Kremlin Mouthpieces

Openly supports russia's war against Ukraine, spreading kremlin propaganda narratives, supports russia's annexation of Ukrainian Crimea, putin's policies and the kremlin regime.
He officially supported putin's candidacy in the 2012 and 2018 presidential elections and participated in campaigning for putin.
He is a member of the putin Team movement, which supports putin in the presidential election and is a co-singer of the song "Guiding Star," the so-called "anthem" of the movement.
In 2016, he performed at the propaganda concert rally "We Are Together" dedicated to the anniversary of russia's annexation of Crimea.
In 2022, against the backdrop of the russian invasion of Ukraine, he declared his support for the invasion and his readiness to provide any support to the residents of the so-called "DPR" and "LPR". Bilan also published a post on his Instagram, in which he recalled his patriotism for russia amid the war against Ukraine.
In December 2023, he gave a concert for the families of members of the so-called "SMO".
Provides informational and material support for the illegal adoption of Ukrainian children forcibly deported from the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine, in particular, he took part in a charity event together with the russian presidential commissioner for children's rights in the Moscow region Ksenia Mishonova, during which he visited a family with humanitarian aid, which was given custody of 9 children deported from the TOT of Ukraine.
In January 2024, he visited the members of the so-called "DPR" with humanitarian aid and expressed his intention to take care of their rehabilitation.
In February 2024, he took part in the opening ceremony of the international tournament "Games of the Future" in Kazan, where he performed the russian anthem.
In December 2024, he took part in the leading russian New Year's television show "Goluboy ogonyok" on the VGTRK channel, where, as invited guests, military personnel of the russian armed forces who are or have been involved in the war against Ukraine were presented. During the concert, these servicemen were honored by the hosts and participants, given the opportunity to make "military-patriotic" speeches and send greetings to their "colleagues" from the front.
He regularly visits the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine to participate in propaganda events in support of the war, to provide assistance to the russian military, and for commercial purposes
Bilan's sister lives in the United States.

She actively disseminates kremlin propaganda and promotes anti-Ukrainian rhetoric in the media space.
She worked for "NewsOne", "112 Ukraine", and "ZIK" TV channels associated with Viktor Medvedchuk. After their closure, she moved to "First Independent" and "Ukrlive", where she continued to broadcast pro-russian messages. She systematically discredited the Ukrainian government, justified the actions of the occupiers, and questioned international support for Ukraine.
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion in 2022, the russian federation has been working in the temporarily occupied territories, creating propaganda stories that justify the actions of the occupiers and accuse the Ukrainian authorities of "betraying citizens". Its activities are aimed at legitimizing the actions of the occupation forces and justifying russian aggression.
In its public statements, it repeats kremlin narratives, including accusing the Ukrainian Armed Forces of "shelling their own cities" and justifying russian strikes on civilian infrastructure as "necessary measures". She puts forward theses about the need for negotiations with russia and the futility of armed resistance, spreading the idea of surrender.
She is the author of several books promoting pro-russian ideas and justifying russian aggression. In her publications, she popularizes theses about the "futility of resistance", the need for negotiations and justifies the inclusion of the occupied territories in russia. These messages are actively used by the kremlin as part of its information warfare.
In January 2023, the Security Service of Ukraine notified Panchenko in absentia of suspicion for justifying, recognizing as lawful, denying the armed aggression of the russian federation against Ukraine, glorifying its participants, and in October 2023 - for high treason committed under martial law.

He openly supports russia's war against Ukraine, spreading kremlin propaganda narratives, and supports russia's annexation of Ukrainian Crimea, putin's policies, and the kremlin regime.
Since 2014, after the outbreak of the russian-Ukrainian war in Donbas, he has participated in hostilities as a mercenary in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine on the side of the so-called "LPR" and "DPR", including serving in the Patriot battalion and participating in the creation of the People's Militia Corps.
In 2015, he became a military correspondent for the russian news agency NewsFront, and in 2016, he became a military correspondent for the press service of the armed forces of the so-called "DPR".
He systematically expresses support for the russian military groups, including through his own Telegram channel "Ratnik 2nd raZryada", justifies russia's military aggression against Ukraine, covers russia's military actions on the territory of Ukraine in favor of the russian government, glorifies russian war criminals, and actively spreads disinformation and propaganda about russia's war against Ukraine, in accordance with the kremlin's narratives.
In his activities, he uses aggressive anti-Ukrainian rhetoric and calls the destruction of Ukrainian cultural monuments "denazification."
In 2022, he received the Journalist of the Year Award and the Medal for Valiant Labor from the occupation authorities of Crimea.
In 2023, he was awarded the Medal of the Investigative Committee of the russian federation "For High Citizenship".
In December 2024, he took part in the leading russian New Year's television show "Goluboy ogonyok" on the VGTRK channel, where, as invited guests, he personally represented the military personnel of the russian armed forces who are or have been involved in the war against Ukraine. During the concert, these servicemen were honored by the hosts and participants, given the opportunity to make "military-patriotic" speeches and send greetings to their "colleagues" from the front.
He systematically stays in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine in connection with his professional activities.

