Propaganda in Russia continues undaunted. But after three months in Russia, talk of a “special operation” in Ukraine to clarify the concept of “war” has progressed. It happens in the most popular talk shows of the Federation, which feel the pulse of the international situation and in their own way “inform” about the escalation of the conflict and that the “evil” Westerners are more and more holding the knife teeth against the President of Russia . The Russian army is not retreating, Putin declares he has “weapons never seen before”, he will not give up until all goals are met, but regime TV is trying to relay these messages as a NATO declaration of war.
What is said on Channel 1
We saw at Giornale.it that the world is being turned upside down up there: the English Daily Beast published some significant passages from the TV program “60 Minutes”, in which hosts and guests expressed many doubts and most formulated different hypotheses about the continuation of the conflict. He who is considered “Putin’s voice” Vladimir Solovyov, he’s the one who got heavier, saying that we westerners are “idiot bastards” and that in the event of a nuclear attack, if Putin hits the button, “we’ll go to heaven while they just croak”. Not only that, he also reiterated that Russia is fighting, so to speak, against “a continuation of World War II” because of the help of NATO and the US, which “underestimates” the consequences of what is happening in Ukraine. In short, good and good threats as a worthy close friend of Putin.
How the terminology has changed
But that’s not all, because in the madness of a program watched by millions of viewers, much more has been said: the editor-in-chief of Russia Today, Margarita Simonyanhe said, “From what we know about our leader Vladimir Putin, the most likely solution is this third party World War” and added that a nuclear escalation is also very likely. The opinion of the political scientist should not be missing Mikhail Markelov, who declared that “the representatives of these 40 different countries are today’s collective Hitler”. He also spent two words Vladimir Avatkov, Russian Foreign Ministry diplomat, of the “future world order” in which there is no place “for hegemony and in which Russia cannot be isolated”. Finally, the guest is the icing on the cake Olga Skabeva He spoke of the Ramstein summit as “Third World War” because “40 countries are against us. They have declared war”.
In short, it’s a completely different language than two months ago, deliberately created to persuade and propagate that this situation is not caused by Putin but by the United States, Britain and all the allies. Also because the Russians feel attacked: the fold of this propaganda was changed after the sinking of the cruiser Moscow.
The results of the Russian survey
As the newspaper Domani explains, a opinion poll The study, conducted by the Levada Center Institute, found that 57% of Russians “blame the United States and NATO countries for the deaths and destruction in Ukraine, 17% for Ukraine, and only 7% for Russia.” Other data suggests that both the United States and Russia are equally responsible (30% each) for the conflict, while views on Putin’s eventual victory are consistent across all age groups, from the youngest to the elderly. In short, talk shows such as those aired on Channel One, propaganda in newspapers and regime-authorized websites are increasingly fueling anti-European and anti-Western sentiments and feeding the notion that sooner or later the tsar will resort to who knows. what a destructive system to win. Is that a bluff or do you really believe it? We don’t know, but when in doubt, they continue on their way undaunted.