Russian blogger's fiery outburst: Guzenko slams Putin and government
Russian blogger Yegor Guzenko, who runs the Telegram channel "Thirteenth" (305,000 subscribers), posted a series of emotional videos in which he sharply criticised Vladimir Putin, the Russian government, and the military leadership. Guzenko, employing very strong language, later removed the post directed at Putin.
Shortly after posting, Yegor Guzenko removed some of his most provocative statements despite initially assuring that he was not afraid of persecution.
Later, an audio recording appeared on his channel, in which a male voice explained that Guzenko's "team" removed part of the content because he is a "man of storms, elements, and emotions," and sometimes his emotions are too overwhelming.
Guzenko's outrage was sparked by news of criminal proceedings being initiated against war correspondent Alexander Sladkov. The Russian military accused Sladkov of discrediting the army, but thanks to the intervention of WGTRK General Director Oleg Dobrodeyev and the president's administration, the issue was resolved.
Sladkov went through Afghanistan, Chechnya, and "all in all, all armed conflicts"; he has post-traumatic stress disorder. Filing a case against a military correspondent is a scandal, wrote an upset Guzenko.
Called Putin grandfather. Blogger lists his mistakes
In his statements, Guzenko sharply criticised Vladimir Putin, calling him "grandfather" and attributing the events in Ukraine to the fact that the Russian president did not launch a full-scale war in 2014.
If 10 years ago one grandfather hadn’t sh** himself, and in 2014 had honestly gone to war in Ukraine, then all this nonsense wouldn't exist and so many boys wouldn't have died. And now you're f***ing imprisoning and killing us, said Guzenko.
The blogger added that he felt offended that 10 years ago, he and other conflict participants believed and went to fight while Russian leaders were having fun and negotiating.
Guzenko also added that, in his opinion, traitors have taken over Russia and are now sitting in the Kremlin. He reminded his audience that the Russian authorities had jailed "inconvenient" citizens, citing the example of Igor Strelkov (Girkin), who was sentenced for extremism.
