Roman Babayan – a Russian TV presenter and public figure
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Roman Babayan is a Russian TV presenter, politician, editor-in-chief of the Govorit Moskva (Moscow Speaks) radio station, and deputy of the Moscow City Duma of the 7th convocation. He worked as a war correspondent in many hot spots, spreading disinformation narratives of the Kremlin.
He called Ukrainians “adjusters without ideology and history,” and denied Ukrainian statehood.
In 2020, he offered to “finish Ukraine” with the help of tougher economic and political pressure and increased propaganda.
After the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, he called Ukrainians Nazis and accused them of intending to “kill Russian children.” He accused the West of supporting Ukraine.
*The material was created in cooperation with the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine
Main statements
1. He denied the existence of the Ukrainian language, culture and history of Ukraine (February 6, 2020)
He declared that “werewolves and adaptable people will never build a successful state in Ukraine.” He called Ukrainians and Russians “one people”.
2. He claimed that Russia attacked Ukraine because it “ran out of patience” (February 24, 2022)
3. He condemned the Russians who did not support the war against Ukraine (February 26, 2022)
4. He repeated the Kremlin theses that “Russia is advancing so slowly because it wants to preserve the lives of civilians and Ukrainian military personnel” (February 27, 2022)
According to him, the Russians did not achieve anything in the first few days of the full-scale war solely because they supposedly “fight delicately and try to reduce the number of victims.”
