Although the end of the war in Ukraine is not yet in sight, Russian ruler Vladimir Putin may already be planning his escape. So said his former speechwriter and analyst Abbas Galliamov. The two South American countries Venezuela and Argentina are said to be very popular.
“Normally I don’t tell insider stories, but I’m making an exception here,” Galljamov tells “Bildplus”. He would trust the source, which also contained the information about the escape. In particular, Putin’s people are said to have been working on an escape plan for him and his closest confidants since the spring. First China was discussed because of its good relations with the ruler, now Venezuela or Argentina are more likely to be targeted.
Rosneft vice president involved
According to Gallyanov, the plan is codenamed “Noah’s Ark”, which has the background that new land must also be found in Putin’s case. Things could still get uncomfortable for the Russian president at home if the military loses the war in Ukraine. If defeated, Putin would lose power and would have to be evacuated immediately. It should be Yuri Kurilin’s job to make sure this can be done quickly and easily. Kurilin is vice president of the oil company Rosneft and has excellent international connections. “He has American citizenship and good contacts,” the former speechwriter summarized.
Unfortunately, his source would not know any further details. In any case, it is becoming clear that the Kremlin always has more than one plan, US news magazine Newsweek quotes Gallyanov. Putin’s former confidante has been living in Israel since 2018 and broke the news about Putin’s escape plans on his Telegram channel on Wednesday. Since then, “Bildplus” has picked up the story, among others.
Fear of failure?
Only recently did Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov say that he does not want to conquer new areas in Ukraine for the time being, because there would be a lot of work to wrest the existing areas from Ukrainian control. In addition, the Kremlin would fear an attack on the Crimean peninsula. On Thursday, authorities reported that a Ukrainian drone had been shot down by Russia’s Black Sea Fleet.
Source: Krone
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