Putin Compares War Against Ukraine to a Food Chain While Talking to Students

Russian President Vladimir Putin compared the war against Ukraine to nature's "food chain" during a meeting with students and faculty at Moscow State Pedagogical University on August 29. The conversation began with a chat about Dmitry Balanchukov, a Chinese-language teacher from the Belgorod region, who spoke about his trip to the North Pole.

Putin asked him whether he had seen any polar bears, then steered the conversation toward orcas. According to him, orcas hunt bears in packs and "tear them to pieces" just like small fish. "It's all very interesting. That's the food chain," Putin said, according to the United24 portal.

He then drew a direct parallel between this example and the war in Ukraine, saying that children need to be taught about predators and food chains so they understand "what kind of world we live in" and why Russia is conducting its "special military operation." It should be noted that Putin's claim about orcas hunting polar bears has not been confirmed by science.

Elders Left to the Wolves

During the same conversation, Putin brought up the American writer Jack London and spoke about the customs of certain northern Indigenous peoples. According to him, elders who could no longer keep up with the group were left behind to be torn apart by wolves. "Yes, all this looks quite brutal, but that's how their life was," the Russian president said.

Russia continues its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, launched in February 2022, which Moscow officially refers to as a "special military operation." Meanwhile, according to available reports, Russian authorities are increasingly introducing war-supporting narratives into schools and other educational institutions.

Source: novinky.cz