#Russia's state TV, July 2018:
Lawmaker Leonid Kalashnikov re: Maria #Butina's arrest:
"Let's arrest an American here and that's it… They arrested Butina, let's immediately arrest some Amerikashka here." ©️ pic.twitter.com/CHhJnmN9Ee— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) December 31, 2018
#Russia's state TV, August 2018:
Russian lawmaker Vladimir Zhirinovsky:
"They're grabbing our people all over the place… What is stopping us from arresting a few Americans? We're yet to arrest a single one!" ©️ pic.twitter.com/1RZG25yQp3— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) December 31, 2018
#Russia's state TV repeatedly asserts:
"We are at war with the United States."
On a state TV show by 'Channel One,' Russian MP Andrey Svintsov reiterates this common POV:
"We are at war. We may not be using conventional weapons, but we are using intellectual and info-weapons." pic.twitter.com/LjxekSCSCs— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) December 26, 2018
#Russia's state TV 'Channel One' interviewed Maria #Butina's parents. Her father was asked how Butina was paying the rent for her apartment in the U.S. His answer was most curious: "She had influential acquaintances who recognized her abilities and were helping her financially." pic.twitter.com/ZzwuNSzFji
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) December 26, 2018
This is how #Russia and our other adversaries view Trump's conciliatory posture towards #NorthKorea: they believe that nuclear threats forced the US president to meet with Kim Jong-un on equal terms and Russia should resort to similar asymmetrical methods.https://t.co/Wp4fLGboSC
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) December 26, 2018
#Russia's weekly newspaper, "Military Industrial Courier," recipient of 2 nat'l awards—"Golden Idea" & distinction of the “Golden Fund of the Press of Russia”—published a military publicist's proposal to destroy the US by reversing the Gulf Stream with a thermonuclear explosion. pic.twitter.com/RP1PynkYbY
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) December 26, 2018
#Russia's state media:
Host Evgeny Popov says that — based on Bolton's statement about the #KerchStrait — Trump and Putin may never meet again. Popov also shifts from his previous certainty about Trump's fate in 2020, says Trump "may not get re-elected." ©️ pic.twitter.com/gyguUixbbC— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) December 14, 2018
This is interesting: after I quoted the source article for this Tweet, "someone" told the Russians to change the content, getting rid of "the deal with the devil" and the language about selling out Russia. /1 https://t.co/FgsC24IsWv
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) December 14, 2018
Russian media labels #Butina’s plea “The Deal with the Devil: Butina Gives Up #Russia to America.” pic.twitter.com/CxUqJIMomy
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) December 13, 2018
During his #G20Summit2018 press conference, Putin takes great pleasure in mockingly pointing out that "two little boats gifted to #Ukraine by the U.S. couldn't even get through the #KerchStrait."#G20 #G20Summit pic.twitter.com/IH7mXYzka7
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) December 1, 2018
Putin says that even though his formal meeting with Trump was canceled, they managed to communicate at the #G20Summit2018. Putin adds that during their exchange, he informed Trump of #Russia's position regarding the #KerchStrait incident and answered his questions. #G20 pic.twitter.com/wP8wh6BJ7e
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) December 1, 2018
The U.S. offers up Bolton instead of Trump, but Putin won't take no for an answer. Kremlin spokesman Peskov says the U.S. needs the Putin-Trump meeting just as much as #Russia. pic.twitter.com/F4pmn4H5RM
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) December 1, 2018
#Russia's state TV host Evgeny Popov exclaims:
"Trump was never a friend of ours. Never!"
