A Duma deputy asks "rhetorical" questions on Russian state television after the German foreign minister's visit to eastern Ukraine.
Moscow/Munich - In the Ukraine war, Russian state television likes to focus on Vladimir Putin's view of things.
The surprise visit by the German Foreign Minister to Kharkiv was nevertheless a topic on Moscow's state television on Thursday (January 12).
However, what Duma deputy Alexey Zhuravlov said there almost sounded like a call to murder Annalena Baerbock.
“This Anna or Lena or whatever her name is, Baerbock, is walking around freely in Kharkiv.
Don't we know where she is?
Don't we have precision weapons?
What is she doing there?” said the politician from the Rodina party, which is close to Putin, on the Rossiya-1 channel, as reported by
bild.de
, among others .
Baerbock murder call in Russian TV?
Selenskyj adviser warns Germany to be vigilant
The clip also caught the eye of Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to the Ukrainian Interior Ministry.
He tweeted on Wednesday: "Attention, Germany!
A direct call to murder Baerbock by Schurawlov.
I wonder if he was sanctioned."
Attention, Germany!
Direct call for murdering @ABaerbock by Aleksey Zhuravlev, Russian politician and member of parliament.
I wonder if he's been sanctioned.
pic.twitter.com/bDuTEHbayK
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) January 11, 2023
Only a few hours after the Green politician's stay in Kharkiv (eastern Ukraine), the city was again bombed on Tuesday evening (January 10), according to the regional governor.
Russia's state television and its role in the Ukraine war
In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin bans the spread of alleged false news about Russia's armed forces.
Officially, Russia's President Vladimir Putin and his followers are only talking about a "special military operation".
Violators of the new law face up to 15 years in prison.
In March 2022, journalist Marina Ovsyannikova dared to stage a live protest on Russian state television against the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Russia fined them.
The distribution of the Russian state media RT and Sputnik has been banned in the EU since the beginning of March because they are accused of war propaganda.
In July, RT France failed in its case against the EU broadcasting ban before the European Court of Justice.
The offshoot RT Germany is also not allowed to broadcast in this country.
Zhuravlov is a Duma deputy for the hard nationalist party "Rodina", in English "home".
During Baerbock's visit to Kharkiv, further arms deliveries to Kyiv were also discussed.
Baerbock called the delivery of additional tanks necessary on Tuesday evening on ARD.
However, she did not promise the Leopard main battle tanks desired by Kyiv.
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