Ilya Yashin‚ who got out of russian prison this summer due to a east-west prisoner exchange gives a stark warning about Vladimir Putinʼs next moves. The well-known anti-kremlin figure (who got an 8-year sentence for speaking against Ukraine war) shared his thoughts in a sit-down chat last week
Putin is a sexist. He doesnt respect women
The ex-prisoner thinks Putin will try to push Harris limits if she wins presidency; his goal being to check how far he can go with the new leadership. The russian leader seems to wait for post-election time hoping US support for Ukraine will get smaller
Putin looks forward to making a world-wide deal with whoever becomes the next US president: this includes splitting up control zones in east-europe and beyond. Yashin points out that any leader dealing with Putin must show real strength — like dealing with a school-yard bully who only understands force
The opposition figure draws a hard-hitting comparison between possible deals with Putin and the old munich agreement of 38ʼ when nazis got parts of czechoslovakia. He thinks such agreements would lead to bigger problems: a path straight to another global war