Openly supports russia's war against Ukraine, spreading kremlin propaganda narratives, supports russia's annexation of Ukrainian Crimea, putin's policies and the kremlin regime. Systematically expresses support for the russian military groups, justifies russia's military aggression against Ukraine, covers russia's military actions on the territory of Ukraine in favor of the russian government, glorifies russian war criminals, and actively spreads disinformation and propaganda about russia's war against Ukraine in accordance with the kremlin's narratives.
She is known as a journalist of the "kremlin pool" and author of reports on the activities of the president and the government of the russian federation. She was a moderator of the annual special program "Direct Line with vladimir putin" and prepared propaganda materials about both of russia's Nord Stream gas pipelines. In November 2023, she covered the opening of the russia exhibition and forum, and in December 2023, she authored a report on putin's awarding of volunteers.
Since 2024, she has been the host of the Vesti program on the "russia-24" 24-hour news channel.
As the host of the talk show "Nashi" on the "russia-1" TV channel, she glorifies and popularizes representatives of the russian military groups, as well as provides information support for fundraisers for the needs of the russian armed forces.
In December 2024, she took part in the leading russian New Year's television show "Goluboy ogonyok" on the VGTRK channel, where, as an invited guest, she personally represented the military personnel of the russian armed forces who are or have been involved in the war against Ukraine. During the concert, these servicemen were honored by the hosts and participants, given the opportunity to make "military-patriotic" speeches and send greetings to their "colleagues" from the front.
From 2014 to 2018, she headed the VGTRK correspondent office in the temporarily occupied Crimea and Sevastopol, reporting on the construction of the Tavrida highway, Simferopol airport, and the Crimean bridge.
She was awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland medal, 2nd class, and received the russian president's gratitude for her coverage of the 2018 elections and the commemorative medal "For the Construction of the Crimean Bridge."
She is the widow of military commander Borys Maksudov, who was killed in the war zone in Zaporizhzhia region.

Openly supports russia's war against Ukraine, spreading kremlin propaganda narratives, supports russia's annexation of Ukrainian Crimea, putin's policies and the kremlin regime. He systematically expresses support for the russian military groups, justifies russia's military aggression against Ukraine, covers russia's military actions on the territory of Ukraine in favor of the russian government, glorifies russian war criminals, and actively spreads disinformation and propaganda about russia's war against Ukraine in accordance with the kremlin's narratives.
He is a member of the рutin Team movement, which supports рutin in the presidential election.
He commented on the inauguration of the president of the russian federation on May 7, 2024, live on the federal TV channels "Channel One", "russia-1" and "NTV".
He provides information and material support to the russian military and cooperates with the project "People's Front. Everything for Victory" project, which systematically raises funds for the needs of the russian military and supplies cars, generators, thermal imagers, UAVs and other equipment to the front. In October 2024, he took part in the awarding ceremony for the participants of the "People's Front. Everything for Victory" campaign.
In December 2024, he took part in the leading russian New Year's TV show "Goluboy ogonyok" on the VGTRK channel, where, as an invited guest, he personally represented the military personnel of the russian armed forces who are participating or have participated in the war against Ukraine. During the concert, these servicemen were honored by the hosts and participants, given the opportunity to make "military-patriotic" speeches and send greetings to their "colleagues" from the front.
In 2014, he covered the annexation of Crimea and was awarded the Order of Friendship for "high professionalism and objectivity in covering the events in the Republic of Crimea."
Since 2019, he has been the artistic director of the Road to Yalta international music festival, which is held annually in the temporarily occupied Crimea on the eve of Victory day.

He openly supports russia's war against Ukraine, spreading kremlin propaganda narratives, and supports russia's annexation of Ukrainian Crimea, putin's policies, and the kremlin regime.
She is a member of the Public Council under the Investigative Committee of the russian federation and promotes patriotic and cultural education of young people.
In July 2023, he actively joined the joint initiative of the Ministry of Defense of the russian federation and the head of the russian Media Group, Vladimir Kiselev, together with Yulia Baranovskaya, Grigory Lepsveridze, Elena Severgina and Nikolai Baskov, to pay the russian military a monetary reward of 700 thousand/1 million rubles for the destruction of Leopard 1/Leopard2 battle tanks, which were transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine by western partners. In addition, Antonov said he was ready to travel to Donbas to personally present the award and talk to the soldiers. The russian military received certificates for this award in November 2023 at the Golden Gramophone national music award ceremony.
In December 2024, he took part in the leading russian New Year's television show "Goluboy ogonyok" on the VGTRK channel, where, as invited guests, the military personnel of the russian armed forces who are participating or have participated in the war against Ukraine were presented. During the concert, these servicemen were honored by the hosts and participants, given the opportunity to make "military-patriotic" speeches and send greetings to their "colleagues" from the front.
In June 2014, he performed at a concert in honor of russia's day in Yalta in the temporarily occupied Crimea.
In 2020, he was awarded the Order "For Merit to the Motherland" of the III degree "for outstanding services to the development of national culture and art, many years of fruitful work" and the medal "For Purity of Thought and Nobility of Deeds" for "assistance to the Investigative Committee of the russian federation in strengthening the image of investigative bodies and the moral development of young employees."

