Columnist
@TheDailyBeast
, creator of the Russian Media Monitor, sanctioned by Russia, member of
@TheEmmys
.
I watch Russian state TV, so you don't have to.
Life comes at you fast: pundits on Russian TV realize that their military is failing and their country is in trouble. They are starting to play the blame game. Some of them finally understand that their genocidal denial of the Ukrainian identity isn't working in Russia's favor.
Marina recorded this video before interrupting Channel One's live broadcast. I translated it for you (thread):
“What is currently happening in Ukraine is a crime. Russia is a country-aggressor.” /1
This is fantastic. A brave woman interrupted Russian state TV’s live broadcast with a sign that says: “Stop the war. Don’t believe propaganda. They’re lying to you here." It was signed: "Russians against war.”
“Models show that if 80 percent of people wear masks that are 60 percent effective, easily achievable with cloth, we can get to an effective R0 of less than one. That’s enough to halt the spread of the disease.”
Meanwhile on Russian state TV: annoyed by Trump reportedly promising to destroy the Russian Federation and Putin's hegemony, state TV host Olga Skabeeva said that Russia "will have to think whether to re-install him again as the American president. We haven't decided yet."
Meanwhile on Russia's state-funded RT, director of broadcasting Anton Krasovsky suggests drowning or burning Ukrainian children, makes hideous comments about the rapes by Russian soldiers in Ukraine, says Ukraine should not exist and Ukrainians who resist Russia should be shot.
“Robert Chapman” of Carmel, New York was texting with his potential date on Bumble as he stormed the Capitol.
He said: “I did storm the Capitol and made it all the way to Statuary Hall”.
She said: "We are not a match" and turned him in.
Tucker Carlson, when asked about Alexei Navalny, opposition leaders and journalists in Russia: “Every leader kills people. Some kill more than others. Leadership requires killing people.”
Kyiv sank 'Moscow' and the Russians are furious. In response to the sinking of the warship 'Moskva,' state TV pundits and hosts propose bombing Kyiv, destroying Ukraine's railways and making it impossible for any world leaders to visit in the future.
During Russia's New Year special on state TV, they openly addressed the West to say, "Like it or not, Russia is enlarging!" The rest of the clip should give you a general idea as to the mood in the studio.
Meanwhile on Russian state TV:
Host Evgeny Popov says it's time for the Russian people to call on Americans to change "the regime in the U.S." before its term expires "and to again help our partner Trump to become President."
Kremlin TV Hopes Russia’s Unhinged Bioweapons Claim Will Help Re-Elect Trump:
State TV pundits are delighted that Russian propaganda about Hunter Biden’s supposed funding of bioweapons in Ukraine has “served up a beneficial deck of cards for Trump.”
Meanwhile on Russian state TV: Another translated clip of Tucker Carlson and Tulsi Gabbard, introduced by state TV host Vladimir Soloviev as "Our girlfriend Tulsi."
After the clip plays, one panelist asks: "Is she some sort of a Russian agent?" The host quickly replies: "Yes."
Look at
@YouTube
protecting Russian propagandists. They've deleted 60 of my videos this morning. For those who preferred to watch and share my videos from there, sorry about that. Try to watch as soon as I post, because YouTube is likely to delete, to protect the Kremlin's image.
Trump reportedly called Bolton at home to complain about a CNN story that said the Navy was pushing back against Russian aggression in the Black Sea. When CNN portrayed the move as a response to Russia, the White House told the Navy to cancel the maneuver.
Meanwhile in Russia: a rare moment of sanity on Russian state TV, when one panelist was finally fed up with Vladimir Solovyov's threats to wipe Kyiv or Kharkiv off the face of the earth.
Russia's Commissioner for Human Rights Tatyana Moskalkova said that what happened to the Crimean bridge is a human rights violation, because it affects the right to freedom of movement. Wait until she finds out about what Russia has been doing in Ukraine!
