Boris Berezovsky says he’s planning the overthrow of Vladimir Putin:
“We need to use force to change this regime,” Berezovsky, who has received asylum in Britain, told the Guardian newspaper.
“It isn’t possible to change this regime through democratic means. There can be no change without force, pressure.”
Asked if he was fomenting a revolution, he said: “You are absolutely correct.”
Berezovsky, a vocal critic of Putin, said he was in contact with members of Russia’s political elite.
He said these people — who he did not name because, he said, that would endanger their lives — shared his opinion that Putin was eroding democratic reforms, centralizing power and infringing Russia’s constitution, according to the Guardian.
“There is no chance of regime change through democratic elections,” Berezovsky said.
“If one part of the political elite disagrees with another part of the political elite — that is the only way in Russia to change the regime. I try to move that.”
It’s worth remembering that before he became a target of persecution by the Putin regime, Berezovsky was a well-connected thug with an alleged history of violence and assassination. He has political connections, influence, and a whole lot of money. At the same time, Wikipedia claims this isn’t the first time he has promised an overthrow of Putin. It brings to mind the old maxim about the dog that barks.