[In the recent past, hosts on the same state TV program frequently proclaimed: "Trump is ours!"] ©️ pic.twitter.com/8rS64y6no2— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) November 30, 2018
#Russia's state TV reports that Putin greeted Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, but chose not to say hello to Trump, who was standing nearby. ©️ pic.twitter.com/BWUAdooXZg
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) November 30, 2018
#Russia’s state TV host Evgeny Popov scoffs at the description of Trump as a great leader:
"Great leader because he canceled the [G20] meeting, or because he wanted to build a hotel in Moscow? Which of these is a decision of a great leader?" ©️ pic.twitter.com/pYeJBM4cD0— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) November 30, 2018
#Russia's state TV:
Host Kirill Kleymenov says that "Donald Fredovych Trump"—who is "pushing 80"—had to have "45" embroidered on his cuffs, so that he doesn't forget he is President number 45. ©️ pic.twitter.com/q2XOQ1Gjw8— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) November 30, 2018
Veronika Krasheninnikova, Director General of the Institute for Foreign Policy Studies & Initiatives, Advisor to the Director General of 'Russia Today' and a member of the Kremlin-appointed Russian Public Chamber, concludes that "Trump is a rock hanging around #Russia's neck." ©️ pic.twitter.com/0JVF0dMoIw
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) November 30, 2018
#Russia's state TV:
Host Kirill Kleymenov says that by canceling his #G20 meeting with Putin, "Donald Fredovych Trump" subjected the world to a roller coaster ride, everyone in the Trump admin needs tranquilizers and Trump could use a teleprompter—after all, he's "pushing 80." ©️ pic.twitter.com/3wX2DiKAbo— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) November 30, 2018
#Russia's state TV gloats about Trump's failure to condemn Russia for its escalating aggression against Ukraine: reporter mocks Nikki Haley's UN speech, says: "She must have an unstable connection to the Captain's Bridge, since the owner of the White House didn't blame Russia."©️ pic.twitter.com/V2F0qfSbub
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) November 27, 2018
#Russia's state media reports that 24 Ukrainian sailors are being detained and interrogated by the Russians, after Russian vessels rammed one of the Ukrainian boats and opened fire on the other two, before seizing all three vessels along with their crews. #Kerch #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/NrchZepqtw
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) November 26, 2018
#Russia ignores Western calls to free captured Ukrainian ships, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the Kremlin is not concerned about the possibility of new sanctions. Host and panelists on #Russia's state TV make fun of the situation. https://t.co/yBlHc9VSBr pic.twitter.com/xvnFcLU9kI
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) November 26, 2018
#Russia's state TV claims that #Ukraine and unnamed powers in Washington "staged a provocation" near the Kerch Strait "to disrupt the upcoming meeting between Putin and Trump" at the G20 in Argentina. pic.twitter.com/ofvdvU7DI7
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) November 25, 2018
Escalating levels of madness on #Russia's state TV, as a gaggle of "experts" and officials blames @Billbrowder and Western intelligence agencies for a number of deaths, including Sergei Magnitsky and Alexander Perepilichny – and for giving cancer to South America's presidents. ©️ pic.twitter.com/nuBzD3jaTo
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) November 25, 2018
Yesterday's glee is replaced by rage, as #Russia's state TV hosts blame the US for changing the likeliest outcome & "forcing" the majority of countries to vote against the Russian candidate, who they believe would have been otherwise elected as the new president of #Interpol. ©️ pic.twitter.com/zkunFWorgs
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) November 21, 2018
#Russia's state TV:
Hosts and panelists angrily blame the U.S. for their candidate's loss, as #SouthKorea's Kim Jong Yang is elected as the president of #Interpol. ©️ pic.twitter.com/VlL9Uiq6u0— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) November 21, 2018
#Russia's state TV hosts and panelists excitedly discuss the possibility that the Russian candidate, Major General Aleksandr Prokopchuk, may be elected as the head of @INTERPOL_HQ .
TV host Olga Skabeeva says: "We'll put the entire government of #Ukraine in prison."#Interpol ©️ pic.twitter.com/uHIBjkjYFu— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) November 20, 2018
#Russia's state TV:
Prosecutor-General’s Office Spokesman Alexander Kurennoy describes "high hopes" for @Billbrowder's extradition when he was last detained in Spain based on Russia's request through @INTERPOL_HQ.
"Now we'll try to do that all over again," Kurennoy says. ©️ pic.twitter.com/9HUAKWxLVB— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) November 20, 2018
#Russia's state TV host Evgeny Popov complains, laughing:
"You'll throw the election for us." #Interpol https://t.co/chCKW7030X— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) November 20, 2018
#Russia's state TV gloats that the Russian candidate may be elected as the head of Interpol. Dmitry Abzalov, Director of the Center for Strategic Communications, reminds everyone how @Billbrowder was detained in Spain, says that Prokopchuk is doing fine even in his current post. pic.twitter.com/fcL90836Ad
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) November 20, 2018
#Russia's state TV mocks and taunts the U.S./Trump admin.