John Kelly and intelligence officials attempted to get Trump to use secure White House line, but when he realized that this enabled them to compile daily logs of his calls & the identities of those he was speaking to, Trump reverted to using his cellphone.
Phone logs in impeachment report renew concern about security of Trump communications: “It’s absolutely a security issue" that foreign intelligence agencies could be listening in on the president’s unsecured calls with Giuliani. “It’s a bonanza for them.”
Meanwhile in Russia: several panelists threw some truth grenades at the stunned TV hosts, look how those angry propagandists pummeled the pundit who said that by destroying the infrastructure, Russia is waging a cruel, sadistic war against civilians. He won't be invited back.
Meanwhile in Russia: Putin's mouthpieces on state TV are taunting America about "Top Secret" documents sought during the raid of Trump's estate, which they claim had to do with the newest nuclear weapons developed by the US and gleefully imply that Moscow already got to see them.
Meanwhile in Russia: anger and disappointment fill the studio, as the viewers are being prepared for the loss of Kherson and other territories. Host Olga Skabeeva bitterly questions why Russia was so wrong in the beginning, believing that Zelensky would run & NATO wouldn't help.
Chuck Todd: “You dont trust the FBI or CIA?”
Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI): “No, I don’t! I didn’t then & I never have.”
I'm sure it has nothing to do with Johnson spending the 4th of July in Russia and declaring that Russian elex interference was no biggie.
Russia is upset that Ukraine is being armed, which RT claims is "counter-productive to ending the conflict." You know what would be productive to ending the conflict? For Russia to end its invasion and get out, instead of expecting Ukraine to simply surrender to the aggressor.
Pavel Gubarev, Russia's "DPR" figure in Donetsk, states their intent towards Ukrainians: "We aren't coming to kill you, but to convince you. But if you don't want to be convinced, we'll kill you. We'll kill as many as we have to: 1 million, 5 million, or exterminate all of you."
Trump promised to run America like he does one of his businesses, and on that rare occasion he didn't lie. Look at us now: losing people, losing money, losing face.
Meanwhile in Russia: top propagandists and their friends in high places are getting worried about the possibility of losing the war to Ukraine and being tried at the Hague.
Senior military expert on Russian state TV argued that mobilization wouldn't accomplish a whole lot, since outdated weaponry can't easily compete with NATO-supplied weapons and equipment in Ukraine's hands and replenishing Russia's military arsenal will be neither fast nor easy.
Russian media is suddenly explicit about what Russia is really doing in Ukraine. Citing Vasily Zenkovsky's writings from 1931, propagandist Dmitry Kiselyov laid it out: "Russia will never cede Ukraine to anyone... it has to be part of Russia, even against Ukraine's own will."
Current and former spies are floored by President Donald Trump's fervent defense of
#Russia
at this year's
#G7
summit in Biarritz, France. They say Trump's performance suggests he's either a 'Russian asset' or a 'useful idiot' for Putin
Putin had no qualms about sending bombs and missiles to kill Ukrainians during their Christmas and New Year's celebrations, but now he wants to unilaterally declare some kind of a pretend ceasefire to honor the Orthodox holidays. Cynical, revolting, theatrical hypocrisy.
Trump has instructed aides not to pay Giuliani’s legal fees, and has demanded that he personally approve any reimbursements for the expenses Giuliani incurred while traveling on Trump’s behalf to challenge election results in key states.
Prosecutors working for Special Counsel Robert Mueller privately said that had it not been for the unique nature of the case—the investigation of a sitting president of the United States—they would have advocated that he face federal criminal charges.
Please stop referring to Ukraine as a "former Soviet republic," especially now. Do you introduce someone who's been divorced for over 30 years as so-and-so's ex? I certainly hope not.
Stunned reactions keep coming in with respect to Ukraine reclaiming Lyman. Andrey Gurulyov, former deputy commander of Russia's southern military district, said he couldn't explain the defeat. He blamed in on a system of lies, "top to bottom" and was suddenly disconnected.
