Russian propagandists have released a video featuring Viktor Yanukovych, the ousted former Ukrainian president who is now on the run, in which he claims he “worked purposefully to bring Ukraine closer to the EU, but the Europeans behaved improperly”.
I’m quite surprised he’s even still alive. Unless it’s deepfake
Putin’s plan is still that Yanuk could be put to govern Ukraine. That was the original plan of February 2022. Probably not a main plan anymore, but one door he wants to retain open.
At this point they might have better chances of installing Yomamanukevych as a president in the US than Ukraine.
Absolutely! But I don’t think Putin truly gets this. His only sources of information are extremely biased.
Remember, he does not use the Internet. For anything. Ever. Everything he knows comes from his aides, and he has punished all aides that said something in contradiction with what the other, lying, aides said. Basically ridding himself of anyone halfways honest.