State TV host Evgeny Popov says:
"Slight amnesia occurred on Capitol Hill, in the United States – they were promising us draconian sanctions, but forgot to impose them. Imagine that!" ©️#Skripal pic.twitter.com/PFVM9SYWO6— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) November 15, 2018
#Russia's state TV makes a smooth transition from "our forces were never in #Ukraine" to "of course our Special Services (GRU, FSB, SVR) are there, it would be stupid to deny that."
[Reminiscent of Putin's reversal from his earlier denials re: #Crimea]
©️ pic.twitter.com/TVVc1HaDR0— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) November 14, 2018
#Russia's state media points out that Trump and Putin were "among the last to leave the Élysée Palace" and in spite of the last-minute change in seating arrangements, they still managed to talk. ©️ pic.twitter.com/4ahpRK1YRd
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) November 11, 2018
#Russia's state media complains that Putin and Trump "weren't allowed to communicate," as the seating arrangements were changed at the last minute in order to keep them apart. Putin told Russian media that the two managed to talk nonetheless and their conversation went well. ©️ pic.twitter.com/DDYfxkxdnN
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) November 11, 2018
Kremlin pool journo refers to Trump as "agent Donald," who's on the verge of being busted.#Russia https://t.co/gNR3YB0mG7
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) November 11, 2018
Nothing special, just “Putin's Chef” Yevgeny Prigozhin, who funds the operations of #Russia's infamous IRA Troll Factory and the Wagner Group , meeting with the head of the Libyan army and top Russian military officials. (Khalifa Hifter, Sergei Shoigu and Gen. Valery Gerasimov). pic.twitter.com/XsYKbPtx3k
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) November 10, 2018
#Russia's state TV host Vladimir Soloviev (Russian Hannity, with close ties/access to Vladimir Putin) bemoans Dana Rohrabacher's loss in the #Midterms2018: "There was one lawmaker very sympathetic to Russia, he lost re-election—Rohrabacher… He was excellent, he was for us." ©️ pic.twitter.com/sSCjhTm7Rm
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) November 9, 2018
#Russia's state TV remarks that Trump is proclaiming "tremendous success," but in reality it's the opposite – an obvious defeat. ©️#Midterms #Midterms2018 pic.twitter.com/0d4KDsqzSs
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) November 7, 2018
#Russia in Dismay and Despair as Democrats Take the House:
State media remarks that—in light of the midterm results—there is no need for Putin to meet with Trump in Paris: “There’s nothing left to talk about,” as “the sanctions will never be canceled.”https://t.co/dkt3L7HmyJ— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) November 7, 2018
Unprecedented interest and wall-to-wall news coverage of the U.S. #midterms on #Russia's state TV. Russian pundits and experts worry that Trump is "hanging by a hair" and the democratic majority would want to cut the thread and initiate the impeachment. ©️ pic.twitter.com/Qkvjc0pKvZ
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) November 6, 2018
#Russia's state TV worries that if the Republicans lose the House majority, "Trump's hands will be tied" for the rest of his term. ©️#midterms pic.twitter.com/Y2og7uDdWq
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) November 4, 2018
When you wear offensive Halloween costumes, depicting "MAGA wall" and reducing Mexican people to cultural stereotypes, you aren't "Making America Great Again," but creating embarrassing fodder for #Russia's state TV. The Kremlin eats it up. Be ashamed, be very ashamed. ©️ pic.twitter.com/obfBgIz0yW
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) November 4, 2018
#Russia's state TV:
Host Vladimir Soloviev (Putin's buddy) and panelists joke that "Petrov & Boshirov" will have to travel to Germany to make sure the right parties get elected — because poisoning people is considered to be hilarious in Russia's alternative universe. ©️ #Skripal pic.twitter.com/huv5M6XRCd— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) November 1, 2018
Russia's state TV tries to ridicule @nytimes report that said: "Russians had also rented farms in the Norwegian countryside for some unauthorized snooping on the alliance’s military tactics," but appears to confirm it instead. Russian state TV was indeed filming from the farm.©️ pic.twitter.com/m41KlG0i2a
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) October 31, 2018
#Russia's state TV:
Host Evgeny Popov says:
"Even our infants know we’re getting ready for war." ©️ pic.twitter.com/cYzjObMwly— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) October 29, 2018
#Russia's state TV:
Russia threatens to create a "defense belt" near "Russia's third capital" – Sochi – if Georgia or Ukraine become members of #NATO.
