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Canonical ID: Q1142513 · Entity type: Person (reference)
| Property | Value | Lang | Source dataset | Source ID | First seen | ||
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Person:notes | Russian propagandist. Host of propaganda-satirical program Mezhdunarodnaya Pilorama (“International Sawmill”) show on NTV. Husband of Margarita Simonyan. Along with his wife he has illegally acquired large sums of money from corruption and government contracts as Alexey Navalny's investigations have shown. He shot a propaganda-film on taxpayers' money about the Crimean Bridge (build after illegal annexation of the peninsula by Russian Federation). Supported the annexation, invasion of Donbass, and the recent escalation of the war in Ukraine. Called the war ("special operation") "necessary" because of "Western actions". Therefore, he is responsible for actively supporting or implementing, actions or policies which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty, and independence of Ukraine, as well as stability and security in Ukraine. According to a credible public investigation, he is involved in a corruption scheme run by Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. Receives state funds from the budget of the city of Moscow for PR support of Sergei Sobyanin and the activities of the ruling political regime under the guise of providing services to the city of Moscow. Russian propagandist. Former host of propaganda-satirical program Mezhdunarodnaya Pilorama (“International Sawmill”) show on NTV in which he insults critics of Kremlin and foreign nations that oppose Vladimir Putin's agenda, thus increasing the antagonistic atmosphere within Russia. | ru_acf_bribetakers | acf-30a75d1bc60bbd1689b0572459b1ecdf21719935 | ||||