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Russia 1 is usually a reliable source of propaganda, but guests on one of its most popular shows spoke out against the invasion of Ukraine - Russian Defense Ministry Press Service
Russia 1 is usually a reliable source of propaganda, but guests on one of its most popular shows spoke out against the invasion of Ukraine - Russian Defense Ministry Press Service

Russian state television broadcasted calls for Putin to stop his war in Ukraine during a programme in which pundits likened the invasion to Afghanistan.

Guests on the prime time television talk show of one of the Kremlin's most reliable chief propagandists had to interrupt to stop their criticism of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The conflict in Ukraine risked isolating Russia, according to a state pundit.

He said he had a hard time imagining taking cities such as Kyiv. I can't imagine how that would look.

He said that if the conflict gets out of hand, our allies like China and India will have to distance themselves from us.

This public opinion can play out badly for us. The operation will be ended to make things better within the country.

Semyon Bagdasarov, an academic, said during the broadcast of An Evening with Vladimir Soloviyev, "Do we need to get into another Afghanistan, but even worse?"

He said that in Ukraine there are more people and they are more advanced in their weapon handling. Enough already.

Afghanistan, a conflict that scarred the Soviet Union and still scars Russia, was particularly poignant. 10 years after it invaded, the Soviet Union pulled out of Afghanistan.

Historians say that the Afghanistan failure helped pull down the Soviet Union. Thousands of Soviet soldiers were killed in the war, which became unpopular at home.

The invasion of Ukraine has been likened to the Soviet Union's war in Afghanistan in the 1980s - AP Photo/Estate of Alexander Sekretarev
The invasion of Ukraine has been likened to the Soviet Union's war in Afghanistan in the 1980s - AP Photo/Estate of Alexander Sekretarev

Mr Bagdasarov interrupted Mr Soloviyev, who owned a villa in Italy that had been seized by the European Union.

The Kremlin relies heavily on state television to project the message that Putin is going to plan to rescue the Russian kinfolk of Ukraine from the Nazis.

Kremlin state television is one of the few sources of information about the war for the Russian public, after authorities restricted access to some social media sites and forced independent stations off the air.

Anyone who criticizes the war will be imprisoned by Russia for up to 15 years.

Captured conscripts have been filmed repenting for the invasion as part of a savvy media campaign.

The setbacks in Ukraine seem to have trickled back to Russia. Over the weekend, a video emerged which showed mothers of soldiers angrily confronting a regional official and accusing the Kremlin of using their sons ascannon fodder.

Small protests have continued in Russia despite the police controlling them.

The prime time show of Vladimir Soloviyev seems to be straying off-message.

A serving army officer explained to a talk show audience how Russian soldiers were dying in Ukraine.

Our special operation forces are dying and our country is in danger, he said.

The presenter got up from his desk and shouted "Stop!" as he walked across the studio.

The soldier said that the youth were still dying.

By this time, the host had shouted: "Can you stop now?" I will tell you what our guys are doing. The fascist snakes are being smashed by our guys. It is a triumph of the Russian army. It is a Russian renaissance.

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