Host Evgeny Popov hopes out loud that this warning "caused some knees and muscles to tremble." ©️ pic.twitter.com/Dak9zdTBJb— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) October 29, 2018
Panelists on #Russia's state TV point out that John Bolton spent 1 1/2 hrs talking to Putin, plus 1 1/2 hrs each with Security Council's Nikolai Patrushev, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov & Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu— and no one knows the full extent of what they talked about. pic.twitter.com/PDkgPiUapu
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) October 26, 2018
#Russia's state TV:
Discussions re U.S. withdrawal from the INF treaty. Mikhail Remizov, President of the Institute of Nat'l Strategy, says that the U.S. placing any missile complexes in #Ukraine would be considered casus belli and Russia would immediately occupy all of Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/ggQW6zLEiD— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) October 24, 2018
#Russia's state TV broadcasts Elena Khusyaynova's response to the DOJ charges against her, wherein she says: "My heart is filled with pride." ©️ pic.twitter.com/dKq7cbUvcD
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) October 23, 2018
Meanwhile, #Russia's PM Medvedev prepared the Russians for economic martyrdom, by claiming that "the USSR lived for decades under sanctions" & "nothing happened." This joint messaging [a besieged fortress surrounded by enemies] is undoubtedly coordinated.https://t.co/MNYFDeMd12
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) October 22, 2018
#Russia's state TV:
Host of the weekly TV program, "Moscow. Kremlin. Putin," Vladimir Soloviev, re-plays, repeats and emphasizes Putin's #Valdai talking points about martyrdom. Soloviev says: "Every aggressor needs to understand — we'll go to heaven, they'll just drop dead."
©️ pic.twitter.com/UTvuWWyMNT— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) October 22, 2018
#Russia's state TV:
Host Vladimir Soloviev and panelists compare #Khashoggi murder to #Skripal case, mocking Trump's weak response: "If you don't react – where are your values?"
Soloviev adds: "And why are you bothering us about Skripal? He's still alive." ©️ pic.twitter.com/OOcZs1BK2d— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) October 19, 2018
Putin at #ValdaiClub answers questions about his falling ratings, says the Russians want changes, just not revolutionary changes: "We've had enough of the revolutions."#Russia pic.twitter.com/xlxAJlZK7N
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) October 18, 2018
Putin at #ValdaiClub conference muses that in the case of a nuclear attack, #Russia would be the victim of aggression, but would strike back. He says, "We will end up in heaven like martyrs, they will just croak. They won't even have time to repent." pic.twitter.com/8ZIR2IolPH
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) October 18, 2018
Putin at #ValdaiClub conference promises to visit RT's studios while he's in Paris. In response, RT's editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan appears to be praying to him. pic.twitter.com/tIjtqKWfAz
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) October 18, 2018
Putin at #ValdaiClub conference says that #Russia is winning the battle for the hearts & minds, cites Russia Today [RT] as an example, falsely claims they are being "shut down abroad."
