Vladimir Putin (69) has been at war with Ukraine for ten days. Always accompanied by Russian state propaganda. The accusations against Ukraine and the West are becoming more absurd by the day.
By Jeanne Plaumann
of Russia The War Ministry is currently warning of a “large-scale provocation in Kharkiv involving foreign journalists”. This is reported by the Russian newspaper Kommersant.
▶︎ Accordingly, in the of Vladimir Putin’s The second largest city in Ukraine, which was bombed to pieces by troops, is said to be “prepared” – Ukrainian nationalists and Western journalists are involved.
According to the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), Kharkiv is already suffering from “severe water and food shortages”. In addition to residential areas and schools, the Russian armed forces have also destroyed large parts of the infrastructure.
In its propaganda frenzy, the Russian War Ministry announced that several rocket launchers had been placed between houses in Kharkiv. According to the Russian ministry, this should be used to fire at the Russian armed forces outside the city.
The reason, according to state propaganda: “The purpose of the provocation is to provoke a return fire from the Russian artillery on the residential sector of Kharkiv,” said the spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Defense.
► According to the Russian War Ministry, these “provoked images” should then be given to Western media.
The publication of this absurd scenario by the Russian government fits the image of Kremlin despot Putin. BECAUSE: For him, Ukraine is the aggressor. According to the Kremlin, the Russian troops only defend themselves against attacks.
The fact that Western journalists are now also said to be involved in these attacks fits with Putin’s assumption that free media only spread “fake news” during his war in Ukraine.
► In Russia, the Kremlin tyrant has even passed a law for this: anyone who spreads false news about the military faces up to 15 years in prison. The Kremlin decides what is wrong.
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As a reaction to this legal regulation, the British BBC and the US news channel CNN announced on Friday evening that they will no longer broadcast programs in Russia for the time being.
► Meanwhile, according to the state radio “RT”, Kremlin despot Putin has also signed a law “to expand sanctions against violations of the rights of Russians”.
According to the Russian government, the existing sanctions for “violations of fundamental human rights and freedoms in Russia”, which previously only applied to US citizens and stateless persons, are to be extended to all foreigners.
Vladimir Putin also officially blocked Twitter and Facebook – people in Russia are now exposed to state television because there is simply nothing else.