tv Masters of Distraction Kremlin PR Stunts TVRAINENG October 31, 2022 3:00am-3:10am MSK

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and now for more on dirty bombs and and now for more on dirty bombs and and now for more on dirty bombs and nuclear threats i'm turning to the nuclear threats i'm turning to the nuclear threats i'm turning to the moscow times journalist mikhaila moscow times journalist mikhaila moscow times journalist mikhaila verchinka mikhail hello and uh thank you verchinka mikhail hello and uh thank you verchinka mikhail hello and uh thank you for joining me here in the studio in for joining me here in the studio in for joining me here in the studio in amsterdam uh mikhail we see that moscow amsterdam uh mikhail we see that moscow amsterdam uh mikhail we see that moscow is clearly escalating with this issue is clearly escalating with this issue is clearly escalating with this issue now with vladimir putin personally now with vladimir putin personally now with vladimir putin personally backing up these delegations that moscow backing up these delegations that moscow backing up these delegations that moscow was issuing for all last days and now was issuing for all last days and now was issuing for all last days and now vladimir putin personally claims that vladimir putin personally claims that vladimir putin personally claims that yes kiev has these plans for yes kiev has these plans for yes kiev has these plans for provocations with his dirty bomb provocations with his dirty bomb provocations with his dirty bomb what he's doing what is his goal what he's doing what is his goal what he's doing what is his goal uh i would like to highlight two things uh i would like to highlight two things uh i would like to highlight two things first moscow is now uh first moscow is now uh first moscow is now uh trying to deploy all the arsenal of trying to deploy all the arsenal of trying to deploy all the arsenal of actions and words actions and words actions and words because it cannot do anything on the

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because it cannot do anything on the because it cannot do anything on the battlefront battlefront battlefront so i would like to draw a comparison so i would like to draw a comparison so i would like to draw a comparison with what ukrainians did before their uh with what ukrainians did before their uh with what ukrainians did before their uh uh counter offensive in harkef region so uh counter offensive in harkef region so uh counter offensive in harkef region so they used uh precision missiles to hit they used uh precision missiles to hit they used uh precision missiles to hit russian supply lines uh command posts russian supply lines uh command posts russian supply lines uh command posts ammunition depots and uh with uh so they ammunition depots and uh with uh so they ammunition depots and uh with uh so they use the all the arsenal to weaken its use the all the arsenal to weaken its use the all the arsenal to weaken its opponent and then through the holes in opponent and then through the holes in opponent and then through the holes in russian defense troops russian defense troops russian defense troops went into the offensive so russia cannot went into the offensive so russia cannot went into the offensive so russia cannot do anything of this on the battlefront do anything of this on the battlefront do anything of this on the battlefront and uh and uh and uh uh it tries to deploy all the means uh it tries to deploy all the means uh it tries to deploy all the means from strategic nuclear weapon to we now from strategic nuclear weapon to we now from strategic nuclear weapon to we now come dirty bomb and uh also uh come dirty bomb and uh also uh come dirty bomb and uh also uh allegations in using biological weapon allegations in using biological weapon allegations in using biological weapon uh probably if you're rich putin also

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uh probably if you're rich putin also uh probably if you're rich putin also stressed yes yes again again in the stressed yes yes again again in the stressed yes yes again again in the beginning of the war russian claimed beginning of the war russian claimed beginning of the war russian claimed that uh united states and ukraine that uh united states and ukraine that uh united states and ukraine develop biological weapon in secret develop biological weapon in secret develop biological weapon in secret laboratories in ukraine and now this laboratories in ukraine and now this laboratories in ukraine and now this week uh russia asked week uh russia asked week uh russia asked security council of the united nations security council of the united nations security council of the united nations to form a commission to investigate to form a commission to investigate to form a commission to investigate these claims so we also this week russia these claims so we also this week russia these claims so we also this week russia staged a nuclear manure staged a nuclear manure staged a nuclear manure which it didn't do for three years which it didn't do for three years which it didn't do for three years for uh for for the last three years and for uh for for the last three years and for uh for for the last three years and uh so we have a strategic nuclear threat uh so we have a strategic nuclear threat uh so we have a strategic nuclear threat uh tactical nuclear threats which shall uh tactical nuclear threats which shall uh tactical nuclear threats which shall continue which the kremlin continue to continue which the kremlin continue to continue which the kremlin continue to repeat we have dirty bomb we have repeat we have dirty bomb we have repeat we have dirty bomb we have biological weapon so all the arsenal uh

