{"id":122369,"date":"2023-12-19T18:40:11","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T18:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/?p=122369"},"modified":"2023-12-19T18:40:11","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T18:40:11","slug":"vladimir-putins-puppet-turns-on-russian-tyrant-as-he-agrees-to-testify","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/world-news\/vladimir-putins-puppet-turns-on-russian-tyrant-as-he-agrees-to-testify\/","title":{"rendered":"Vladimir Putins puppet turns on Russian tyrant as he agrees to testify"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/78\/590x\/secondary\/vladimir-putin-news-5123437.jpg?r=1703007486924\"><\/p>\n<p>One of Vladimir Putin&#8217;s most significant officers has vowed to testify against the Russian president.<\/p>\n<p>Igor Salikov is a former colonel of the Russian Defense Ministry&#8217;s military intelligence service (GRU), who also previously worked a senior instructor within the Wagner Group.<\/p>\n<p>The former Redut commander, according to Dutch public broadcaster NPO1, has opted to testify about Russia&#8217;s war crimes in Ukraine at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague.<\/p>\n<p>Reports say Salikov witnessed &#8220;false flag operations&#8221; in Donbas and &#8220;atrocities against civilians&#8221; including the torture and execution of prisoners of war.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> READ MORE: <\/strong> <strong>Ukraine poised to drive Russia out as Putin&#8217;s forces &#8216;struggle in Black Sea&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Other crimes he claims to have seen included the kidnapping of children who were &#8220;transported across the border to Belarus&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Salikov left Russia alongside his family in June 2022, flying to South Africa&#8217;s Cape Town and then on to the Netherlands. He now intends to seek political asylum.<\/p>\n<p>During an interview with the Dutch broadcaster, the 60-year-old said: &#8220;I have seen people from the secret services take large numbers of children without parents across the border into Belarus.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>North Korea in desperate bid for Russian tourists lavish ski resort nearly empty[LATEST] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Russia attempting to destroy every civilian building in Ukrainian city Avdiivka[REVEAL] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>New declassified dossiers show several countries tried to meddle in US midterms[INSIGHT] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>POLITICO reported that Salikov said the alleged war crimes were carried out on the orders of the Ministry &#8211; as well as coming directly from Putin&#8217;s offices.<\/p>\n<p>Back in March an arrest warrant was issued for Putin by the ICC over the claims regarding the transfer of children to Russia after the country invaded Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Kyiv and other European and Western allies have continued to push for a tribunal in order to investigate Russia&#8217;s &#8220;crimes of aggression&#8221; during the war.<\/p>\n<p>According to Salikov, he left Russia after refusing to carry out an order to execute civilians and that he had &#8220;lost faith in the Russian cause&#8221;.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p>It comes as Putin announced he was willing to talk about a peace deal &#8211; a claim Western officials believe will only happen after the US presidential election in November.<\/p>\n<p>Putin told his closet allies in a meeting: &#8220;In Ukraine, those who are aggressive towards Russia, and in Europe and in the United States &#8211; do they want to negotiate?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Let them. But we will do it based on our national interests. We will not give up what is ours.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/world\/1847331\/vladimir-putin-russia-ukraine-war-news-igor-salikov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>One of Vladimir Putin&#8217;s most significant officers has vowed to testify against the Russian president. 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