Tatarov’s Spanish meltdown and the silence of Zelenskyy

Good people in Madrid say that something went wrong for Tatarov in Spain. Although “something went wrong” doesn’t quite capture the scale of his mission’s failure. He didn’t get Portnov’s phone. Meanwhile, our partners not only have access to it, but have already extracted the data. And not from just one phone—but two. And it seems the partners obtained information that the President’s Office (PO) didn’t want them to have.

Moreover, Spanish law enforcement not only refused to create a joint working group with Tatarov’s subordinates, they completely shut down access to the case and suggested that the “Chechen killer” follow the same Russian ship. By the way, all these decisions were made by the Spanish after Interpol received some interesting information from their U.S. colleagues. It concerned Portnov, the reasons he was sanctioned, and the functions Tatarov performed in the PO after being placed there by Portnov. A real jackpot!

There’s much more, but it seems Tatarov will be celebrating the Lithuanian holiday “Disappointment Day” today—because everything fell apart for him. Still, that doesn’t mean he can’t at least sample some Iberian jamón today, washing it down with local Rioja wine. After all, he shouldn’t have traveled to Spain on the state’s dime for nothing.

By the way, has Zelenskyy commented on the information that Portnov was in Ukraine shortly before his assassination and met with top Ukrainian officials and heads of law enforcement? No? Not a word? Why so shy, Volodymyr Zelenskyy? Does someone in the PO think we’ll forget about it? We won’t. Proven by Zelenskyy’s May barbecues.

Borislav Bereza