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If the Kremlin’s intentions weren’t already clear enough, here is former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev saying today that the concept of an independent Ukrainian identity must "disappear for good"

If the Kremlin’s intentions weren’t already clear enough, here is former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev saying today that the concept of an independent Ukrainian identity must "disappear for good"

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Top effort from whoever did this Japanese Prigozhin voiceover 👏

Top effort from whoever did this Japanese Prigozhin voiceover 👏

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Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov today: "We won’t tolerate criticism of our democracy any longer! … Our democracy is the best!"

Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov today: "We won’t tolerate criticism of our democracy any longer! … Our democracy is the best!"

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Today on planet Putin: The truth is Russia’s "most important weapon" 🤥

Today on planet Putin: The truth is Russia’s "most important weapon" 🤥

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This morning Vladimir Solovyov says Russia should kill Zelensky while he’s in the Netherlands "We don’t care that it’s a Nato country"

This morning Vladimir Solovyov says Russia should kill Zelensky while he’s in the Netherlands "We don’t care that it’s a Nato country"

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The notorious 'Putin's brigades' have responded to Germany's decision to supply Ukraine with Leopard tanks The writing says 'Washington's hand' and 'Leopard'

The notorious 'Putin's brigades' have responded to Germany's decision to supply Ukraine with Leopard tanks The writing says 'Washington's hand' and 'Leopard'

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Olga Skabeyeva accidentally describes Russia while telling her viewers that democracy is dying in France

Olga Skabeyeva accidentally describes Russia while telling her viewers that democracy is dying in France

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In his latest unhinged rant, Russian propagandist Vladimir Solovyov says he has questions about why Britain is still allowed to exist He says Britain has given the world nothing of value other than Shakespeare and Dickens

In his latest unhinged rant, Russian propagandist Vladimir Solovyov says he has questions about why Britain is still allowed to exist He says Britain has given the world nothing of value other than Shakespeare and Dickens

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This is surely one of the most surreal moments of the war yet Scott Ritter has turned up in Chechnya and spoken in broken Russian (some of which I couldn’t make out) to thousands of Kadyrov’s fighters about his efforts to strengthen the "friendship between Chechnya and America"

This is surely one of the most surreal moments of the war yet Scott Ritter has turned up in Chechnya and spoken in broken Russian (some of which I couldn’t make out) to thousands of Kadyrov’s fighters about his efforts to strengthen the "friendship between Chechnya and America"

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Oh dear... 🤦‍♂️ Russian state broadcaster RT has a Christmas message for Europeans

Oh dear... 🤦‍♂️ Russian state broadcaster RT has a Christmas message for Europeans

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Putin doesn’t sound like a man who’s interested in a negotiated peace in Ukraine: “They’re running out [of weapons]… They don’t have anything, they have no future. But we do have a future.” (This is a newly released clip from his Kremlin awards ceremony for troops on Friday)

Putin doesn’t sound like a man who’s interested in a negotiated peace in Ukraine: “They’re running out [of weapons]… They don’t have anything, they have no future. But we do have a future.” (This is a newly released clip from his Kremlin awards ceremony for troops on Friday)

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I haven’t seen anything like this on Russian state TV since Ukraine’s counter-offensives last year Karen Shakhnazarov says Russia needs to recognise the fact that it might lose and that anyone who thinks the West is about to fall apart is deluding themselves

I haven’t seen anything like this on Russian state TV since Ukraine’s counter-offensives last year Karen Shakhnazarov says Russia needs to recognise the fact that it might lose and that anyone who thinks the West is about to fall apart is deluding themselves

3,125,572 Aufrufe • vor 3 Jahren

Putin says many Russians who emigrated are now returning home because they just can’t stand living in countries with unisex toilets

Putin says many Russians who emigrated are now returning home because they just can’t stand living in countries with unisex toilets

2,292,096 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren

Solovyov reacts to media reports that Olaf Scholz has decided to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine He urges Russia to carry out strikes on Germany so that Germans "know which new Nazi leaders they've raised and brought to power" "You European Pharisees, you Nazi scumbags!"

Solovyov reacts to media reports that Olaf Scholz has decided to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine He urges Russia to carry out strikes on Germany so that Germans "know which new Nazi leaders they've raised and brought to power" "You European Pharisees, you Nazi scumbags!"

