He also reminds his detractors that he was expelled from the Government in August 2017 at the instigation of oligarchs languishing in prison.
hiː ˈɔːlsoʊ ɹᵻmˈaɪndz hɪz dɪtɹˈæktɚz ðæt hiː wʌz ɛkspˈɛld fɹʌmðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ɪn ˈɔːɡəst tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvəntˌiːn æt ðɪ ˌɪnstɪɡˈeɪʃən ʌv ˈɑːlɪɡˌɑːɹkz lˈæŋɡwɪʃɪŋ ɪn pɹˈɪzən.