did not rule out the possibility that an attack by Ukraine may have taken place, claiming it would benefit the “party of war” in Ukraine as well, allowing it to reject a number of concessions to Russia that could lead to the end of Volodymyr Zelensky’s political career and that of his inner circle.
However, Girkin stressed that such an attack would have had no military significance, as the Valdai residence has not been visited for a long time and is occupied only by maintenance staff. It is merely one of several state residences on the government’s balance sheet and nothing more. In reality, he noted, the country is governed from entirely different locations.
Meanwhile, residents of the town of Valdai in Russia’s Novgorod region reported that on the night of 29 December they observed no signs of a mass drone attack, despite claims by Russian authorities of an attempted strike on Vladimir Putin’s residence.
Earlier, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) refuted the Kremlin’s claims of an attack on Putin’s residence.
In Ukraine, these statements were viewed as an attempt by Putin to derail peace negotiations.
US President Donald Trump said that such an attack would have been inappropriate during negotiations, if it had actually occurred.
The Kremlin was unable to clarify where Vladimir Putin was at the time of the alleged “attack”.
Nearly a full day later, Russia has still provided no credible evidence to support its accusations that Ukraine attacked the residence of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.
