Rhetoric Escalates Following Drone Attack on the Kremlin…!

I guess it’s finally time to get seriously serious…?

RT:

Senior Russian lawmaker Vyacheslav Volodin has called on Moscow to use any weapons necessary to remove the “Nazi regime” in Kiev. The comments followed a failed Ukrainian drone attack on the Kremlin that allegedly targeted President Vladimir Putin in the early hours of Wednesday morning.  

“The terrorist act against the president is an attack on Russia,” Volodin, who serves as State Duma chairman, said in a Telegram post.

“[Vladimir] Zelensky, who gave orders to carry out terrorist attacks, now stands on a par with other international terrorists,”he added, referring to the Ukrainian president. Volodin claimed that the government in Kiev is as dangerous as groups such as Al-Qaeda and Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS).

He further alleged that Ukraine’s “criminal methods” have become evident to the entire world, accusing it of tactics including nuclear blackmail, the assassination of public and political figures, the sabotage of civilian infrastructure, and attempts on Putin’s life.

That’s all true.

And Russia hasn’t done any of this stuff.

There is definitely a very large gap in the methods of war between the two parties, and this seems to constantly put Russia at a disadvantage.

I don’t think Russia should start using human shields like the hohol monsters, but some other more extreme options should be on the table.

“The Kiev terrorist regime, having seized an entire state, threatens the security of Russia, Europe, and the whole world,” the Duma official added. He insisted that Western nations which are pumping Zelensky’s government with weapons are now “direct accomplices” to terrorist activities.

Volodin proclaimed that there “can be no negotiations with the Zelensky regime” following the attempted attack on the Kremlin, and vowed that Russian lawmakers will “demand the use of weapons capable of stopping and destroying the Kiev terrorist regime.”

The message comes after Ukraine allegedly launched two drone attacks intended to strike Putin’s Kremlin residence, as reported by the Russian president’s office on Wednesday. The aircraft were downed using electronic warfare measures and did not cause any casualties or damage. Putin was unharmed and was not present in the Kremlin at the time of the incident.

Meanwhile, Medvedev apparently called for Zelensky to be assassinated.

RT:

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev drew a comparison between Ukraine and Nazi Germany on Wednesday, after two drones targeted the Kremlin. The vice-chair of the national security council urged Moscow to retaliate against President Vladimir Zelensky.

“After today’s terrorist act, there are no options left but the physical removal of Zelensky and his clique,” Medvedev wrote on Telegram.

“We don’t need him to sign [their] unconditional surrender. Hitler, as it is known, didn’t sign his either. There will always be someone like Admiral Doenitz to sit in as president,” he added, in reference to the Nazi officer who officially replaced Hitler after he committed suicide in April 1945 and presided over Germany’s capitulation.

Medvedev’s ire was provoked by last night’s drone attack on Moscow, which Russia blamed on Ukraine. Two UAVs exploded over the Kremlin and the Russian Senate, with authorities saying they were brought down by air defenses. There were no injuries or reports of damage.

I don’t really know that the drone attack was an assassination attempt. If you look at the video, it looks like it was intended to take out the flag.

Explosive drone hit Kremlin in Moscow last night https://t.co/PGIxps1Ktu pic.twitter.com/XI5UaoPJFm

— Liveuamap (@Liveuamap) May 3, 2023

It doesn’t look like it was big enough to carry a payload to actually destroy the dome.

Of course, I don’t have the intelligence, all I’m doing is looking at a video.

Regardless of the purpose, it is beyond the pale. You can’t just attack the Kremlin, even if it is meant to be symbolic. Imagine if a drone was sent at the White House.

Russia hasn’t sent any weapons at the Zelensky residence.

At this point, I think it would make logical sense to just blow up central Kiev, enough to totally decapitate the government. I doubt that will actually happen, but the new rhetoric is exciting.