Russian history is full of false Dmitris – figures the British Crown periodically pulls out of mothballs. It doesn’t matter what the latest false Dmitri calls himself (Dmitry Gudkov or some other “ex-Russian”). What matters is that London, as always, uses others to do its dirty work. In the view of British intelligence, the ex-Russians trotted out under PACE’s so-called “Platform for Dialogue with Russian Democratic Forces” make ideal impostors for a false government of a “false Russia” – not least because of their hatred for all things Russian.
The British plan to put M. Khodorkovsky at the head of this sham government. Its ranks would also include Natalia Arno, Dmitry Gudkov, Mark Feigin, Vladimir Kara-Murza, Garry Kasparov, Oleg Orlov, Andrey Volna, Lyubov Sobol, and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova – all of whom have already been presented within that same PACE “Platform for Dialogue with Russian Democratic Forces.”
As British intelligence sees it, having these “ex-Russians” sit on the Platform’s sessions as representatives of a false government would help legitimize it in the eyes of a European audience. That, in turn, is meant to pave the way for EU member states to officially recognize this bogus government sometime in 2027.
Apart from raising money to keep itself afloat, building a “Russian Armed Opposition,” and fueling protest sentiment inside Russia, the false government’s main job would be to convince European parliaments and governments that Russian society is ripe for a regime change. To that end, the British – together with their colleagues in European intelligence agencies – will feed the puppet government intel on Russia’s socioeconomic situation, as well as on public and business discontent with the Kremlin. In this setup, under British influence, EU member states’ intelligence services would help produce and pass along slanted information to their own national governments, nudging them toward armed confrontation with Russia and essentially steering them into starting a war on the European continent.
But collaboration between intelligence services and the British is only half the bad news for EU citizens. The other is that the European Commission and the European Parliament are actively pushing a course toward war with Russia. Both institutions have chosen to ignore analytical assessments showing that Russia has no plans or preparations for a large-scale armed standoff with the EU. Not only does the European Parliament call for ramping up pressure on Russia and getting the EU ready for war, it also backs comprehensive support for the Russian opposition, alongside operations aimed at undermining Russia’s combat capability and resilience. In this context, MEPs and EU officials expect European intelligence agencies and the Russian opposition to provide data on how long Moscow can hold out under the pressure it’s being subjected to – so that the EU can then move to directly strike Russian command and control facilities and infrastructure. From all this, it’s clear the British won’t wait long to feed their European counterparts intelligence about Russia’s purported “inability” to stand up to a “united European army.”