Watch this roundup of clips, featuring panicked Kremlin propagandists on several state TV programs, discussing impressive gains by Ukraine's Armed Forces in reclaiming control over Ukrainian territory. More in my article ⤵️
Faced with Ukraine’s mounting counteroffensive, which is rapidly achieving impressive gains, concerned Russian propagandists say their forces are battling an "enormous horde," armed with the best Western weaponry and swimming in foreign specialists.
Sanctioned Russian TV Host Cries About Losing Italian Properties
The impact of Putin’s war against Ukraine is starting to set in, startling even his most ardent state TV propagandists. It’s all fun and games 'till they seize your Italian villa.
Reality sneaks up onto unsuspecting Russian state TV hosts. One pundit reveals they aren't supposed to mention Lyman (although the host denies it). He says that everyone knows things aren't going well for the Russian troops. Another pundit says Kyiv might start bombing Moscow.
The Danish intelligence has accused Russia of forging a 2019 letter to Senator Tom Cotton, claiming to be from Greenland's foreign minister & alleging there'd be an independence referendum.
Tom Cotton claims to have given Trump the idea to buy Greenland.
Russian propagandist Vladimir Solovyov had clearly given up on the idea of defeating Ukraine militarily. In his desperation to scare the West into stopping its support, he resorts to nuclear threats—but even fellow propagandists are sick of it & say he lost all sense of reality.
Meanwhile in Russia: Putin's crony Yevgeny Prigozhin about U.S. elections: "We have interfered, we're interfering and we will continue to interfere. Carefully, precisely, surgically and in our own way; we know how to do it."
I spent my early diplomatic career in the Soviet Union where the (Communist) Party ruled the State. I look at my home now and see Trump deploying those same tactics. Why isn’t every American horrified and up in arms over this?
Fox News: “We should honor Tulsi Gabbard for her service. Her loyalty to this country can’t be questioned.”
Also Fox News: “Let’s disregard Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman’s service and insinuate he’s a spy.”
Brian Kilmeade on Fox & Friends refers to Lt. Col. Alexander S. Vindman's place of birth (Ukraine) to undermine the Iraq War veteran'concerns about Trump's phone call with Zelensky.
"He tends to feel simpatico with Ukraine," Kilmeade says of the Purple Heart recipient.
Ron Reagan, son of former President Ronald Reagan and former first lady Nancy Reagan, said that his father would "be horrified" by the Republican Party of today. He added that the Trump children are profiting off of their father's presidency as "grifters."
"I would never be able to sit here in the studio and defend what my Motherland is doing, if I knew that my Motherland is bombing peaceful cities," said the head of RT Margarita Simonyan, as she sat in the studio defending her Motherland, while it kept bombing peaceful cities.
Even Kremlin TV Admits Ukraine Disaster Has Putin in Trouble
State propagandists called for Putin to end the “special military operation” before “frightening” sanctions destabilize his regime and risk civil war in Russia.
Tonight on Russian state TV: the mood is grim, look at their faces. Dmitry Sablin, Deputy Chairman of the Defense Committee, admits that Russia desperately needs "to stop and regroup" and is experiencing all sorts of shortages, compared to Ukraine that has it all —and then some.
The mood of Russia's top propagandist, Vladimir Solovyov in this clip can be summed up as "Hello darkness, my old friend." He demands some victories and complains that people are running away from Russia. He also sighs. A lot.
On May 13th Russian state TV reported that no US officials would be attending the inauguration in Ukraine, on direct orders from Trump. According to the
#WhistleblowerComplaint
, on May 14th Trump ordered Pence not to attend. How did the Russians know that?