He is one of the kremlin's key propagandists, a publicist and radio host who actively justifies putin's policies, the occupation of Crimea and russia's armed aggression against Ukraine. His activities are aimed at spreading pseudo-historical narratives, manipulating facts and legitimizing the kremlin's actions.
He is the author of more than 20 non-fiction books, including "Denazification of Ukraine. A Country of Unlearned Lessons". In this book, he justifies the need for the complete destruction of Ukraine as a state and the "denazification" of its population by military and repressive methods. Gasparyan was one of the first propagandists to use the term "denazification" in relation to Ukraine, even before the full-scale invasion in 2022.
In his public speeches, he regularly uses anti-Ukrainian rhetoric. In his books and speeches, Gasparyan has repeatedly referred to Ukraine as an "artificial state" created by allegedly "Western masters". In one of his interviews, he stated: "Ukraine is a project that must be completed. There is only russia, which restores historical justice". These theses are actively used by the kremlin to justify its aggression against Ukraine.
He is an active media player, often appearing in russian media, where he justifies the so-called "special military operation". In February 2022, on the eve of the full-scale invasion, he appealed to the citizens of Ukraine: "Brothers, please stay home and don't do anything stupid". This rhetoric creates the perception of the "friendliness" of the russian army and discredits the Ukrainian government.
In addition, he called for more active strikes on the territory of Ukraine, criticizing the kremlin's allegedly weak response.
In May 2022, he stated: "How long can the shelling of russian territories be tolerated?" His rhetoric justifies the escalation of violence, reinforcing the narrative of "protecting russian citizens."
He openly justifies the massive shelling of Ukrainian cities, calling it "necessary measures to achieve military goals." In his speeches, he emphasizes that the goal of the war is the complete destruction of Ukrainian statehood, which is an example of open calls for genocide.
His books and public speeches are actively used in russian propaganda. In particular, his works are included in the curriculum in russian schools, where the kremlin's propaganda theses are imposed on students as "historical truth."
In July 2023, the Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Kyiv sentenced Gasparyan to 10 years in prison in absentia for publicly calling for the genocide of the Ukrainian people and inciting ethnic hatred.

CEO and owner of the russian LLC Struktura Group of Companies, involved in information operations in the interests of the kremlin.
In 2022, Struktura Group of Companies LLC participated in the Doppelganger operation. The purpose of operation was to spread pro-russian propaganda and disinformation in the international arena, including the United States and Latin America. This destructive campaign also included attempts to influence democratic processes in Western countries, reducing the level of support for Ukraine. As part of this operation, a network of more than 60 fake news sites was created that imitated popular Western media. These resources spread disinformation about russia's war against Ukraine and discredited international support for Ukraine.
The Doppelganger operation was carried out by a team of political strategists led by Tupikin and supervised by the first deputy head of the russian presidential administration, Sergei Kiriyenko.

The marketing company "Social Design Agency" and LLC "Group of Companies ‘Struktura’, founded by Gambashidze, are directly connected with a network of fake news sites and social media accounts that imitated real media organizations. These activities were carried out as part of the destructive information campaign "Doppelganger". The purpose of  campaign was to spread pro-russian propaganda and disinformation in the international arena, including the United States and Latin America. This destructive campaign also included attempts to influence democratic processes in Western countries, reducing the level of support for Ukraine.
The Doppelganger operation was carried out by a team of political strategists led by Gambashidze under the supervision of the first deputy head of the russian presidential administration, Sergei Kiriyenko.
Gambashidze's marketing company, the Agency for Social Projecting, is also responsible for creating recommendations (the so-called "temniki") that contain instructions for discrediting Ukraine, the United States and NATO for use by pro-russian media. ASP's publications actively use fake news and forged documents to foment distrust of international support for Ukraine.
Gambashidze is the recipient of several political technology awards, which are mostly internal russian initiatives aimed at increasing his credibility among kremlin structures. These awards also indicate his important place among those who fulfill the kremlin's strategic tasks in the field of disinformation.

He is one of the key representatives of russian information campaigns in Africa, closely linked to the activities of the wagner group and kremlin structures. His activities include spreading disinformation, propaganda and control of pro-russian media in the Central African Republic (CAR).
He is the head of the "russian house" in Bangui, which is formally engaged in cultural and educational activities, but in fact is a cover for the activities of the wagner group. He organizes disinformation campaigns through social networks, radio and print media.
He is also the founder of Lobaye Invest, a company engaged in diamond and gold mining in the CAR. Both structures serve as the financial basis for the wagner group's operations and also promote russian propaganda in the region.
He cooperates with the CAR authorities to legitimize the wagner group's activities, coordinates local media resources and spreads pro-russian narratives. His campaigns are aimed at discrediting international organizations such as the UN, the EU, and the US and shaping a positive image of russia in Africa.
In 2023, at a meeting with CAR President Faustin-Arcange Touadera, putin emphasized the importance of the russian house's activities in promoting russian interests in the region.
Under Sytyi's leadership, fake contests and initiatives are organized under the guise of cultural projects, but in fact promote pro-russian ideas. His activities are accompanied by accusations of war crimes, such as torture, extrajudicial executions, and forced displacement of the population, committed by wagner's group in the CAR.
On March 02, 2025, he took part in a meeting of the Deputy Minister of Defense of russia in charge of operations in Africa, Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, with the President of the Central African Republic, Faustin-Arcange Touadera, and the Minister of National Defense and Army Reconstruction of the Central African Republic, Claude Ramo Biro, in Bangui, during which the parties agreed to expand cooperation in the defense and economic spheres.

