Posted 1/20/2024, 12:03:54 AM
Exiled Russian Opposition Figure Calls for Effort to Overthrow Putin
- Former Russian lawmaker Ilya Ponomarev calls for effort to "capture the Kremlin" and overthrow Putin's regime
- Ponomarev lives in exile in Ukraine, serves as spokesperson for paramilitary group aiming to oust Putin
- As lawmaker, Ponomarev was opposition figure - only one not to support 2014 Crimea annexation
- Ponomarev says removing Putin only way for change, claims Putin not as strong as he looks
- While supporting leadership overthrow, Ponomarev says he has no intention to run for president himself