Putin's message on Ukraine: “Keep working, brothers”

6 June 2026 by Larry C. Johnsonsonar21-com.translate.goo/putins-message-to-Ukraine-keep-on-working-brothers

During the closing session of the global economical Forum in St. Petersburg (SPIEF) Vladimir Putin utilized a phrase that I believe most people outside Russia overlooked or ignored. He said: "Work, brothers." First let me explain the context of these words.

Zelenski published an open letter to Putin, who, I believe, and many others, was deliberately designed to coincide with the SPIEF plenary session... It was a provocative movement to disrupt the atmosphere of the forum. Putin was asked about this during the question and answer session of the last session. He called the letter “ ♪ naughty ♪ ” and said that “ There's no way to arrange a face-to-face meeting. Putin revealed that Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Pieskov tried to show him the letter twice – first on June 4 and then just before coming to SPIEF for his speech this morning (Friday, June 5). In his answer he referred to the letter in a disrespectful way, i.e. he did not consider it to be worth a serious answer.

Instead of referring to Zelenski's proposal, Putin completely rejected the letter. He stated that the recipients of the letter were Russian soldiers and combatants on the line of demarcation, telling them:

The country is arrogant of you and has its hopes in you.We should address not the authors of this letter, nor the lovers of epistolar literature, but our soldiers on the front line.

He then concluded with: “Work, brothers!”

To realize the meaning of this phrase, you request to know Magomeda Nurbagandowa:

Magomed Nurbagandovich Nurbagandow (9 January 1985 – 10 July 2016) was a police lieutenant in the National defender of Russia, stationed in Caspiansk, Dagestan Republic. He was originally Dargin, born in the village of Sergokal. He was, as they say, an outstanding student – he graduated from advanced school with a gold medal and then with honours the Faculty of Law at Dagestan State University.

On the morning of July 10, 2016, Nurbagandow spent his vacation with his household close the village of Sergokala erstwhile he was attacked by 5 armed militants. Upon learning that he was a police officer, the militants dragged him and his brother into the trunk of a stolen car, drove him out of the recreational area and then shot him. The execution was filmed by a mobile telephone and published on the extremist website.Wikipedia

The mark of the militants was intellectual – they wanted him to appear in front of the cameras and call on his colleagues to resign from the police and halt fighting. Instead, looking right into the camera, Nurbagandov said: “Keep working, brothers” (Работайте, братья) – an act requiring large courage.

The militants published a assembled version of the recording in which they cut out the last words of Nurbagandov. His rebellion was suppressed – until destiny intervened. respective militants from the group died in September 2016, and a cell telephone was found during the examination of the body, which was recorded with the first unedited recording. The full recording – with the intact last words of Nurbagandov – was subsequently published by the Russian authorities. The phrase became a viral on September 12, 2016 and became a nationwide sensation.

Since the publication of an unedited recording, a phrase ‘ Work, brothers! “ has been heard repeatedly on Russian state radio and television, utilized in the media, public speeches, documentaries, appeals, reports and campaigns. It carried with it a multilayered meaning – rebellion in the face of death, loyalty to colleagues and refusal to be a tool of propaganda by the enemy. Since then, this phrase has gained meaning beyond the context of the fight against terrorism – it is widely utilized in Russia as an expression of stoic perseverance and professional duty, especially in military circles and law enforcement.

Calling him to an global audience in SPIEF Putin made a multi-layered statement: that Zelenski's letter was an enemy propaganda, that it should be treated with the same contempt that Nurbagandow showed to his kidnappers, and that the only people worth addressing are those who actually fight. Putin's face was gloomy erstwhile he said those words.

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By changing the subject, I would like to comment on the fresh exchange of missiles and drones between the US and Iran in the Persian Gulf. Here's my theory: the executive order, based on which American forces operate, most likely states that their mission is to guarantee freedom of navigation by the Strait of Ormuz and to identify and destruct the communications and weapons systems in the area that the Iranians usage to intercept ships.

Here's an IRGC explanation for what happened:

In the name of God, tyrants. So if individual attacks you, attack him the same way he attacked you.

Today at 1:30 a.m., 4 tankers violating regulations, provoked and commanded by an invasive American army, attempted to illegally leave the Strait of Ormuz without coordination and disregard for warnings issued by the Navy Corps of muslim Revolutionary Guards. After receiving the warning, 1 of the tankers was tracked and detained and the another infringers turned around.

After this incident, at 2:00 p.m., U.S. drones attacked a communications center in Qeshm and another 1 in Sirik with 2 missiles. In consequence to the aggression of the U.S. Army that killed the children, immediately 2 U.S. Air Bases in Kuwait, Ali Al-Salem, and another crucial facilities in the U.S. 5th Fleet Naval Base in Bahrain, were attacked by ballistic missiles by IRGC air-space forces.

Possible The United States is utilizing tankers as bait to identify Iran's fire positions and means of communication utilized to track ships attempting to cross the Strait.

At this point, I do not think the United States will usage these meetings as an excuse to return to full combat readiness and carry out massive attacks in Iran. Despite these naval and air battles, serious negotiations seem to be underway. I do not know if these will succeed, but the United States is clearly in a situation of no option.

At the beginning of the day, I spoke to my friend Rasheed Muhammad for 30 minutes:

Colonel Wilkerson and I had our regular Friday conversation with Nima:

Ray McGovern and I had a thrilling session with justice Napolitano:

Mario and I started talking just as reports of fresh US attacks on Iran began to appear. I speculated that Iran would shortly answer:

I left the podcast Maria and was led by Sulaiman, where we continued to discuss the latest news of rocket attacks. After 40 minutes of the program, we learned that Iran responded with an attack:

Twenty minutes after saying goodbye to Sulaiman, maker Maria called me and begged me to visit him again to discuss the consequences of fresh strikes:

== sync, corrected by elderman ==

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