He actively supports the kremlin's propaganda and aggression against Ukraine, and is directly involved in the implementation of the kremlin's information warfare aimed at shaping a negative image of Ukraine and strengthening russia's influence on a global scale.
He is the spokesman for the wagner group in the Central African Republic (CAR) and the founder and head of the russian "Commonwealth of Officers for International Security", which sent russian military instructors to the CAR. As the head of the COIS, he is the official representative of russian specialists working in the CAR.
In October 2021, he received a commendation from the National Assembly of the CAR for "assistance in the fight against armed gangs and terrorists."
He has repeatedly publicly accused Ukrainian advisers in the Sahel of working in the interests of France and thus opposing russia, and stated that "the Kyiv regime acts in this case as a pawn subject to Paris' decisions."

He is an ideologue of kremlin propaganda, political commentator and consultant who actively promotes putin's aggressive policy and justifies russia's war against Ukraine. He influences public opinion by spreading anti-Ukrainian, anti-Western and nuclear narratives that form the basis of the kremlin's information campaigns.
It is known for its support of the use of nuclear weapons as an instrument of political pressure. In particular, in June 2023, he called on the kremlin to launch a nuclear strike on Poland, arguing that it was necessary to "force the West to make concessions". His calls are aimed at escalating the nuclear blackmail used by the kremlin to pressure NATO countries and destabilize international security.
In his articles for russian media outlets, he promotes the narrative that "Ukraine will cease to exist as an anti-russian state". He also claims that Ukraine is allegedly used by the West as a tool in the confrontation with russia, which leads to the degradation of Ukrainian statehood. In addition, Karaganov accuses Ukraine of "deliberately provoking russia with the support of the West". His rhetoric is aimed at undermining the legitimacy of Ukraine as an independent state, shaping its image as a "puppet of the West" and justifying russia's aggressive actions in the international arena.
He actively discredits Ukraine and its partners by spreading disinformation about the "incapacity of the Armed Forces of Ukraine" and the "inevitability of Ukraine's defeat". His theses are synchronized with the kremlin's narratives aimed at demoralizing Ukrainian society and reducing the level of international support for Ukraine. His views and public statements are used by pro-kremlin media to legitimize war crimes and the kremlin's aggressive policies in the international arena. His materials create information pretexts for media campaigns aimed at justifying aggression against Ukraine and promoting the idea of "the need to confront the West".

He is one of russia's leading propagandists, known for his anti-Ukrainian rhetoric, who actively influences the formation of public opinion in russia.
Author of the complimentary interview documentary "russia. kremlin. putin. 25 years", dedicated to the 25th anniversary of putin's rule in russia, which was broadcast on "russia 1" TV channel in May 2025.
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."

She is an active participant in the kremlin's information campaign aimed at justifying russia's military actions in Ukraine.
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, she has openly supported the so-called "SVO", calling it "necessary to protect the russian-speaking population".
At the beginning of russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, she published a post on her Telegram channel advising Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other politicians to leave Ukraine, after which Viktor Yanukovych, who was ousted from the presidency in 2014, could return to the country.
She actively spreads anti-Ukrainian rhetoric through her public statements and media platforms. Since 2021, he has served as Deputy CEO of Gazprom Media and Managing Director of Gazprom Media Entertainment Television.
Holding senior positions in the Gazprom-Media holding, Kandelaki has the ability to influence the company's information policy aimed at spreading narratives that are consistent with the kremlin's official position.
In particular, Kandelaki has stated that "russia is doing everything possible to ensure peace" by deliberately manipulating real events, and has called for "strengthening patriotism" among russian citizens, supporting the kremlin's actions aimed at mobilizing and legitimizing aggression.
Since 2022, she has also been the director of the TNT TV channel, which plays an important role in influencing the youth audience.
She publicly supported putin's candidacy in the March 2024 presidential election.
In March 2022, she took part in a campaign rally-concert in honor of the anniversary of russia's annexation of Ukrainian Crimea, titled "For a world without nazism! For russia! For the president".
In September 2023, she was awarded the Order of Friendship for "merits in the development of the media and many years of conscientious work".
She has repeatedly visited the temporarily occupied Crimea.

