“On Russia Day, we recognize the desires of the Russian people who, as they did in June 1990, continue to strive for freedom and dignity,” Blinken said in a statement, and that “Russian citizens deserve, like people everywhere, to live a life free of oppression. ‘, referring to the current Russian system of government.
Russia celebrates “Russia Day”, when on June 12, 1990 the document “Russia’s Sovereignty” was proclaimed, its independence from the Soviet Union, at which time the position of the president, the flag, the national anthem and the new constitution were adopted.
Media incitement
Blinken’s statements were considered part of turning public opinion in Russia against President Vladimir Putin, according to the Russian researcher in the history of international relations, Solonov Plavrev, in the context of the hot media war.
In the context of the same war, Plavrev, in a statement to “Sky News Arabia”, refers to the “restriction” practiced by Western countries on the Russian media platforms.
He cited the decision of the European Union Commissioner for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, to activate the ban on broadcasting the Russian “RT” channel and the “Sputnik” news agency, and others in the European Union two months ago.
Mutual blocking
The decisions to block websites and newspapers since the Russian military operation in Ukraine is a reciprocal process between the two parties. While Moscow considered it a response to the restrictions on its media, and the bias of sites such as “Twitter” and “YouTube” against it, the Russian Communications Regulatory Authority blocked in March 2022 the news service provided by the engine. American Google search.
The Federal Communications Control Authority (Roscomnadzor) also blocked Facebook and Twitter just 10 days after the start of the military operation last February, and subsequent decisions to block the websites of Radio France International, the Moscow Times newspaper, MediaZona news and the TV channel. “Euronews” and other platforms, due to the dissemination of “disinformation” about the so-called “special operation” of Moscow.
In this, the Russian researcher asserts that the media conflict between Russia and the West is no less dangerous than the conflict over Ukraine.
Adel Amer, director of the Egyptian Center for Media and Political Studies, agreed, telling “Sky News Arabia” that each party seeks, through its media windows, to be dominant in directing information on what is happening on the battlefield in a race to win the sympathy of public opinion.
Who is the media victory for?
In Amer’s estimation, the chances of winning the media battle may be equal, but the balance may tilt somewhat in favor of Western countries due to their large number of users.
According to Plavrev, the West is exploiting the “already fabricated” news to demonize Moscow, citing the example of this type of news by saying: “We do not forget that, based on the success of the Western media in promoting massacres, rapes and war crimes committed by Russian forces in the cities of Bucha and Mariupol, France has largely left the ranks of France.” European neutrality.
Plavrev also draws to the weapon of rumors, including talk of the deteriorating health of President Vladimir Putin, to the extent that Western reports claimed that he will die after two or three years, and that he is ill with cancer, despite Putin appearing on more than one occasion in good health.
Acknowledging the superiority of the Western media’s weapon, the Russian researcher says that “there is no doubt that these rumors have a strong impact on the war, as he sometimes succeeded in winning the sympathy of peoples.” .
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