Russian General Ivashov To Putin: “You Lost—you Didn’t Have A Single Brain Cell.”
- 9.11.2026, 8:01
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Harsh words directed at the Kremlin leader.
Retired Russian Colonel General Leonid Ivashov during a live broadcast with Russian blogger Pavel Ivanov harshly criticized Putin for unleashing a full-scale war against Ukraine, calling for an immediate halt to hostilities and a return to the negotiating table.
He pointed out that the “light military operation” promised by the Kremlin had completely failed: “You lost; you didn’t foresee a thing. You didn’t have the wits to realize that the war wouldn’t be some light-hearted operation: flit in there, peck somewhere, and that’s it—victory.”
According to the military expert, continuing the war is leading Russia toward total militarization and deep stagnation in all civilian sectors—from the economy and education to culture.
Ivashov emphasized that dragging out the war is destroying the country’s future for the sake of one man’s political survival.
Leonid Ivashov, as head of the “All-Russian Officers’ Assembly,” continues to speak out against the war: as early as February 2022, several weeks before the full-scale invasion, he openly warned the Kremlin against attacking Ukraine, stating that it would jeopardize Russia’s very existence.