Putin says, "This means that we're winning… If it gives them such heartburn, we're winning." pic.twitter.com/XMI4xN9UHc— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) October 18, 2018
Putin at #ValdaiClub conference is asked re: various books about Trump, says: "We shall read them." Moderator says the emerging image of Trump is someone who can hear only himself. Putin says it wasn't true between them & if Trump treats someone that way, "It's their own fault." pic.twitter.com/P8UlKNiSUh
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) October 18, 2018
Putin at #ValdaiClub conference speculates that the relations between #Russia & the U.S. might improve after the midterms, or after the next presidential elections in 2020, "When he will no longer have to look back at those who benefit from the anti-Russian rhetoric." [He=Trump?] pic.twitter.com/ymw1BLr24q
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) October 18, 2018
#Russia's state TV: discussion about an attack on college in occupied #Crimea. The host and panelists blame the West for corrupting their young, conclude that freedom leads to hell, "freedom is chaos and destruction." Participants reminisce about tougher gun laws in the USSR. ©️ pic.twitter.com/mvQJbCvIGx
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) October 17, 2018
Russian propaganda in action: lone shooter goes on a rampage at a college in #Crimea. Meanwhile, #Russia's state TV spends an hour stoking hatred, speculating that #Ukraine is most likely at fault for this "terrorist act" & military "revenge" should be promptly ordered by Putin. pic.twitter.com/SY7b6UmLxs
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) October 17, 2018
#Russia's state TV hosts are hoping that California firefighters and police officers will "rebel" against Russian #sanctions, since the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (Calpers) has about $460 million invested in Russian gov't bonds — up over 8% since last year. ©️ pic.twitter.com/4WmfOfWD3e
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) October 16, 2018
#Russia's state TV:
Olga Skabeeva: "We love the American President, we have elected him, but it seems we made a mistake: No. 45 imposed the most sanctions against the country that elected him — Russia."
Evgeny Popov: "The biggest quantity of the least effective sanctions." ©️ pic.twitter.com/GFV4IUtrQR— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) October 15, 2018
#Russia's state TV exclaims "journalism is dead," feels bad for "poor Trump" for being subjected to "the Spanish inquisition" by @60Minutes @LesleyRStahl, who said: "Okay, people don't understand why you never have a harsh word for Vladimir Putin." ©️ pic.twitter.com/jeVekP84gi
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) October 15, 2018
#Russia's state TV says Trump's presidency hinges on the outcome of the midterms, shows the clip of "defeated Hillary Clinton," cautions that even one wrong step could affect the voting, therefore better relations with Russia will have to wait until after the midterms.#Russia ©️ pic.twitter.com/6gUzfvdcnA
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) October 14, 2018
#Russia's state TV:
Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Anatoly Antonov complained that the air in Washington, DC is "poisoned with Russophobia" and handed out T-shirts from Russia's Defense Ministry to students at the Middlebury Institute of Int'l Studies at Monterey, California. ©️ pic.twitter.com/i5aAqfdGqK— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) October 14, 2018
#Russia's state TV:
YouTube episode about #Khashoggi significantly differs from the cut aired on Russian television, leaving out the portions about Adnan Khashoggi selling Trump a yacht ["Trump Princess"] and a conspiracy theory that Khashoggi's bride "lured him to the Embassy." pic.twitter.com/Jds6iYd32v— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) October 14, 2018
Hysteria continues on #Russia's state TV re: @bellingcat #Skripal revelations. Sole panelist dares to say that "Petrov and Boshirov" are obviously Mishkin and Chepiga. In response, state TV host Vladimir Soloviev screams he is no better than Skripal and should get out of Russia. pic.twitter.com/m3d4OrMUJH
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) October 10, 2018
Putin's popularity ratings are falling, #Skripal poisoners have been ID'd as GRU/GU agents, massive protests are taking place in Magas, Ingushetia over a border deal with Chechnya – guess what they're talking about ALL DAY on #Russia's state TV? #Ukraine, Ukraine, Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/NQAURy5tYE
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) October 10, 2018
Pandemonium on #Russia's state TV in response to the latest @bellingcat #Skripal revelations re: GRU [GU] Col. Anatoliy Chepiga and GRU [GU] Dr. Alexander Mishkin. The hosts and guests relentlessly scream:
"It's just some stuff on the Internet" and "Where are the Skripals?" ©️ pic.twitter.com/T8hxgDH53U— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) October 9, 2018
#Russia's state TV:
Reaction of the hosts and pro-Kremlin experts to the latest @bellingcat #Skripal revelations is hysterical and frantic; they say that info re: GRU [GU] Col. Anatoliy Chepiga and GRU [GU] Dr. Alexander Yevgenyevich Mishkin is "just some stuff on the Internet." pic.twitter.com/70OcLomkkg— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) October 9, 2018
#Russia's interest in Trump's Supreme Court pick borders on abnormal.#Kavanaugh pic.twitter.com/Wyk2980zw3
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) October 6, 2018
#Russia's state TV:
Kremlin propagandist Dmitry Kiselyov says that the stakes with the #Kavanaugh confirmation are sky-high— if he is confirmed, "a conservative majority will be formed in the Supreme Court, which would be handy for Trump in the face of his looming impeachment."©️ pic.twitter.com/4Gw6KXoPXV— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) October 6, 2018
#Russia in a nutshell:
One of the Kremlin's top state TV propagandists, Vladimir Soloviev, runs out of arguments about global economy, resorts to Russia's favorite retort:
"We really couldn't care less. We can destroy any country in the world." ©️ pic.twitter.com/F9l3ZeE2lJ— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) October 5, 2018
#Russia's state TV:
Dmitry Nekrasov:
"We're so incompetent that all of our [GRU] agents can be identified based on their [sequential] passport numbers."
