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Reading what some people post on DP might cause others to think the Russian has a better grasp of American politics than many Americans.
“There isn’t a single country in the world that is as easily manipulated as America,” said Russian parliament member Oleg Matveychev during the broadcast of Sunday Evening With Vladimir Soloviev.
Are all Americans falling for the propaganda that is essential to Tucker Carlson's nonsense or Lara Logan's increasingly disturbing claims? Nah, I don't think so, but 10% of the population is more than 30 million people who apparently have little knowledge of what is actually taking place in the world.
In Putin's Russia, how much of what is out on public media has to be approved by the Kremlin before it is released?
“There isn’t a single country in the world that is as easily manipulated as America,” said Russian parliament member Oleg Matveychev during the broadcast of Sunday Evening With Vladimir Soloviev.
Are all Americans falling for the propaganda that is essential to Tucker Carlson's nonsense or Lara Logan's increasingly disturbing claims? Nah, I don't think so, but 10% of the population is more than 30 million people who apparently have little knowledge of what is actually taking place in the world.
In Putin's Russia, how much of what is out on public media has to be approved by the Kremlin before it is released?
Kremlin TV Hosts Threaten the U.S. With Nuclear Strikes
In the surreal world of Russian state television, Russia is about to prevail in its war against Ukraine, which is being presented as a battle against the United States and NATO. According to top Kremlin propagandists, it’s only a matter of time before the West admits its defeat and pays reparations to Moscow or risks a devastating nuclear strike.
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Appearing on Sunday Evening With Vladimir Soloviev, Russian parliament member Oleg Matveychev, known as the Kremlin’s spin doctor, watched a clip of Fox News’ Tucker Carlson—an everyday occurrence in Moscow’s tightly-controlled media environment. Matveychev noted: “There isn’t a single country in the world that is as easily manipulated as America.” He argued: “Here’s what will be on the table after our victory... After Ukraine’s demilitarization is completed... we’re going to raise the stakes... For example, the lifting of all sanctions... The dissolution of NATO, because the presence of NATO in some countries is getting in our way. Extradition of all war criminals... like [Anton] Herashchenko [former deputy minister at the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs], Zelensky, [former President of Ukraine Petro] Poroshenko. Extradition of various oligarchs, like [Mikhail] Khodorkovsky.”
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Reciting the list of Russia’s future demands during Soloviev’s show, Matveychev became even more brazen: “We should be thinking about reparations from the damage that was caused by the sanctions and the war itself, because that too costs money and we should get it back. The return of all Russian properties, those of the Russian empire, the Soviet Union and current Russia, which has been seized in the United States, and so on.”
The host chimed in to ask: “Are you including Alaska and Fort Ross?”
Matveychev nodded: “That was my next point. As well as the Antarctic... We discovered it, so it belongs to us... Also, the return of all medals that have been unlawfully taken from our sportsmen during all Olympic games, as well as the extradition of [Grigory] Rodchenkov, along with the extradition of multiple other criminals we’ll want. I think we should start voicing all of that, so they understand what will be on the table. You didn’t want to talk to us about something small, like Ukraine’s neutrality, here’s what you get. And that’s not even all of it.”
Soloviev asked: “Does your list include a tactical nuclear strike, or are we going straight for the strategic one?”
Matveychev pompously scoffed, “What for? We can take them down without it.”