He is one of the key representatives of the kremlin propaganda, directly influencing the formation of public opinion in russia and abroad.
He actively supports putin's policy, the occupation of Crimea and russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, justifying russian aggression and openly calling for violence against Ukrainians.
In October 2022, Krasovsky made a shocking statement on RT TV channel, calling for "drowning Ukrainian children in rivers" and "burning them in their homes".
In his public speeches, he repeatedly called for an escalation of violence against Ukraine, claiming the need for massive strikes on Ukrainian cities and justifying the war crimes of the russian army.
His aggressive anti-Ukrainian rhetoric is aimed at discrediting Ukraine, inciting hatred towards the Ukrainian people and creating an informational basis for legitimizing war crimes.
He has publicly supported the occupation of Crimea, claiming that the peninsula "has always been russian". He also actively spreads narratives about "denazification", positioning it as a necessary component of the war against Ukraine.
In February 2023, a Ukrainian court sentenced Krasovsky in absentia to five years in prison with confiscation of property for publicly calling for the genocide of the Ukrainian people.

He is one of the leading figures in the kremlin's propaganda, actively supporting the occupation of Crimea and russia's aggression against Ukraine.
In February 2014, he coined the well-known term "polite people" to describe russian soldiers without insignia during the occupation of Crimea. This term became one of the key tools of the information war, creating a positive image of the occupation.
With the outbreak of the armed conflict in Donbas in 2014, he headed the editorial office of the Voice of Sevastopol information and analytical center and became the editor-in-chief of the Cassad propaganda channel.
Through his platforms, including the Global Initiatives charitable foundation, he organized fundraising and the delivery of military equipment for the illegal armed groups of the so-called "DPR" and "LPR".
He is the author of numerous publications in which he justifies russian aggression, accuses Ukraine of starting the war, and promotes the kremlin's narrative of "denazification". In his statements, he claims that russia is "at war in Ukraine with the United States and NATO, which are in charge of the fully controlled Zelenskyy regime".
Through his Telegram channel, he systematically spreads disinformation and fakes aimed at discrediting the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He called for the mobilization of russian citizens, the destruction of Ukrainian infrastructure, and supported massive missile and bomb attacks on Ukrainian cities.
In October 2023, the Security Service of Ukraine notified Rozhyn of suspicion of committing crimes related to calls for genocide and incitement to hatred against the Ukrainian people.

He is an active participant in the kremlin's information campaign aimed at justifying russia's military actions in Ukraine.
He is the host of the author's program Pozdnyakov on the federal TV channel NTV. The program serves as a platform for speeches by russian officials, who use it to voice the kremlin's official narratives, legitimize the occupation of Crimea and other Ukrainian territories, and justify the aggressive policy of the russian authorities. Among the guests of the program are the so-called head of the temporarily occupied Crimea Sergey Aksyonov, who promoted the legalization of the occupation of Crimea, official representative of the russian foreign ministry Maria Zakharova, foreign minister Sergey Lavrov, chairman of the federation council Valentina Matvienko, and LDPR Party Chairman Leonid Slutsky. In their broadcasts, they spread official narratives such as justifying russian aggression, discrediting international support for Ukraine, and manipulating the "US biolabs" or "collective conspiracy of the West against russia". The program also promotes a positive image of the russian authorities, discrediting the West and legitimizing the occupation of Ukrainian territories. For example, in an interview with the head of Rosmorrеchflot, Pozdnyakov stated that "the Sea of Azov is an inland sea of the russian federation". The programs with other guests, such as film director Yuriy Kara, promoted mobilization, and the programs with pranksters Vovan and Lexus discussed the so-called "Bucha fakes."
For his activities, Pozdnyakov received several awards from the russian authorities. In January 2024, he was awarded the medal of the Order of Merit for the fatherland, first class, for "merits in the development of the media and many years of conscientious work." Earlier, in July 2021, he received a letter of thanks from the president of the russian federation for media development and professional contribution.

She is one of the main figures in the kremlin's propaganda, openly supporting putin's policies, the occupation of Crimea and russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Thanks to her broadcasts on the federal TV channel Zvezda, controlled by the russian ministry of defense, her propaganda messages have a significant impact on the russian audience.
Its activities are aimed at justifying russia's war crimes against Ukraine and spreading disinformation among russian and international audiences.
In her broadcasts, she actively spreads propaganda narratives, justifying russian aggression and discrediting Ukraine. In particular, the main topics of her speeches are the theses of "denazification", "demilitarization", accusations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine of "shooting civilians" and undermining the legitimacy of the Ukrainian government.
A special place in her speeches is occupied by statements about the events in Bucha and Kramatorsk. In particular, Belova claims that these events were "production by Ukrainian special services" to discredit the russian army. Such statements are aimed at creating the illusion that the actions of the occupiers are "protecting the russian-speaking population".
Also, in its public statements, it justifies attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, calling them "justified retaliatory measures".
She justifies missile attacks on critical infrastructure as "coercion to peace", shifting responsibility for the consequences to the Ukrainian authorities.
In addition, Belova promotes the narrative of "external governance of Ukraine" by the United States and NATO, emphasizing that the West "controls all Kyiv's decisions". This message is used to discredit international assistance to Ukraine and to justify further military action by russia.

