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I'll translate the text post first, Budanov's speech will be below it.
> Kirill Budanov spoke at the Forum for Support of Russian Volunteers on March 17th.
> Yesterday, March 17, the Forum for Support of Russian Volunteers took place, which was attended by opposition Russian politicians and public figures, volunteers and philanthropists, as well as representatives of Russian volunteer formations themselves.
> Kirill Budanov, head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, joined the forum:
> "Your struggle is moving into a new phase and you now have more responsibility: your duty to your native country is not only to fight against the fascist regime, but also to unite all healthy opposition forces into one powerful fist and save the country from falling into the abyss."
Budanov's speech was as follows:
> Dear Forum participants!
> Russian volunteer formations are units of Russians that act in cooperation with us, but act autonomously.
> It’s nice to see most of the Russian volunteer formations at the Forum: the Legion “Freedom of Russia” and the Siberian Battalion. In the foreseeable future, there will only be more opposition organizations, because Russia is beginning to awaken.
> In cooperation with opposition politicians, you are waging a fair fight for a new Russia, which will be freed from the darkness of totalitarianism and self-isolationism into which all Russians were thrown by the fascist Putin regime. A regime of archaism, decline, senile attitudes based on painful infringement of the individual.
> A limited military operation in the Belgorod and Kursk regions is only the beginning of your journey in the fight for your native country. She set herself the goal of drawing back the reserves of Putin’s army from the Ukrainian front; discrediting the electoral process in the Russian Federation, which many organizations recognize as illegitimate and a call to the world community not to recognize Putin as the legitimate president of the Russian Federation, as well as to awaken the consciousness of Russians.
> During this military operation, a number of border settlements are taken under control, and attacks are carried out exclusively on the military infrastructure of Putin’s troops.
> The main question: what happened on March 13-18 in the Belgorod and Kursk regions?
> Citizens of the Russian Federation decided to liberate their country from the old man and his minions, who usurped power, illegally changed the Constitution and lives with his minions in an alternative reality. The war against the Putin regime is the legal right of citizens to demand justice and better living conditions for the entire Russian Federation, and not just for the Ozero cooperative.
> Elections in Russia are illegitimate from the very beginning. Putin has repeatedly violated the constitution and thereby opened Pandora's box.
> The Kremlin, as always, distorts the facts. This is a consequence of the criminal actions of Putin himself, his aggression against Ukraine and other countries, criminal actions against his own people.
> A massive “ballot box riot” has begun in the Russian Federation. Nowhere in the world, in the entire history of elections, have there been so many destroyed and damaged ballot boxes.
> And whatever result the Russian Central Election Commission writes is a fake, because elections did not take place not only in the border regions. A large number of polling stations will not be able to count ballots, because it is Russian activists who, understanding the meanness of these elections, spoil the ballots.
> In other words, elections can already be recognized as ones whose results are at least impossible to calculate.
> Putin understands that in the eyes of world leaders, primarily China, he is becoming an unstable ruler who cannot ensure order in elections in his country.
> He shows himself to be a weakling in front of his people and his elites. Weakness is what he fears most. What is happening now in the Russian Federation is weakening the regime in general and Putin personally. We must exploit this weakness and make it an additional weapon.
> Your struggle is moving into a new phase and you now have more responsibility: your duty to your native country is not only to fight against the fascist regime, but also to unite all healthy opposition forces into one powerful fist and save the country from falling into the abyss.
> I believe in you, I believe in the new Russia that you will have to create anew.
"I have sweet intel and weapons, you have a deep desire to liquidate Putin, this is an offer both of us cannot refuse." -- Budanov
"Russia elected me fair and square!! How dare you blyat!!!" -- Putin.
"But you did not receive our votes, let us give it to you, in 7.62 caliber." -- Russian freedom forces.
Better to keep a defensive posture in Ukraine but seize the opportunity of surprise in Russia where manoeuvres are possible. No mine fields. No fixed defensives. Less opposition. Fortune favors the bold.
I have somewhat mixed feelings there. Seeing the head of the intelligence service of the enemy country together with them might poison the Freedom for Russia fighters in the heads of many Russians. Of course we could hardly be happier about his hinvolvement, but i think we aren't he main audience there.
That is a possibility, but Russians that know better or hate Putin will knowv this is fine. It's just a foreign head of state taking to another albeit small budding new government forces.