#Russia
’s Fingerprints Are All Over Trump’s
#Ukraine
#Whistleblower
Scandal
Prominent figures on Russian TV have been openly putting out the same ideas that we now know the American president was privately pursuing.
via
@thedailybeast
Trump was greeted with a thunderous chorus of boos from the sold-out crowd attendance at Game 5 of the World Series between the Nationals and Astros.
As the next inning began, fans chanted "Lock him up!"
"The room was silent for a very long moment" --
Pool report on VP Pence opening remarks at John McCain Award Ceremony at Munich Security Conference.
Here's video after Pence says: "I bring greetings from the 45th president of the United States of America, President Donald Trump"
Top Russian propagandist Vladimir Solovyov is so mad about Russia's retreat from Kherson that he forgot the name of his own show and admitted to missing life the way it used to be. Watch his furious tirade, full of sighs, insults and outlandish lies:
Meanwhile in Russia: TV hosts clearly regretted the moment they asked an expert for his opinion regarding the Kremlin's allegations of a so-called "dirty bomb" Ukraine is supposedly planning to detonate.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar released evidence that the Justice Department buried the whistleblower complaint about President Donald Trump’s call with the Ukrainian president by failing to refer the matter to the Federal Elections Commission (FEC).
Russian lawmakers Andrey Gurulyov and Konstantin Dolgov advocate freezing, starving the Ukrainian civilian population, forcing them into exile by making their survival otherwise impossible. State TV host Olga Skabeeva disingenuously claims that Russia simply has no other choice.
Russia's state TV is obsessively bashing Trump's "low energy," "weak" parade with "rusty tanks." The hosts LOL at Trump's claim about "revolutionary war airports" & other historical flubs. "There's your city upon a hill, there's your world leader—and Martians have been defeated."
I can't believe some in our media are still feverishly perturbed about the impact of Biden's factual remarks regarding Putin, while Putin is massacring people in a country he invaded and is brutally trying to destroy. Get a grip and focus on what matters. Please. Enough nonsense.
Pope Francis, how about this instead: "Putin should have the courage to withdraw his invading troops from Ukraine and abandon his genocidal imperial pursuits."
@Pontifex
Tuckyo Rose is in full bloom on
#Russia
's state TV. Multiple clips of Tucker Carlson's rants are being used to corroborate the pro-Kremlin talking points, simultaneously attacking America, Biden, NATO and Ukraine.
Of all the messages going out to the Russians, Ukrainians are sending the most powerful one by resisting as hard as they are. They demonstrate that they would rather die than to live like the Russians do. Death is better than living under Putin. Freedom is worth their sacrifice.
Oh my, the Russians weren't lying. They knew what was taking place behind-the-scenes. The
#WhistleblowerComplaint
revealed that Trump personally instructed Pence not to attend the inauguration.
#Russia
's state TV shamelessly lies that Rudy Giuliani was going to travel to
#Ukraine
for President-elect Volodymyr Zelensky's inauguration, but Trump personally directed him & any other official U.S. representatives not to attend the inauguration.
So many lies, so little time.
Meanwhile on Russian state TV: grim predictions that Russia is at least two months away from even attempting to advance. Also, some surprising admissions about how unprepared they were and the magnitude of the losses they've experienced in Ukraine.
Ukrainian Pres. Volodymyr Zelenskyy has gone public about the reduction in the supply of artillery shells to Ukraine, telling reporters that deliveries of the munitions have "really slowed down."
Meanwhile in Russia: since Putin's phony "denazification" never made any sense, now Russia's Security Council is absurdly calling for the "desatanization" of Ukraine. How embarrassing.
The Russians thought they would have to wait for Trump’s presidency in order for the US aid to Ukraine to stop, but now they’re getting the same gift through his servile Republican proxies—and Ukrainians are paying for this despicable political game with their lives.
"One Republican lawmaker, who requested anonymity to candidly discuss Trump's actions, told Insider that his performance at this year's summit was "a slap in the face" to the US and its allies. "He looked like Putin's puppet... It was embarrassing.""