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biological weapon so all the arsenal uh biological weapon so all the arsenal uh that you can imagine and also massive that you can imagine and also massive that you can imagine and also massive strikes i would add here massive strikes strikes i would add here massive strikes strikes i would add here massive strikes with drones and missiles uh on the with drones and missiles uh on the with drones and missiles uh on the ukrainian uh infrastructure and civilian ukrainian uh infrastructure and civilian ukrainian uh infrastructure and civilian objects right but when it comes to comes objects right but when it comes to comes objects right but when it comes to comes to this shelling campaign to this shelling campaign to this shelling campaign um which russian military started in um which russian military started in um which russian military started in increasing weeks shelling ukrainian increasing weeks shelling ukrainian increasing weeks shelling ukrainian cities with uh with bombs and drones it cities with uh with bombs and drones it cities with uh with bombs and drones it looks clear i mean no matter how cruel looks clear i mean no matter how cruel looks clear i mean no matter how cruel it is and brutal it's still the idea is it is and brutal it's still the idea is it is and brutal it's still the idea is to make ukrainians to succumb to the to make ukrainians to succumb to the to make ukrainians to succumb to the pressure to and to to probably agree to pressure to and to to probably agree to pressure to and to to probably agree to come to terms uh uh with with moscow on come to terms uh uh with with moscow on come to terms uh uh with with moscow on on what's going on on the battlefield on what's going on on the battlefield on what's going on on the battlefield but but when we when we're talking about but but when we when we're talking about but but when we when we're talking about this dirty bomb which makes little this dirty bomb which makes little this dirty bomb which makes little military or political sense we when we military or political sense we when we military or political sense we when we come to a nuclear threat it's just words

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come to a nuclear threat it's just words come to a nuclear threat it's just words it's nothing but i mean it's not backed it's nothing but i mean it's not backed it's nothing but i mean it's not backed by any evidence and and basically every by any evidence and and basically every by any evidence and and basically every allegation that sergey shagu or whoever allegation that sergey shagu or whoever allegation that sergey shagu or whoever from from moscow came up with uh been from from moscow came up with uh been from from moscow came up with uh been refused by uh by whatever whoever agent refused by uh by whatever whoever agent refused by uh by whatever whoever agent uh agent from on the west military uh uh agent from on the west military uh uh agent from on the west military uh analysts and uh politicians uh claimed analysts and uh politicians uh claimed analysts and uh politicians uh claimed in recent days that probably russia uses in recent days that probably russia uses in recent days that probably russia uses as a pretex to its own operation uh as as a pretex to its own operation uh as as a pretex to its own operation uh as it felt flat exactly it felt flat exactly it felt flat exactly yes yes uh and uh because uh it usually yes yes uh and uh because uh it usually yes yes uh and uh because uh it usually used such kind of approach in syria for used such kind of approach in syria for used such kind of approach in syria for example and also it accused uh the example and also it accused uh the example and also it accused uh the western ukraine that they want to attack western ukraine that they want to attack western ukraine that they want to attack russia and that is why um moscow russia and that is why um moscow russia and that is why um moscow launched this invasion of ukraine right launched this invasion of ukraine right launched this invasion of ukraine right so this is kind of right so there is the so this is kind of right so there is the so this is kind of right so there is the same so there is a huge concern that same so there is a huge concern that same so there is a huge concern that probably this is a false flag flag probably this is a false flag flag probably this is a false flag flag operation in moscow itself is planning

