Lindsey Graham asks if there is a Brutus in Russia or a successful Colonel Stauffenberg to do the job
The turmoil created in the world with the invasion of Ukraine by Russia can only go away if somebody volunteers to take out Vladimir Putin, says U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham.
“The only way this ends is for somebody in Russia to take this guy out,” Mr Graham tweeted on Thursday.
Lindsey Graham asked if Russia has citizens like Brutus, one among the killers of Roman ruler Julius Ceasars, or Colonel Stauffenberg, a “German army officer best known for his failed attempt on July 20, 1944, to assassinate Adolf Hitler at the Wolf’s Lair.”
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According to Lindsey Graham, “Is there a Brutus in Russia? Is there a more successful Colonel Stauffenberg in the Russian military? You would be doing your country – and the world – a great service.”
Lindsey Graham is serving as the senior United States senator from South Carolina, a seat he has held since 2003. A member of the Republican Party, Graham served as chair of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary from 2019 to 2021.
Russia embarked on a war with Ukraine last week Thursday, a development that has been globally condemned, with several countries and organisations imposing heavy sanctions on Russia.
The European Union has announced the removal of Russia from the international banking network, the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT).
The U.S. has also considered freezing the $643 billion in reserves of the Russian central bank amassed by Mr Putin, and freezing assets of Russian oligarchs.