Its not like Putin didn't have operatives all over the place. He has them all over the place in the United States. In fact, Georgie was one. In wartime that can get you killed if counter-intelligence can't allow you to give up Zelensky's position to the Russians.
Denis Kireyev story is shining a light on the cockroaches who are trying to point out that the Ukrainians killed one of their negotiators.
Look at the guy who committed "treason" calling out the guy who committed "treason"
It would be like 1948 Israel having diplomatic relations with 1943 Nazi Germany
Or a freely elected Polish government in 1945 having diplomatic relations with 1945 Soviet government (1939 invasion, Katyn massacre, Warsaw Uprising pause)
"Our" is the key word here. He's not part of the "our" anymore. He's off in MAGAMERICA which is fueled by delusion and fed by the will of the Karenocracy.
Looking at this. I see infantry wrecking un-checked havoc on armor. I see AR pattern rifles (with precision optics like any American can buy off the shelf or via Amazon) mixed with the AK pattern rifles and I see tactical gloves. I also see helmets that look like the kind that US special operators wear.
I know some professionals who got this wrong. Totally wrong. I had a laugh with the one guy I talk to the other day who had some experience with the Russian efforts in Eastern Europe.
Me: "I guess you had Zelensky wrong"
Him: "Well you remember Winston Wolf's line from Pulp Fiction don't you?"