Putin warns to cleanse country’s ‘traitors’
"Any people, and particularly the Russian people, will always be able to tell apart the patriots from the scum and traitors and spit them out like a midge that accidentally flew into their mouths," Putin said.
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that he would cleanse the country’s "scum and traitors" who work for the U.S. and its allies.
Russia is facing the heat of economic sanctions for its military attack on Ukraine and its invasion has reached 22 days. Putin lashed out at his domestic critics. He alleged that the Western and European Union have been trying to destroy Russia in a televised video conference with dark undertones.
"Any people, and particularly the Russian people, will always be able to tell apart the patriots from the scum and traitors and spit them out like a midge that accidentally flew into their mouths," Putin said.
"I am convinced that this natural and necessary self-cleansing of society will only strengthen our country, our solidarity, cohesion and readiness to meet any challenge.", the Russian President warned.
Putin’s warning come after a Russian TV journalist protested on Russian invasion on Ukraine during live show. TV journalist Marina Ovsyannikova briefly held up a sign behind the news anchor saying: "They're lying to you."
Russia calls its assault on Ukraine a "special military operation" to protect breakaway Ukrainian regions from what it claims is a fascist regime in Kyiv and insists it's only targeting military installations. Still, the shelling in Ukraine has hit residential areas of cities and caused civilian casualties, with the southern city of Mariupol under a virtual siege for several weeks now, NDTV reported.
