"Civil war" instead of "special operation": New radicalization in Russia's state television
Created: 06/21/2022, 09:33 am
By: Tobias Utz
Russian state television repeatedly picks up on Putin's propaganda.
This is also shown by the latest example.
Moscow – A large part of the Russian media landscape has been radicalizing itself for months. The best example of this was a recent threat from Vladimir Solovyov, a well-known Russian TV presenter.
Solovyov surprisingly threatened Germany with an invasion in the Ukraine war.
The public is familiar with similarly radical statements from Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of the Russian broadcaster RT (formerly Russia Today).
In May, for example, she confusedly declared that the use of nuclear weapons was far more likely than the outbreak of a third world war.
On Sunday (June 19), Simonyan noticed again.
In a talk show, she explained that there was no longer a "special operation" in Ukraine.
Instead, a "civil war" rages on.
News about the Ukraine war: “The anti-Russians are over there”
“Some of the Ukrainians who are anti-Russian and anti-Russian, like the fascists were anti-Semitic – so absolutely the same – are destroying another part of their own people,” she said, echoing the narrative Vladimir Putin has been using since the invasion began in late February widespread: Ukraine must be "cleansed" of "Nazis" and fascists by Russia, the Russian President has stated several times.
The Kremlin supports "only one side of these warring factions," said Simonyan.
"These are our people.
And over there they are anti-Russians.
That's all.” It is legitimate to kill resistant people in Ukraine, she stressed.
After all, Ukraine's claim to existence consists only of lies.
Margarita Simonyan (left) and Vladimir Putin (right) at the International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg.
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“These are our future cities.
This is our country and our people, we will have to restore it later," was the TV presenter's prognosis.
News about the Ukraine war: Putin's health is said to be excellent
A few days before her appearance on the talk show, Margarita Simonyan moderated the International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg.
On the show, she said she also spoke to Vladimir Putin behind the scenes.
Putin exudes enormous perseverance when it comes to his political projects.
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In addition, his state of health should be emphasized, according to Simonyan.
There are always rumors about the health of the Russian President.
There is talk of numerous diseases, including cancer.
However, like Simonyan's claims, these cannot be independently verified.
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