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Currently studying International Security @PSIASciencesPo, back watching Russia for @BBCMonitoring in summer ‘26

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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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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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It’s encouraging to see that parliamentary democracy is alive and well in Russia This is Gennady Zyuganov, leader of the country’s largest "opposition" party, speaking to Putin today

It’s encouraging to see that parliamentary democracy is alive and well in Russia This is Gennady Zyuganov, leader of the country’s largest "opposition" party, speaking to Putin today

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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"
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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"

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

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3,201,368 views • 2 years ago

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
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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

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3,125,401 views • 3 years ago

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

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2,290,428 views • 2 years ago

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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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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2,289,896 views • 3 years ago

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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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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2,070,285 views • 3 years ago

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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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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1,480,603 views • 2 years ago

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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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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778,456 views • 1 year ago

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
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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

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1,519,357 views • 3 years ago

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…
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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…

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1,114,764 views • 2 years ago

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
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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

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891,562 views • 2 years ago

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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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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1,078,007 views • 2 years ago

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
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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

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1,252,072 views • 3 years ago

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

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913,347 views • 2 years ago

This new recruitment video from the Russian Defence Ministry is something else…
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This new recruitment video from the Russian Defence Ministry is something else…

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1,051,806 views • 3 years ago

Hundreds of people in the Russian city of Blagoveshchensk gathered to show their support for the invasion of Ukraine by *pouring cold water on themselves* And no, I’m not joking
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Hundreds of people in the Russian city of Blagoveshchensk gathered to show their support for the invasion of Ukraine by *pouring cold water on themselves* And no, I’m not joking

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982,728 views • 3 years ago

Russian forces have been trying to take the town of Bakhmut for months, but Vladimir Solovyov isn't deterred He says Moscow should revoke its recognition both of the Baltic states' independence and Germany's reunification in order to regain its "sphere of influence"
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Russian forces have been trying to take the town of Bakhmut for months, but Vladimir Solovyov isn't deterred He says Moscow should revoke its recognition both of the Baltic states' independence and Germany's reunification in order to regain its "sphere of influence"

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831,208 views • 3 years ago

Solovyov absolutely lost it with his producers this morning
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Solovyov absolutely lost it with his producers this morning

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810,430 views • 3 years ago

This is surely a new low for Russian "patriotic" culture At a festival in Krasnodar Territory, some cadets performed a song about flying home as Cargo 200 (Russian military code for the transport of troops killed in action)
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This is surely a new low for Russian "patriotic" culture At a festival in Krasnodar Territory, some cadets performed a song about flying home as Cargo 200 (Russian military code for the transport of troops killed in action)

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792,125 views • 3 years ago