As the host of the Vesti program on the russia-1 TV channel owned by VGTRK, he has a significant influence on shaping public opinion in russia and abroad.
It publicly supports putin's policy and the occupation of Crimea, promotes anti-Ukrainian narratives and disinformation aimed at discrediting the Ukrainian government, and increases social tension among russian and international audiences.
In June 2022, in accordance with putin's decree, he received a cash prize of 1 million rubles on the occasion of the day of russia "for loyalty to the profession and the homeland".
In 2020, as part of the 60 Minutes program on the VGTRK channel, he broadcast a live report from a concert dedicated to the sixth anniversary of the annexation of Crimea, in which he stated that Crimea is an important part of russia.
In 2014, he was awarded the medal "For Courage" for "high professionalism and objectivity in covering events in the Republic of Crimea".
Until 2015, he was a member of the journalistic pool of the president and prime minister of the russian federation, and repeatedly received commendations from the russian government for "active participation in covering the activities of the chairman of the government of the russian federation".
In 2016, he hosted "Direct Line with vladimir putin" and was awarded the Order of Friendship for "great services to the development of television and radio broadcasting, and many years of fruitful work".
He is the author of a number of complimentary documentaries on russian politicians, officials and elections in russia.

He is one of the key figures in kremlin propaganda, known for his aggressive anti-Ukrainian rhetoric, directly influencing the formation of public opinion to shape a convenient and favorable for the kremlin elite worldview of society regarding the perception and whitewashing of russian military (armed) aggression.
She publicly and actively supports russia's war against Ukraine, the annexation of Ukrainian Crimea and putin's policies, publicly admitting that she is engaged in the "aggressive imposition" of putin's position for money.
Together with her husband, Yevgeny Popov, a deputy and deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technologies and Communications, she hosts the socio-political talk show 60 Minutes on the "rossiya - 1" TV channel, which is part of the network of the All-russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company. In his show, he manipulates socially significant information, systematically spreads typical kremlin propaganda narratives, fakes and disinformation about Ukraine and the Armed Forces of Ukraine, discredits the Ukrainian government, resorts to nuclear blackmail and threats to NATO member states. In particular, it distorted the facts and claimed that the Ukrainian army, not the russian army, was responsible for the massacre of civilians in Bucha, called for an escalation of russian attacks, and incited "Moscow to demilitarize the entire NATO."
In June 2024, on her TV program, Skabeyeva responded to the transfer of long-range missiles from NATO to Ukraine by saying that Moscow could "start supplying the same long-range precision missiles, only of better quality, because they are russian, to those countries that want to strike at our enemies," referring to supplies to Venezuela, Cuba, North Korea, and the Houthi rebels in Yemen.
At the end of November 2024, she published a propaganda video boasting about the Oreshnik missile and its "invulnerability" to air defense systems. In the video, Skabeyeva also demonstratively emphasized the data on the time of approach of the Oreshnik missile to various European capitals.
In October 2024, Skabeyeva conducted an exclusive interview with putin in which they discussed the so-called "SMO".
In December 2024, she took part in the leading russian New Year's television show "Goluboy ogonyok" on the VGTRK channel featured as invited guests military personnel of the russian armed forces who are or have been involved in the war against Ukraine. During the concert, these servicemen were honored by the hosts and participants, given the opportunity to make "military-patriotic" speeches and send greetings to their "colleagues" from the front.
In December 2023, she was awarded the russian government's media prize "for civic courage, political acuity and successful defense of the interests of the fatherland in the information struggle."
She has repeatedly visited the temporarily occupied Crimea.
On March 22, 2022, under the procedural supervision of the Prosecutor General's Office, Skabeeva was served with a notice of suspicion of committing calls for the violation of the territorial integrity of Ukraine by prior conspiracy by a group of persons, which caused grave consequences.
On April 05, 2025, the Security Service of Ukraine notified Skabeyeva in absentia of new suspicions, namely, of encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine, which led to the death of people or other grave consequences, justification, recognition of the legitimacy, denial of the armed aggression of the russian federation against Ukraine, glorification of its participants, committed with the use of mass media, actions aimed at violent change or overthrow of the constitutional order or seizure of state power, committed with the use of mass media and in propaganda of war.