Expert in American studies Mikhail Sinelnikov-Orishak:
"If we're so incompetent, how did we manage to put Trump in power?"©️ pic.twitter.com/0o7snRuOpH— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) October 4, 2018
#Russia's state TV claims @Bellingcat investigation is fake, Chepiga & Boshirov photos are "not of the same person," the GRU does not exist, FSB or intel agencies' personnel files are classified "Top Secret" and their disclosure would amount to treason, so it's all just a "myth." pic.twitter.com/IPJIFWsxxb
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) September 27, 2018
#Russia's state TV:
Former Putin adviser Sergei Markov says that Putin chose not to attend the #UNGA as a favor to Trump, to avoid outshining him.
Markov says, Putin's presence "would eclipse everyone else, Putin would be the person Number One." ©️ pic.twitter.com/rTL6ayB0Vu— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) September 27, 2018
After its spy plane was downed, Russia will supply Assad regime w/ S-300 missile defense system. Russian Defense Minister Shoigu said that Russia would start to electronically jam foreign aircraft approaching Syrian targets.
State TV host: "Our system now controls all of #Syria." pic.twitter.com/dW7XlVBV2l— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) September 24, 2018
#Russia's state TV worries about the outcome of the midterms, refers to the GOP not as the Republicans, but as "The Party of Trump." ©️ pic.twitter.com/UDcixeEzd3
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) September 23, 2018
#Russia's state TV claims that based on recent reports, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was "organizing the overthrow of the government." ©️ pic.twitter.com/VYXuGTASob
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) September 23, 2018
#Russia's state TV is defending Trump with gusto, down to the size of his unmentionables. The Kremlin's top propagandist, Dmitry Kiselyov, claims Trump is being "bullied" and Stormy's expectations are unreasonably high, in light of her occupation. Sorry, trying to keep it PG-13. pic.twitter.com/Z6Ypd8v4Ad
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) September 23, 2018
State TV host Olga Skabeeva asks experts for suggestions as to how #Russia can retaliate against the new sanctions. Failing to get any good answers, she says: "Moving on to Kim Jong-un’s tactics: leave us alone, or we will nuke you — is that the only thing left for us to do?" ©️ pic.twitter.com/eLssRXbTkn
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) September 6, 2018
https://twitter.com/JuliaDavisNews/status/1037748056668680192
Conspiracy theories galore on #Russia's state TV:
"Maybe the suspects were "overzealous Russian patriots" or were hired by the Russian mafia."
