Liza Peskov, daughter of Vladimir Putin’s press secretary. Instagram/stpellegrino
Mikhail Klikushin, Observer: Don’t Take Russians’ Threats Seriously Until You Know Where Their Kids Live
Children of high-profile politicians prefer posh lives in the West.
As Vladimir Putin’s press secretary, it’s Dmitry Peskov’s job to comment on important happenings in Russia.
Last Monday, he weighed in on Chechnya strongman Ramzan Kadyrov’s apocalyptic rant to HBO. In it, Kadyrov promised dire consequences if the U.S. attacks Russia. He said, “America is not so strong that we would consider it Russia’s adversary. We are the strong country and nuclear power. Even if they completely destroy our country, our nuclear missiles will automatically be launched. We will turn the whole world upside down and bend it over with its ass up.”
As the head of the Chechen republic, a Muslim region only nominally governed by Moscow, Karyrov overstepped his authority by commenting on international politics.
According to Putin’s press secretary, Kadyrov’s words were “taken out of context,” and if one puts them “back into context, nothing outstanding was said.”
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WNU Editor: I have always joked that top Russian officials/businessmen/politicians may be barred because of sanctions from visiting the West .... but all of their kids have made the West their "second home" if not their "first home". The spots where their kids are living .... Switzerland, London and Paris, the French and Spanish Mediterranean coast, Miami, L.A. and San Francisco, a few in Vancouver and Montreal.
