-Alexander Lunin says that if he is not received by Putin, “the Army will turn its weapons against the Kremlin”
A Russian veteran of the war in Ukraine demands to be received by Vladimir Putin to denounce alleged mistreatment of soldiers and threatens an armed uprising. The Kremlin says it is aware of the matter, but “has not yet analyzed it”.
The Kremlin said this Friday that it was aware, although “it had not yet seen”, of a post on social media in which a Russian threatened organize an armed revolt if the President Vladimir Putin not meet with him to discuss alleged abuses committed by military commanders against soldiers.
In the video, which has millions of views on social media, a man in a Russian military uniform, who identifies himself as Alexander Lunin and introduces himself as a veteran of the war in Ukraine, asks for an audience with Putin to “tell the whole truth” about the mistreatment of Russian troops.
In a , published on Thursday, Lunin reiterated his demand to be received by the president. “If I don’t get to the Kremlin in the near future and not speak directly to your side, the Army will turn its weapons against the Kremlin“, warned Lunin.
“I just convey the message“, added Lunin, claiming that high responsible for the Ministry of Defense and security services they will have asked him to record the statement.
The Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskovtold journalists, during Friday’s daily press conference, that he “had heard about the video”, but that neither Putin nor the presidential administration “had the opportunity” to see it.
“Judging by your description, the wording seems quite bizarre. We have to see him first,” said Peskov.
According to , Russian independent media confirmed the identity de Lunin, reporting that he is a 39-year-old veteran of the war in Ukraine, from the Voronezh region, in southern Russia.
Lunin tera used the nickname Pustovalov until it was legally changed, in 2023, after which it will have been removed from the official Russian list of “extremists”.