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operation in moscow itself is planning operation in moscow itself is planning some kind of a incident yes uh i would some kind of a incident yes uh i would some kind of a incident yes uh i would uh express some doubt in this and here i uh express some doubt in this and here i uh express some doubt in this and here i would like to highlight the second issue would like to highlight the second issue would like to highlight the second issue that i uh wanted that i mentioned in the that i uh wanted that i mentioned in the that i uh wanted that i mentioned in the beginning the kremlin beginning the kremlin beginning the kremlin uh masterfully can uh distract attention uh masterfully can uh distract attention uh masterfully can uh distract attention uh so even if we recollect the recent uh so even if we recollect the recent uh so even if we recollect the recent annexation of ukrainian territories it annexation of ukrainian territories it annexation of ukrainian territories it was done immediately after it suffers a was done immediately after it suffers a was done immediately after it suffers a huge defeat in uh the north east of huge defeat in uh the north east of huge defeat in uh the north east of ukraine and instead of discussing the ukraine and instead of discussing the ukraine and instead of discussing the this military defeat everybody began to this military defeat everybody began to this military defeat everybody began to discuss annexations discuss annexations discuss annexations uh so uh maybe we or experts should uh so uh maybe we or experts should uh so uh maybe we or experts should think think think of of of prepare of moscow preparing something in prepare of moscow preparing something in prepare of moscow preparing something in quite different field in quite different quite different field in quite different quite different field in quite different sphere maybe they should look

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sphere maybe they should look sphere maybe they should look into another corner and not to pour all into another corner and not to pour all into another corner and not to pour all the attention into this dirty bomb the attention into this dirty bomb the attention into this dirty bomb discussion so it's not a necessary sign discussion so it's not a necessary sign discussion so it's not a necessary sign of moscow's itself preparing some kind of moscow's itself preparing some kind of moscow's itself preparing some kind of provocation with the of provocation with the of provocation with the some amount of nuclear material whatever some amount of nuclear material whatever some amount of nuclear material whatever it might whatever it might be but it it might whatever it might be but it it might whatever it might be but it could be just a pr stunt for could be just a pr stunt for could be just a pr stunt for something else yeah so we all know that something else yeah so we all know that something else yeah so we all know that uh moscow is one has wonderful pr uh moscow is one has wonderful pr uh moscow is one has wonderful pr awful wonderful pr because with awful wonderful pr because with awful wonderful pr because with propaganda and all it's propaganda and all it's propaganda and all it's um forces um forces um forces so uh probably yeah we should look into so uh probably yeah we should look into so uh probably yeah we should look into something else or at least think about something else or at least think about something else or at least think about it so you don't think we should be it so you don't think we should be it so you don't think we should be afraid of afraid of afraid of dirty bomb being used in in near future dirty bomb being used in in near future dirty bomb being used in in near future uh somewhere around here soon or

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uh somewhere around here soon or uh somewhere around here soon or this area it is difficult to discuss this area it is difficult to discuss this area it is difficult to discuss whether we should be afraid or not whether we should be afraid or not whether we should be afraid or not because this is the first time when the because this is the first time when the because this is the first time when the country which possesses nuclear weapon country which possesses nuclear weapon country which possesses nuclear weapon threatens to use it right and obviously threatens to use it right and obviously threatens to use it right and obviously everybody is afraid or is thinking about everybody is afraid or is thinking about everybody is afraid or is thinking about it so probably we shouldn't be afraid of it so probably we shouldn't be afraid of it so probably we shouldn't be afraid of uh dribon but i would like to recollect uh dribon but i would like to recollect uh dribon but i would like to recollect the a story with biological weapon so it the a story with biological weapon so it the a story with biological weapon so it it led to nowhere so uh all their claims it led to nowhere so uh all their claims it led to nowhere so uh all their claims if it could be considered a false flag if it could be considered a false flag if it could be considered a false flag operation in the beginning of the war operation in the beginning of the war operation in the beginning of the war nothing nothing happened neither from nothing nothing happened neither from nothing nothing happened neither from ukrainian from russia no from russians ukrainian from russia no from russians ukrainian from russia no from russians right right so uh right okay right right so uh right okay right right so uh right okay um and yet uh yet vladimir putin keeps um and yet uh yet vladimir putin keeps um and yet uh yet vladimir putin keeps repeating it and keeps bringing it on to repeating it and keeps bringing it on to repeating it and keeps bringing it on to the table and you mentioned the

