ZARUBIN Pavel Alexandrovich

He is one of russia's leading propagandists, known for his anti-Ukrainian rhetoric, who actively influences the formation of public opinion in russia.
He publicly supports the kremlin's aggressive policy towards Ukraine, justifying the occupation of Crimea and military actions in eastern Ukraine. Zarubin hosts the program "Мoscow. kremlin. putin" on the "rossiya-1" TV channel, owned by VGTRK.
In his programs, he manipulates socially important information, spreads kremlin narratives, fakes and disinformation about Ukraine and its armed forces, discredits the Ukrainian government and resorts to threats against Western countries. In particular, in his reports, he accuses the Ukrainian army of shelling civilians, calls for increased russian attacks, and justifies russia's aggressive actions in the international arena.
In October 2024, he interviewed putin, where they discussed the so-called "SVO".
In November 2024, he published another propaganda piece praising russia's latest missile systems and their ability to reach European capitals, and also published footage of putin after his statement about using the Oreshnik missile to strike the city of Dnipro, which demonstrates support for russia's aggressive actions against Ukraine.
In December 2023, he published a video in which putin said that the Ukrainian authorities had "become completely insolent" by declaring russians a non-indigenous nation in Ukraine.
In response to the imposition of sanctions against him by Ukraine, Zarubin published footage taken on his cell phone during the 2019 meeting in Paris of the leaders of the Minsk agreements. Commenting, in his opinion, on the unacceptable reaction of the Ukrainian president to putin's words on Donbass for the head of state, Zarubin said that "the long-suffering Ukrainian people will sooner or later impose real and very tough sanctions against the one who led the country to disaster."