[Where the said "patriots" or mobsters obtained Novichok is left unsaid. Reminiscent of vacationer-driven Russian tanks in Ukraine]. ©️ pic.twitter.com/nlIwQ9Nhao— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) September 6, 2018
Experts on #Russia's state TV claim that Russian agents "never travel in pairs" [lest we forget #Litvinenko's assassination], say that #Skripal poisoners were either "actors" or "former GRU, freelancing for the Brits" [reminiscent of Russian "vacationers" fighting in Ukraine].©️ pic.twitter.com/gwIIGYpiIO
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) September 6, 2018
Back in March, #Russia's state TV theorized that a spray perfume bottle would be a good delivery mechanism for #Novichok. ©️
Just another coincidence, I suppose. #Skripal pic.twitter.com/kXhHKjGwY2— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) September 5, 2018
#Russia's state TV obsessively concentrates on #Ukraine, brings on Zakharchenko's "adviser," who complains about "dark-skinned NATO soldiers" lurking everywhere and claims that if Russia stops supporting #Donbas, Ukrainian armed forces will "napalm every house to the ground." ©️ pic.twitter.com/ijXkhvZV24
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) September 4, 2018
#Russia's state TV:
Host of "60 Minutes" Olga Skabeeva:
"Turns out, the first President of Russia was threatening [Bill] Clinton that the Communists will come back, take the Crimea and Alaska. We already took the Crimea, albeit without the Communists. Now it's Alaska's turn." ©️ pic.twitter.com/uAoiWJgoIM— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) August 31, 2018
My latest for @thedailybeast:
The Real Reason #Russia Is Rooting for Republicans in the Midterms
"They won’t find other fighters like McCain. There won’t be any others like him. This process is irreversible.”https://t.co/4wD88T4zjq— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) August 31, 2018
#Russia's state TV:
Alexander Romanovich, deputy chairman of the Russian State Duma International Affairs Committee:
"America is just a big collective farm, everyone from the whole world came there."
Former Duma Deputy Boris Nadezhdin:
"And we've elected the head of that farm." pic.twitter.com/BykqAdy4JB— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) August 30, 2018
#Russia's state TV:
Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov admits that Russia is punching above its weight & is unable to respond to the U.S. sanctions symmetrically. He says Russia's response will include blacklisting more Americans & utilizing its "powerful info-component." ©️ pic.twitter.com/o1A4cs7hJv— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) August 28, 2018
#Russia's state TV host Olga Skabeeva speaks about Senator John McCain's passing:
"The saddest part is that other Russophobes remain, alive and well." ©️ pic.twitter.com/8tJ0FOyJjn— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) August 27, 2018
#Russia's state TV spends much of the program discussing why #Ukraine is having a day of national mourning for Senator John McCain, while many in Russia are gladly celebrating his death & describe him as their enemy. Echoing Trump, the Russians argue that "McCain was no hero."©️ pic.twitter.com/kUFDP4X9cl
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) August 27, 2018
The Kremlin’s tribute to late, great John McCain:
“The enemy died.”(Uttered by Russian parliament upper house's International Affairs Committee member Oleg Morozov). pic.twitter.com/M90x9bAIIc
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) August 26, 2018
#Russia's state TV cackles about Putin being invited to attend the wedding of Austria’s far-right foreign minister, claiming it proves that there is no such thing as international isolation of Russia or Putin.
Terrible optics, #Austria. ©️ pic.twitter.com/9ysF7OXax9— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) August 19, 2018
#Russia's state TV: former Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Sergey Kislyak comments about Trump's tariffs:
Kislyak: "Americans are sawing off the branch they're sitting on."
State TV host Evgeny Popov: "So let them saw it off already, right?" ©️ pic.twitter.com/79g8ckD3E8— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) August 19, 2018
#Russia's state TV: Vitaly Tretyakov, dean of Moscow State University's School of Television says:
"The EU is already crumbling, it needs to be further divided. Every disagreement within the EU is beneficial for Russia and we need to exacerbate any such conflicts." ©️ pic.twitter.com/TxSVPRhnei— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) August 19, 2018
#Russia's state TV laments that Trump needs, but doesn't have "another Rand Paul," who could help mend the relations with "the Deep State," the way Rand is doing with the Russians. pic.twitter.com/hEV2DC9gpX
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) August 17, 2018
#Russia's state TV:
Vitaly Tretyakov, dean of Moscow State University's School of Television, argues that Russia should act decisively in response to the new sanctions. "Let's turn this into a headache for Trump. If you want us to support you in the elections, do what we say."©️ pic.twitter.com/1HXZi3KPuP— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) August 10, 2018
#Russia's state TV:@Dr_Ariel_Cohen: “We don’t know whether he [Rand Paul] delivered any secret messages from Trump to the Russian side. That is unknown to us.”
