Vladimir Putin has been warned he risks the fate of Libyan tyrant Muammar Gaddafi or Yugoslav dictator Slobodan Milošević unless he changes course in his war with Ukraine.
He faces stark failures by his army, secret services and political cronies, said the man who helped him annex Crimea and subjugate the Donbas in 2014.
“[There must be a] change of at least part of the team, who are not only thieves…and scumbags…but who also failed in everything they were entrusted with, entirely,” warned Igor Girkin, an intelligence and army veteran, formerly a staunchly pro-Putin commander.