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Unbelievable stuff from Russian state TV propagandist Dmitry Kiselyov tonight Invade your neighbour, bombard it with missiles and then gloat about the decline of its economy

Unbelievable stuff from Russian state TV propagandist Dmitry Kiselyov tonight Invade your neighbour, bombard it with missiles and then gloat about the decline of its economy

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Russian state TV is using AI slop featuring historical warring figures such as Alexander Nevsky, Kutuzov and Zhukov as well as those currently fighting in Ukraine to promote this weekend’s parliamentary election

Russian state TV is using AI slop featuring historical warring figures such as Alexander Nevsky, Kutuzov and Zhukov as well as those currently fighting in Ukraine to promote this weekend’s parliamentary election

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War reporter and propagandist Yevgeny Poddubny articulates the exact message that the Kremlin wanted to come out of its “election” - that the allegedly high turnout and vote share for ruling party United Russia shows that people have rallied around Putin in support of the war

War reporter and propagandist Yevgeny Poddubny articulates the exact message that the Kremlin wanted to come out of its “election” - that the allegedly high turnout and vote share for ruling party United Russia shows that people have rallied around Putin in support of the war

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Yevgeny Prigozhin says that Russia’s objectives of "denazifying" and "demilitarising" Ukraine have failed miserably "F*ck knows how, but we’ve militarised Ukraine!"

Yevgeny Prigozhin says that Russia’s objectives of "denazifying" and "demilitarising" Ukraine have failed miserably "F*ck knows how, but we’ve militarised Ukraine!"

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This is absolutely wild from commentator Ruslan Kurbanov, even by Russian state TV’s usual standards He says the Hamas attacks on Israel could have been overseen by British intelligence with the ultimate aim of driving the US out of the Middle East

This is absolutely wild from commentator Ruslan Kurbanov, even by Russian state TV’s usual standards He says the Hamas attacks on Israel could have been overseen by British intelligence with the ultimate aim of driving the US out of the Middle East

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Of the Russian parliamentary election campaign videos I've seen on TV in the last few weeks, this is undoubtedly the strangest The minor "Communists of Russia" party (not to be confused with the larger KPRF) have turned Lenin and Stalin into cats

Of the Russian parliamentary election campaign videos I've seen on TV in the last few weeks, this is undoubtedly the strangest The minor "Communists of Russia" party (not to be confused with the larger KPRF) have turned Lenin and Stalin into cats

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I thought we were long past the point when Russia could surprise us, but how wrong I was Denis Maidanov has just released a song honouring the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, known in the West as "Satan II" And ex-Roscosmos boss Rogozin helped him with the lyrics

I thought we were long past the point when Russia could surprise us, but how wrong I was Denis Maidanov has just released a song honouring the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, known in the West as "Satan II" And ex-Roscosmos boss Rogozin helped him with the lyrics

1,519,530 Aufrufe • vor 3 Jahren

This clip of Russian opposition politician Vladimir Ryzhkov on TV in 2004 has recently resurfaced thanks to Настоящее Время His warnings for the country’s future are frighteningly prophetic You might also recognise the presenter…

This clip of Russian opposition politician Vladimir Ryzhkov on TV in 2004 has recently resurfaced thanks to Настоящее Время His warnings for the country’s future are frighteningly prophetic You might also recognise the presenter…

1,114,920 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren

This is one of the strangest things I’ve seen on Russian state TV Correspondent Valentin Bogdanov finds a Trump supporter in Palm Beach at 3:30am local time who proceeds to give a rendition of the Soviet children’s song ‘May there always be sunshine’

This is one of the strangest things I’ve seen on Russian state TV Correspondent Valentin Bogdanov finds a Trump supporter in Palm Beach at 3:30am local time who proceeds to give a rendition of the Soviet children’s song ‘May there always be sunshine’

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Incredible… Roger Waters has just appeared on Russia's top domestic state TV channel and had a friendly chat with Olga Skabeyeva, a leading Kremlin propagandist who has been wholeheartedly cheering on the invasion of Ukraine ever since Putin announced it last year

Incredible… Roger Waters has just appeared on Russia's top domestic state TV channel and had a friendly chat with Olga Skabeyeva, a leading Kremlin propagandist who has been wholeheartedly cheering on the invasion of Ukraine ever since Putin announced it last year

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Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has posted this to mark today’s Russia Day public holiday The entirety of Ukraine is shown as Russian territory

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has posted this to mark today’s Russia Day public holiday The entirety of Ukraine is shown as Russian territory

891,653 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren

The "merchant of death" Viktor Bout says he has sent a message to Donald Trump offering him political asylum in Russia He warns that Trump's life is in danger in the US and calls on the ex-president to lead an "uprising against the globalists" from abroad

The "merchant of death" Viktor Bout says he has sent a message to Donald Trump offering him political asylum in Russia He warns that Trump's life is in danger in the US and calls on the ex-president to lead an "uprising against the globalists" from abroad

1,252,244 Aufrufe • vor 3 Jahren

On Russian state TV they're predictably delighted with the Dutch election result

On Russian state TV they're predictably delighted with the Dutch election result

913,357 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren