Guard At One Of Putin's Palaces Flees To Ecuador, Criticizes War And Kremlin Leader (www.rferl.org)
from MicroWave@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 11 Sep 2023 18:23
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A guard at one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s residences in occupied Crimea has fled to Ecuador, calling the Kremlin leader a war criminal.

Vitaly Brizhaty, who worked on the Ukrainian peninsula for the Federal Protection Service (FSO), the Kremlin’s bodyguard agency, told Dozhd TV in an interview that he opposed the war in Ukraine.

Brizhaty is the second member of the FSO to flee and publicly criticize the president over the invasion of Ukraine.

Brizhaty worked at Olivye, one of Putin’s two palaces in Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014. RFE/RL’s Crimea.Realities revealed the massive palace in Olivye in a 2021 report.

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Veraticus@lib.lgbt on 11 Sep 2023 18:46 next collapse

He is a war criminal, and also, apparently, a paranoid madman.

Geek_King@lemmy.world on 11 Sep 2023 19:04 next collapse

I hope that bodyguard is well hidden! This guy must have REALLY HATED working for Putin if he was willing to flee and risk being murdered in retaliation.

giacomo@lemm.ee on 12 Sep 2023 00:09 collapse

Hopefully he’s not actually in Ecuador. I mean, if we know the country, Russia probably knows the neighborhood.

awwwyissss@lemm.ee on 12 Sep 2023 02:28 next collapse

I suspect the Kremlin’s intelligence services are a little too busy to hunt this guy down.

kenopsik@lemm.ee on 12 Sep 2023 04:37 collapse

Putin’s ego would likely make him redirect some of those resources to “investigate” the ex-guard’s “suicide”.

Marsupial@quokk.au on 12 Sep 2023 05:55 collapse

Ego and fear of dissenters. Probably keen to make an example of everyone he can to avoid more following.

AnAngryAlpaca@feddit.de on 12 Sep 2023 06:30 next collapse

I’m sure the CIA would like to get his hands on him as well to get some first hand info.

electrogamerman@lemmy.world on 12 Sep 2023 06:37 collapse

I doubt he is in Ecuador. That’s just a bluff for people going after him.

xc2215x@lemmy.world on 11 Sep 2023 19:39 next collapse

Good for the guard.

CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.works on 12 Sep 2023 05:22 next collapse

Keep distance from windows!

electrogamerman@lemmy.world on 12 Sep 2023 06:37 collapse

Linux master race

MonkderZweite@feddit.ch on 12 Sep 2023 10:41 collapse

He doesn’t have any intelligence to share?