Russian elites trying get security guarantees after Russia’s defeat - intel

Russian elites are wary of their future and are therefore looking for contacts with Ukraine and other countries in order to seal security guarantees for themselves after Russia loses the war.

That’s according to Andriy Yusov, a spokesman for the GUR, Main Intelligence Directorate at Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense, who spoke at the national telethon, Ukrinform reports, referring to the GUR press service.

"They are reaching out, of course. And not only to Ukraine. There’s a quite wide range of countries where they are trying to get personal security guarantees for themselves, for their wealth, and for their families," spokesperson said.

Yusov noted that the Russians are primarily undertaking these efforts in order to avoid possible prosecution in the future.

"Now this mostly concerns the conditional business elite, but there are already also representatives of the political segment from the top Kremlin offices. This process will only gain momentum," Yusov said.

According to the GUR outlook, the greater the successes of the Ukrainian security and defense forces, the more such contacts will be made.

"Ukraine, of course, employs any tools and the most creative approaches in order to speed up the liberation of our territories and bring the aggressor state to justice. Many contacts are being made and operations are being implemented, of which we can’t talk now. But after our victory, believe me, there will be a lot of interesting things," Yusov concluded.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, Yusov said that the Russians should get used to the fact that while they are waging an unjust war of aggression, there are no safe places on their territory.