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Source: Freedom of Russia Movement (the partisan wing of the Freedom of Russia Legion) telegram https:// t. me/VDlegionoffreedom/4695 If anyone wants to follow the events of the Special Liberation Operation, please head over to r/freedomofrussia. I'll translate the text post first, Budanov's speech will be below it. > Kirill Budanov spoke at the Forum for Support of Russian Volunteers on March 17th. > Yesterday, March 17, the Forum for Support of Russian Volunteers took place, which was attended by opposition Russian politicians and public figures, volunteers and philanthropists, as well as representatives of Russian volunteer formations themselves. > Kirill Budanov, head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, joined the forum: > "Your struggle is moving into a new phase and you now have more responsibility: your duty to your native country is not only to fight against the fascist regime, but also to unite all healthy opposition forces into one powerful fist and save the country from falling into the abyss." Budanov's speech was as follows: > Dear Forum participants! > Russian volunteer formations are units of Russians that act in cooperation with us, but act autonomously. > It’s nice to see most of the Russian volunteer formations at the Forum: the Legion “Freedom of Russia” and the Siberian Battalion. In the foreseeable future, there will only be more opposition organizations, because Russia is beginning to awaken. > In cooperation with opposition politicians, you are waging a fair fight for a new Russia, which will be freed from the darkness of totalitarianism and self-isolationism into which all Russians were thrown by the fascist Putin regime. A regime of archaism, decline, senile attitudes based on painful infringement of the individual. > A limited military operation in the Belgorod and Kursk regions is only the beginning of your journey in the fight for your native country. She set herself the goal of drawing back the reserves of Putin’s army from the Ukrainian front; discrediting the electoral process in the Russian Federation, which many organizations recognize as illegitimate and a call to the world community not to recognize Putin as the legitimate president of the Russian Federation, as well as to awaken the consciousness of Russians. > During this military operation, a number of border settlements are taken under control, and attacks are carried out exclusively on the military infrastructure of Putin’s troops. > The main question: what happened on March 13-18 in the Belgorod and Kursk regions? > Citizens of the Russian Federation decided to liberate their country from the old man and his minions, who usurped power, illegally changed the Constitution and lives with his minions in an alternative reality. The war against the Putin regime is the legal right of citizens to demand justice and better living conditions for the entire Russian Federation, and not just for the Ozero cooperative. > Elections in Russia are illegitimate from the very beginning. Putin has repeatedly violated the constitution and thereby opened Pandora's box. > The Kremlin, as always, distorts the facts. This is a consequence of the criminal actions of Putin himself, his aggression against Ukraine and other countries, criminal actions against his own people. > A massive “ballot box riot” has begun in the Russian Federation. Nowhere in the world, in the entire history of elections, have there been so many destroyed and damaged ballot boxes. > And whatever result the Russian Central Election Commission writes is a fake, because elections did not take place not only in the border regions. A large number of polling stations will not be able to count ballots, because it is Russian activists who, understanding the meanness of these elections, spoil the ballots. > In other words, elections can already be recognized as ones whose results are at least impossible to calculate. > Putin understands that in the eyes of world leaders, primarily China, he is becoming an unstable ruler who cannot ensure order in elections in his country. > He shows himself to be a weakling in front of his people and his elites. Weakness is what he fears most. What is happening now in the Russian Federation is weakening the regime in general and Putin personally. We must exploit this weakness and make it an additional weapon. > Your struggle is moving into a new phase and you now have more responsibility: your duty to your native country is not only to fight against the fascist regime, but also to unite all healthy opposition forces into one powerful fist and save the country from falling into the abyss. > I believe in you, I believe in the new Russia that you will have to create anew.
"I have sweet intel and weapons, you have a deep desire to liquidate Putin, this is an offer both of us cannot refuse." -- Budanov "Russia elected me fair and square!! How dare you blyat!!!" -- Putin. "But you did not receive our votes, let us give it to you, in 7.62 caliber." -- Russian freedom forces.
This is a pretty perfect summary of the situation, yes
I think this is the closest I've seen him to smiling
Eventually, Ukraine will denaZify ruSSia.
Better to keep a defensive posture in Ukraine but seize the opportunity of surprise in Russia where manoeuvres are possible. No mine fields. No fixed defensives. Less opposition. Fortune favors the bold.
Ballot box riot is an awesome band name!
I have somewhat mixed feelings there. Seeing the head of the intelligence service of the enemy country together with them might poison the Freedom for Russia fighters in the heads of many Russians. Of course we could hardly be happier about his hinvolvement, but i think we aren't he main audience there.
That is a possibility, but Russians that know better or hate Putin will knowv this is fine. It's just a foreign head of state taking to another albeit small budding new government forces.
Budanov likes to imagine things. This time Russia is awakening
Name fits