Russian propaganda radicalized by few military successes on the ground

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This tonalso shapes and Vocabularyvaries according to the beginning of the war. And not exactly in a constructive sense. As the evidence accumulates swamp Russian army in Ukraine main propagandists in the Kremlin official media They adopt a more radical and extremist tone, suggesting scenarios such as: atomic war, even armed attacks on NATO territory. Even more. openly defending articles collective punishment to the Ukrainian nation through population deportation and “re-education” processes.the vast majority your citizen, including Russian speakersThey oppose the occupation and Moscow’s plans. In Russia, a country where there is no longer any gap regarding freedom of expression, this communication gurus They are considered a species thermometer between mode in the Kremlin.

The most representative voice among the pro-government commentators is undoubtedly Vladimir Solovyov. And as EL PERIODICO, a newspaper belonging to the same editorial group as this media, points out, Grigori Gólosov heads the US Department of Political Science. Petersburg European UniversityThe “mainstream commentator”, according to the character, has “been very radicalized” lately. In fact, one of his most high-profile statements came a month ago when he demanded the withdrawal of NATO troops from Eastern Europe to their pre-1997 positions, completely reshaping the consequences of the cold war in the 20th century. And he did not bite his tongue when making threats in case of non-compliance with these demands formulated by the Kremlin leader. “If you think we will stop in Ukraine, think about 300 times; I remind you that Ukraine is just one country. middle stage in the task of providing strategic security Russian Federation“He declared in his show, Evening with Vladimir Solovyov.

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The specter of nuclear holocaust is also regularly brought up in the same programme. In one of his publications, the journalist quoted a phrase from a Russian comedy called DMB, which is an acidic portrait of the Russian Army and society after the collapse of the USSR: “We will definitely hit; and more than once; so that the whole world is devastated; but then”. purpose of sanctionsSoloviov even suggested responding to European and American retaliatory measures with nuclear weapons, after seeing his Italian property confiscated and even looted by painting the swimming pool with red liquid, implying that his hands were covered in blood. . “I think we need to tell those who confiscate our money: You have 24 hours to freeze our funds, or you know what we have; the choice is yours: tactical or strategic?”

Concerns are mounting about the drift of Russian propagandists after a lengthy article appeared a few days ago. What should Russia do with Ukraine? in the state institution Ria Novosti, written by Timofei Sergueitsev, a political scientist and public relations expert, is a character so far little known, despite being ideologically linked to influential figures in Vladimir Putin’s entourage. The publication of the document caused such excitement that many analysts in the comments after its publication, lucky ultimate solution HE genocide For the state and citizens of Ukraine.

According to the author, “most De-Nazis of Ukraine It is necessary because “a significant portion of the population” has been dominated and attracted. diet Nazi”, members before that “cannot be directly punished” war criminals”. Continuation of “This population” document, “retrainingobtained by a strict censorshipnot only in the political sphere, but also in the cultural and educational sphere”.“Ukrainianism” (Ukrainian Nazism) “constitutes a greater threat to peace and to Russia than Hitler’s Germany,” says Sergeitsev “cleansing the nazi elements to all local organizations state, police In addition to suppressing the word “Ukraine” with a stroke of the pen, the region was to be divided into republics loyal to Moscow. five western provinces recognized as the “Catholic majority”enemies of RussiaThey must be “demilitarized” and have a “neutral status”. It would take “not less than one generation” or, likewise, “25 years” to carry out such a transaction.

Analyst Golosov recalls the low weight among the official authorities of the author of the letter, and that these positions “does not yet represent“Although the Kremlin’s plans do not exclude this in the future. Of course, he understands that it is appropriate for the Government to propagate it now and “supports the prevailing narrative” among the elite. He said the armed conflict “must continue”.

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