Dmitry Peskov, at the request of journalists, commented on Vladimir Putin’s speech, in which the president defined the “fifth column” and stated that the people of Russia would be able to distinguish patriots from traitors, and such a cleansing of society would only strengthen the country.
According to the Kremlin speaker, “in such difficult times, many people show their essence, and many show themselves as traitors.” “They themselves disappear from our lives, from their positions, from active service life, someone moves to other countries. Someone breaks the law and is punished for it in accordance with court decisions. This is how the purification takes place, ”Peskov explained.
Commenting on the appearance of the letter Z on the doors of those who disagree with the conduct of a military special operation in Ukraine, Peskov said that this is an “emotional manifestation” of an attitude towards what is happening. “Many people want to support the president not just emotionally, but effectively. They are in the overwhelming majority,” the Kremlin speaker pointed out.