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the table and you mentioned the the table and you mentioned the strategic nuclear exercise that moscow strategic nuclear exercise that moscow strategic nuclear exercise that moscow started and started this this week and started and started this this week and started and started this this week and as we understand it was supposed uh as we understand it was supposed uh as we understand it was supposed uh demonstrated as some kind of routine demonstrated as some kind of routine demonstrated as some kind of routine because because moscow has warned because because moscow has warned because because moscow has warned washington of this exercise washington of this exercise washington of this exercise as they usually as they always did it as they usually as they always did it as they usually as they always did it before and but nothing is business as before and but nothing is business as before and but nothing is business as usual anymore as we clearly understand usual anymore as we clearly understand usual anymore as we clearly understand and we already know that uh president and we already know that uh president and we already know that uh president biden repeated his uh concern about the biden repeated his uh concern about the biden repeated his uh concern about the nuclear threat coming from moscow and nuclear threat coming from moscow and nuclear threat coming from moscow and the against us that it would be a huge the against us that it would be a huge the against us that it would be a huge mistake if if moscow would turn to to mistake if if moscow would turn to to mistake if if moscow would turn to to nuclear nuclear weapon uh so do you nuclear nuclear weapon uh so do you nuclear nuclear weapon uh so do you think there is something serious i mean think there is something serious i mean think there is something serious i mean do you think that what you putin is do you think that what you putin is do you think that what you putin is heading towards using it heading towards using it heading towards using it what we have seen until recently he is what we have seen until recently he is what we have seen until recently he is going to use all kinds of threats that

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going to use all kinds of threats that going to use all kinds of threats that he can right and with uh his defeats on he can right and with uh his defeats on he can right and with uh his defeats on the battlefield he uses more threats and the battlefield he uses more threats and the battlefield he uses more threats and more threads more threads more threads uh as a former uh allied network uh as a former uh allied network uh as a former uh allied network commander uh wesley clarke mentioned uh commander uh wesley clarke mentioned uh commander uh wesley clarke mentioned uh in the interview with cnn these days he in the interview with cnn these days he in the interview with cnn these days he said uh we really do not know what said uh we really do not know what said uh we really do not know what why putin is doing it uh so yeah we why putin is doing it uh so yeah we why putin is doing it uh so yeah we really do not know but we can see uh really do not know but we can see uh really do not know but we can see uh through all the co throughout whole through all the co throughout whole through all the co throughout whole conflict that he is escalating and conflict that he is escalating and conflict that he is escalating and escalating and escalating what can be escalating and escalating what can be escalating and escalating what can be the next step the next step the next step could we imagine any so nuclear could we imagine any so nuclear could we imagine any so nuclear strategic nuclear weapon is already the strategic nuclear weapon is already the strategic nuclear weapon is already the high could be seen as the highest one high could be seen as the highest one high could be seen as the highest one but uh they integrated to dirty bomb uh but uh they integrated to dirty bomb uh but uh they integrated to dirty bomb uh from nuclear weapon just to dirt a bomb

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from nuclear weapon just to dirt a bomb from nuclear weapon just to dirt a bomb maybe there will be uh some claims about maybe there will be uh some claims about maybe there will be uh some claims about chemical weapon next so chemical weapon next so chemical weapon next so well let's see thank you very much thank well let's see thank you very much thank well let's see thank you very much thank you [000:10:13;00] russia tomorrow russia tomorrow russia tomorrow [music] [000:10:27;00] thank you

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Masters of Distraction: Kremlin PR Stunts
TVRAINENG October 31, 2022 3:00am-3:10am MSK

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tv-rain At the beginning of the war, it was biolabs. Then it was Nazis. Then it was Satanists. Now it is a dirty bomb. Every time Putin loses big on the battlefield, he escalates with a provocative accusation that shifts attention away from his failures. And while it is clear that the Kremlin has masterful PR campaigns that can send the international community off chasing a wild canard, at home in Russia the same distractions fit in to a propaganda model that removes any trace of responsibility from the President's shoulders and places unpopular decisions in the hands of underlings. Mikhail Fishman talks to Mikhail Overchenko, International Editor of The Moscow Times, about why it's important to remember that the Kremlin lies as a point of principle, and not as an exception.

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