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According to him, Putin will not take such a step. “He only spreads fear in the West,” Žirnov said in an interview with the German daily Bild. “He would try, but he knows that his country would be destroyed and he himself would die,” added the former KGB officer, who was then disgraced and now lives in France.
According to Zhirnov, Putin would only use nuclear weapons if Ukraine launched a major offensive that would require Russia to give up the occupied territories. However, in such a case it would only be about tactical nuclear weapons and only on the territory of Ukraine, Zirnov added.
According to him, Putin’s main goal is the destruction of Ukraine as an independent state. “Maybe he doesn’t believe that he could conquer all of Ukraine alone. But he wants to force it to accept the loss of 20 percent of its territory, as was the case with Georgia,” Zhirnov said, adding that the conquered According to Moscow, part of the country should be incorporated into Russia, while the rest is hesitant to cooperate with the West, as in the case of Belarus.
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When asked what Putin’s next destination could be, Zhirnov replied: Armenia, Georgia and Kazakhstan. “In that order. At the same time, Armenia is the most vulnerable and easiest to conquer former Soviet republic,” Zirnov continued.
In his opinion, the fight in Ukraine is not only about the fate of Ukraine, but also about the future of the West. That’s why Kiev needs the same financial help that the USA and Great Britain gave Stalin in the fight against Hitler in World War II, and this help shouldn’t just come in small doses, adds Zhirnov.
“Do you know that there are seven thousand tanks in the United States that are completely inactive? “They don’t need them, but they don’t want to give them to Ukraine because they fear that in this case Putin might cross the red line and use nuclear weapons,” Zhirnov said.
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Former KGB officer Sergei Zhirnov
Forty percent of Russia’s budget goes to the war
In fact, in his opinion, only a few countries are helping Kiev. The West believes that this is just some kind of local conflict in Ukraine and, due to this “misunderstanding”, is blocking aid to the attacked country. “If the West understood this problem correctly, we would have a different reality,” he added.
According to Žirnov, a “real economic blockade” of Russia is also necessary, not just sanctions. This blockade should make it impossible to sell Russian goods on the world market and, conversely, no foreign products should be exported to Russia. “And it should not be possible to circumvent these restrictions through Turkey, Central Asia, India, China or any other country,” Žirnov emphasized.
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He warned that if the same thing happened in Ukraine this year as last year, Putin’s military machine would continue to grow and perform better. According to Žirnov, the Russians will then have more drones and missiles, which will gradually cause Ukraine to lose its successes of recent months.
“Despite numerous problems, poor performance, corruption and other failures, 40 percent of the Russian state budget goes to the war, i.e. $120 billion (CZK 2.7 trillion). “On the other hand, Ukraine has to beg for $25-30 billion in aid,” Zhirnov said.
According to Zirnov, Putin himself has a big ego. It is said that the Kremlin leader never meets with a group of people, but prefers personal conversations one-on-one and always presents a consensus with his counterpart.
“This is also why someone who enters Putin’s office comes out delighted and believes that Putin is the most outstanding person who understands him. However, he does not understand that Putin will never do what he promised,” added Zhirnov added.
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