She is one of the key figures in the kremlin's propaganda, directly fulfilling the putin regime's ideological task of shaping a public outlook that is convenient and favorable to the kremlin elite in terms of perception and whitewashing of russia's military (armed) aggression.
She actively idealizes putin's policies, has officially supported his candidacy for the presidential election since 2012, and has been his confidant since 2018. She was a member of the initiative group to nominate putin as a candidate for the 2024 presidential election. She is a member of the All-russian Public Movement "People's Front for russia", which was created at putin's initiative to monitor the implementation of his decrees/orders and to conduct campaign activities in the election process.
According to Simonyan, she has a state landline directly between special kremlin employees and the editors-in-chief of russian-controlled media to discuss confidential issues. She is close to Alexei Gromov, the first deputy head of the presidential administration, who is called "putin's media puppeteer." Gromov, who is on the US sanctions list for interfering in the US presidential election and participating in the russian invasion of Ukraine in 2014, is one of the founders of RT, while Simonyan is called his protégé.
Simonyan publicly supports the annexation of Crimea and the russian invasion of Ukraine, actively spreading kremlin propaganda narratives. In her regular public speeches, Simonyan threatens to destroy Ukrainian cities, endorses missile strikes on Ukraine's civilian infrastructure, and has proposed detonating a nuclear bomb over Siberia as a "nuclear ultimatum in the fight against the West." In December 2023, she stated that the inhabitants of western Ukraine "need to be finished off," and in November 2024, she said that, in her opinion, the desired outcome of russia's war against Ukraine is unconditional surrender and the termination of Ukraine's existence as it has been for the past 30 years.
In December 2024, after russia's use of the Oreshnik missile against Ukraine, she suggested that the new russian weapon be called "rozgami" (lashes), as lashes were traditionally used in russia to punish disobedience, emphasizing the symbolic meaning of this name for the weapon. At the same time, Simonyan said that "people in the West do not understand in any other way."
Together with her husband, TV presenter and propagandist Tigran Keosayan, she raises funds for the needs of the russian armed forces.
She has repeatedly visited the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine to participate in propaganda events in support of the war. In particular, Simonyan, together with Keosayan, are the authors of the movie "Crimean Bridge. Made with Love", which was filmed in the temporarily occupied Crimea with the assistance of Arkady Rotenberg (under sanctions by all countries of the sanctions coalition). The film's budget amounted to 175 million rubles, and the cost of its marketing support was 125 million rubles. The box office receipts of 70 million rubles indicate that the film had a propaganda purpose rather than a commercial one.
In 2022, she was awarded the Order of Honor. In April 2025, she received personal birthday greetings from russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Moscow Patriarch Kirill, and was awarded the Order of Princess Olga (III degree) for "her contribution to the establishment of spiritual and moral values in the lives of her contemporaries."

He is one of the key faces of kremlin propaganda, known for his extremely hostile attitude towards Ukraine and praising the russian government.
Publicly and actively supports russia's war against Ukraine, the annexation of Crimea and putin's policies.
He is the co-author and host of the program "Moscow. kremlin. putin" on the TV channel "russia-1", devoted to weekly events of the kremlin and the agenda of putin's working days. Manipulates publicly relevant information, systematically disseminates typical kremlin propaganda narratives, fakes and disinformation about Ukraine and the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and discredits the Ukrainian government.
In February 2014, together with a number of russian journalists, public and political figures, he signed the appeal of the "We are all Berkut" fund, established to support the members of the Ukrainian special unit Berkut, which confronted activists on Euromaidan.
In 2022, during the temporary occupation of Melitopol by russian troops, the occupation authorities ensured the distribution of leaflets in the city calling on residents to subscribe to Solovyov's Telegram channel, to tune in to russian state television and to avoid "propaganda and disinformation from Kiev."
In August 2022, Soloviev called himself a terrorist and said he supported threats to use nuclear weapons to destroy Ukrainian cities on "russia-1" television.
In November 2022, he created the SVRxFund, which recruits volunteers, trains them, provides combat alignment of personnel, and continuously raises funds for uniforms and weapons for кussian soldiers and to help the families of mobilized soldiers. In addition, the SVRxFund, according to the official website of the fund, supplies the russian armed forces with equipment, uniforms, tents, medical kits, special equipment - communication and reconnaissance equipment, copters, thermal imagers, night sights, as well as supports the development, testing and implementation of new products and services for the military infrastructure.
Also in November 2022, he became the head of the New Media Workshop, which received a presidential grant of 36 million rubles for specialists in media communications and public relations of the so-called "DPR" and "LPR".
In December 2024, he took part in the leading russian New Year's TV show "Goluboy ogonyok" on the VGTRK channel, where, as an invited guest, he personally represented the military personnel of the russian armed forces who are or have been involved in the war against Ukraine. During the concert, these servicemen were honored by the hosts and participants, given the opportunity to make "military-patriotic" speeches and send greetings to their "colleagues" from the front.
He holds the military rank of Major in the reserve of the Armed Forces of the russian federation.
In 2014, he was awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky "for high professionalism and objectivity in covering the events in the Republic of Crimea" and the medal "For the Liberation of Crimea and Sevastopol" with the wording "for personal contribution to the return of Crimea to russia". In 2022, "for great merits in the formation of a positive image of russia and active participation in socially significant events" was awarded the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" IV degree. He has the title of hero of the so-called "DPR".
Systematically visits the TOT of Ukraine. In particular, in May 2022 he visited temporarily occupied Mariupol and published a joint photo with the head of the so-called "DPR" Denis Pushilin in the network, in December 2024 he visited temporarily occupied Ugledar.
He has a residence permit, tax resident status and his own real estate in Italy. Soloviev's five children also have residence permits in Italy, in addition, three of his children have US citizenship.
On March 26, 2025, the Security Service of Ukraine notified Solovyov in absentia of suspicion of encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine, genocide, justification, recognition of the legitimacy, denial of russia's armed aggression against Ukraine, glorification of its participants, actions aimed at forcible change or overthrow of the constitutional order or the seizure of state power, and war propaganda.