The host asks Konstantin Kosachev: “Did he or didn’t he?”
Kosachev, grinning: “It’s known to us, but I won’t tell.” ©️ pic.twitter.com/bajgKdLQeK— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) August 6, 2018
How did they get that T-shirt so quickly? Is it on loan from Rand Paul, or are they being manufactured in Russia?https://t.co/QvQMtlJgqI
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) August 6, 2018
#Russia's state TV discusses Rand Paul's pro-Russian stance, lamenting he is in the minority and showing this little collage. pic.twitter.com/l1r2ZzMpZt
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) August 6, 2018
#Russia's state TV:
The host responds to panelist's observation that Rand Paul is not well-liked in the US:
"At least he's one of the few loyalists." pic.twitter.com/NrgPhnKm7z— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) August 6, 2018
Konstantin Kosachev, chair of the Council of the Federation Committee on Foreign Affairs, who is under U.S. sanctions, said that Rand Paul "has access to the top U.S. leadership, is close to Donald Trump, and we expect that we will be able to convey our signals through him." pic.twitter.com/OJz1rfYD1R
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) August 6, 2018
#Russia’s state TV about #sanctions:
The host of '60 Minutes,' Olga Skabeeva: “Everything will work itself out – we used to say so, while electing an American president for ourselves.”
[Audience enthusiastically claps]
©️ pic.twitter.com/Du5dkJX7fH— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) August 4, 2018
#Russia's state TV:
Igor Korotchenko, editor-in-chief of Nat'l Defense Magazine, says that Russia should retaliate against the U.S. "sanctions from hell" by selling advanced weapons systems to India, China, Philippines, Indonesia and dozens of other countries that want them.
©️ pic.twitter.com/8cJRDiMLf7— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) August 4, 2018
#Russia's state media is consistent in its narrative about 3 Russian journos, murdered while investigating the activities of a Kremlin-linked merc group, Wagner: multiple outlets reiterate they were reckless/suicidal by going to Africa, where "they eat white people for pleasure." pic.twitter.com/2p6Ou0VBW7
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) August 2, 2018
#Russia's state TV about 3 Russian journos, murdered while investigating the activities of a Kremlin-linked merc group, Wagner:
MP: "We should help clean people who work for Motherland, not 3 dirtbags. Let their parents pay to bring bodies back."
Host: "No, let Khodorkovsky pay." pic.twitter.com/q8OhfyKjS2— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) August 2, 2018
#Russia's state TV about 3 Russian journos, murdered while investigating the activities of a Kremlin-linked mercenary group, Wagner:
"They were commissioned by Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who is "the enemy of Russia,” they were there “to dig up some dirt” and ruin Russia's reputation." pic.twitter.com/8WCc7ufE5D— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) August 2, 2018
#Russia's state TV about 3 Russian journos, murdered while investigating the activities of a Kremlin-linked mercenary group, Wagner:
"They traveled as tourists, failed to notify Russian MFA, acted in a suicidal manner, because they were seeking fame and journalistic recognition." pic.twitter.com/HYzd8qPseZ— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) August 2, 2018
#Russia's state TV devotes 1 min to the killing of 3 Russian journos who were investigating the activities of a Russian mercenary group, Wagner—owned by "Putin's cook" Prigozhin—in CAR. The following 59 min is spent talking about watermelons & who will be Ukraine's next President pic.twitter.com/GNHOgKndFn
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) August 1, 2018
#Russia's state TV:
State Duma deputy Leonid Kalashnikov complains that some criticize him for rejoicing that Trump was elected, by saying, "Your Trump didn't do anything for Russia." He retorts that if Hillary Clinton had won, Russia would have been cut off from SWIFT by now.©️ pic.twitter.com/Q3ow6xc4Sy— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) July 27, 2018
#Russia's state TV:
Panelist Karen Shakhnazarov says,
"The main reason I like Trump is because he is demolishing the U.S., the EU and the so-called West." ©️ pic.twitter.com/CYihySlR3u— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) July 26, 2018