There is much excitement in Russia. A veteran named Alexander Lunin made a video. A veteran is a former soldier. He fought in a war. He speaks to Putin in the video. He says: Military leaders hurt their own soldiers. They lock them in deep pits. Some soldiers die there. This happens when they refuse dangerous orders. It also happens when they do not pay money.
12 million people watched the video. The Kremlin is the government center in Russia. A speaker says: We check the video. Lunin threatens the Kremlin. He says: The army might fight the government. He wants to meet Putin on television. There is no proof for his words yet.
There is sad news from Moscow. Sergej Iwanow is dead. He was 73 years old. Iwanow was a close friend of Putin. They knew each other for a long time. He was a minister for defense. People thought he will be the next leader. The cause of his death is not known. Putin sent a letter to his family.
There is tension in the neighbor country Belarus. The ruler is Alexandr Lukaschenko. He says: Belarus does not want to fight in the war. Russia puts much pressure on him. Russia wants to use Belarus for the war. Lukaschenko helps Russia with fuel. His refineries clean oil for Russia. Refineries are factories. President Selenskyj from Ukraine warns Lukaschenko. He says: Stop attacks from your country.