He is one of the key figures in kremlin propaganda, directly fulfilling the ideological task of the putin regime to form a convenient and profitable worldview of society for the kremlin elite regarding the perception and whitewashing of russian military (armed) aggression.
In the Western media, he is known as the "patriarch of russian propaganda".
Publicly supports russia's war against Ukraine, the annexation of the Ukrainian Crimea, putin's policy and the kremlin regime, spreading typical narratives of kremlin propaganda. Known for his anti-Ukrainian and anti-American rhetoric. In particular, he publicly stated that "Ukraine does not exist. Now it is a virtual concept, a virtual country", "failed state" and that "russia is the only country in the world that is really capable of turning the USA into radioactive ash".
In March 2024, on the eve of the presidential elections in the russian federation, he recorded a large complimentary interview with putin, in which he raised the topics of war against Ukraine, negotiations and the likelihood of the use of nuclear weapons.
In December 2024, she took part in the leading russian New Year's television show "Goluboy ogonyok" on the VGTRK channel featured as invited guests military personnel of the russian armed forces who are or have been involved in the war against Ukraine. During the concert, these servicemen were honored by the hosts and participants, given the opportunity to make "military-patriotic" speeches and send greetings to their "colleagues" from the front.
The international TV channel "russia Today" with a multilingual network of information and documentary programs, financed by the russian government mainly from the state budget, under the leadership of Kiselyov manipulates socially significant information, systematically spreads typical narratives of kremlin propaganda, fakes and disinformation about Ukraine and the Armed Forces of Ukraine, discredits the Ukrainian authorities and directly adheres to the foreign policy line of the russian government.
In 2023, Kiselyov took part in the 5th World Media Summit in China and stated that the nature of the so-called "special military operation" of russia in Ukraine became global due to the fact that the US and NATO "armed Kyiv, staged a "bloody coup" there and raised an entire generation of nationalists".
In July 2014, the Security Service of Ukraine opened criminal proceedings against Kiselyov under the article "financing terrorism, promoting terrorist activities".
Has real estate in the temporarily occupied Crimea.
Kiselyov's brother lives in the USA. Kiselyov's nephew, a German citizen, took a direct part in the russian-Ukrainian war in Donbas on the side of the so-called "L/DPR", for which he was sentenced to imprisonment in Germany.
On March 22, 2022, under the procedural supervision of the Prosecutor General's Office, Kiselyov was served a notice of suspicion of committing calls for the violation of the territorial integrity of Ukraine by prior conspiracy by a group of persons, which caused grave consequences.

Known as the main ideologist of "russian World" and the author of the book "Ukraine. My War. Geopolitical Diary".
Systematically supports the armed aggression of the russian federation against Ukraine, the annexation of the Ukrainian Crimea by russia, putin's policy and the kremlin regime.
Since 2012, he has regularly called for the killing of Ukrainians, the invasion of Ukraine and opposed the existence of Ukraine as an independent state. He had an influence on pro-russian protests in the eastern cities of Ukraine in 2014. He called the annexation of the Ukrainian Crimea by russia "the beginning of land grabbing", and the so-called "SMO" - a challenge to the unipolar world, the results of which will establish a "new world order".
Spreads kremlin propaganda narratives about the "Kyiv junta" and the need to "protect the south-east of Ukraine from neo-Nazis", promotes his ideology with the help of public organizations and think tanks under his control.
He is the director of the Institute of Constantinople, a russian scientific and expert center specializing in the development of development strategies in key areas and branches of management.
He is the founder and leader of the public organization "International Eurasian Movement", which has branches in 29 countries, including the CIS countries, in the EU countries (Germany, France, Italy, the United Kingdom), in America (USA, Venezuela, Chile), in the Middle East (Lebanon), in Muslim countries (Syria, Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan), in the Far East (India, Japan, Vietnam).
Dugin's activities are aimed at creating a Eurasian superpower through the integration of russia with the former Soviet republics into the new Eurasian Union (EAU).
He is a permanent member of the Izbor Club, a community of experts studying the foreign and domestic policies of russia, one of whose key tasks is "to promote the formation of a powerful political and ideological coalition of patriot statesmen, an imperial front that opposes the manipulations carried out in russian politics by foreign centers of influence and the "fifth column" from within the country".
He is associated with many right-wing radical politicians in the EU and the USA. Western media call him the "gray cardinal" of the russian dictator, and his book on geopolitics is a blueprint for putin's foreign policy.
In early December 2024, Dugin spoke online at the opening of the "Days of Daria Dugina" in Serbia, co-organized and attended by representatives from Italy, France, and the Czech Republic.
In March 2025, on the air of the program "Escalation of Alexander Dugin" on Sputnik radio, he called for a "Oreshnik" ballistic missile strike on the center of Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa and "destroy everything and everyone!".