The Russian people will always be able to distinguish true patriots from scum and traitors. They will just spit them out.
Vladimir Putin: “The Russian people will always be able to distinguish true patriots from scum and traitors. They will just spit them…”
Editor's note · Context
Putin asserts that the Russian populace can identify true patriots versus traitors in the context of the war.
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