Chapter
Putin's Control Over Russian Media
12:27 - 21:15 (08:48)
Putin has consolidated his power over the last two decades, bringing the national media to heel and silencing criticism. The state ordered some of the last remaining independent media outlets to stop broadcasting.
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Putin consolidated his power over the last two decades, leaving some spaces where people who didn't support the government could air their views.
12:27 - 16:45 (04:18)
Summary
Putin consolidated his power over the last two decades, leaving some spaces where people who didn't support the government could air their views. However, he starts to bring the national media to heel, silencing criticism of him and ordering independent media outlets to stop broadcasting.
ChapterPutin's Control Over Russian Media
EpisodeHow Russians See the War in Ukraine
PodcastThe Daily
Russia's foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, called the response to the bombing as "pathetic" and accused global public opinion of being manipulated.
16:45 - 21:15 (04:29)
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Russia's foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, called the response to the bombing as "pathetic" and accused global public opinion of being manipulated. Russia's embassy in London even claimed that one of the women photographed at the immediate aftermath of the attack was a crisis actor.