Russian Media Is Rooting for Civil War in America: 'The Worse, the Better'
The Daily Beast
It is better to remain neutral, but if we had to choose, then Trump is certainly ours.
Julia Davis
Published Sep. 16, 2020 9:00PM ET
There is no shortage of local topics that interest the Kremlinfrom the poisoning of an inconvenient dissident, to the events in neighboring Belarus and the ongoing battle against the coronavirus. In the thick of it all, America remains front and center of the Russian state medias steely focus. In Putins Russia, U.S. President Donald J. Trumps rallies, events and press comments are viewed and reported with maniacal obsession.
Russian state media happily poked fun at the Trump campaigns use of a stock photo of Russian-made fighter jets, but aside from an occasional jab, Moscows coverage of the Trump presidency closely resembles that of Fox News. State-controlled medias slant is a telling indicator of the Kremlins leanings. To imagine the relationship between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his massive media apparatus, one may reference the coziness between Sean Hannity and Trumpand magnify that intensity tenfold, with directives flowing only from the top down. Obsessed with retaining his dominance and fully realizing the power of propaganda, Putin leaves nothing to chance.
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