Recently, anti-war sentiments have been running high in Russia, which opposes Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggression once morest Ukraine. Photo: Dazhi Image/Associated Press (file photo)
Dissatisfaction with the aggression once morest Ukraine is growing in Russia. The popular talk show broadcast by Russian state media during prime time was broadcast on the 7th, and there were remarks that deviate from the official position. Several guests attended Russia’s most popular national TV station. The program refused to support the host’s promotion of the Kremlin’s “special military operation” once morest Ukraine, but instead criticized the aggression once morest Ukraine, risking the life of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and bluntly stated that Russia is now invading Ukraine than the Soviet Union in 1979. Afghanistan Worse yet, the host has to interrupt the guest conversation from time to time.
According to The Moscow Times, the popular Russian state-run TV program “Evenings with Vladimir Solovyov” was broadcast in prime time on “Russia 1” channel. The host of the show, Vladimir Solovyov, is a well-known Russian media personality and host, and one of the Kremlin’s most loyal political propagandists, known as Putin’s “propaganda master”. He was targeted by Western sanctions once morest Russia for aggression in Ukraine, his assets in Europe were frozen, and he was banned from entering the European Union (EU).
Alex Reed scholar Semyon Bagdasarov asked, “Do we have to fall into another Afghanistan, or even worse?” Another guest director, Karen Shakhnazarov, said: “( Ukraine) They have more people and are more advanced in the use of weapons. We don’t need to do that, enough is enough. If the situation starts to turn into an absolute humanitarian catastrophe, even our close allies like China and India will Forced to keep our distance. Public opinion that is now flooding the world might have an adverse effect on us… An end to this operation will stabilize the domestic situation.”
“I can’t imagine occupying a city like Kyiv. I can’t imagine what that would be like,” Shakhnasalov said bluntly. Solofoyov was forced to interrupt the guests, and he softened the detriment to the Kremlin’s stance. speech. In addition, “London Radio” (LBC) reported that an active-duty Russian officer mentioned on the military media “Red Star TV” (Zvezda) under the jurisdiction of the Russian Ministry of Defense that Russian troops were killed in Ukraine, and the host immediately reprimanded mouth, insisting that the action was correct.
Russian state television is the only source of information on the Ukraine war for most Russians, but it rarely deviates from official rhetoric. Solovyov is known for his anti-Ukrainian rhetoric, actively expressing his support for Russia’s “denazification” and “demilitarization” of Ukraine. And Putin has signed a bill on the 4th to impose strict laws on journalists and news media in an attempt to suppress real news regarding the conflict in Ukraine. Any media in Russia who call this “special military operation” a “war” faces up to 15 years in prison.
