Pyotr Tolstoy, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation
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Pyotr Tolstoy – deputy chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, deputy of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, and member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation in 2012-2014. Former presenter of propaganda political programs on Russian television.
He called the Ukrainian authorities “puppets in the hands of the West.” He attributed the anti-Russian rhetoric of Ukrainians to the alleged implementation of the instructions of Western states.
He stated that “Ukraine is part of Russia” and that it was necessary to carry out denazification and annexe Ukrainian lands to the aggressor country.
Tolstoy claimed that Russia allegedly “hits not social objects, but infrastructure, and it would be destroyed”, after which Ukraine, they say, would go to the 18th century.
*The material was created in cooperation with the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.
Main statements
1. Before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, he had accused NATO of “rattling weapons near the borders of the Russian Federation” (January 11, 2022)
He stated that the Russian troops had the right to move around Russia “even on tanks, even on helicopters” and would defend their territory. He accused the North Atlantic Alliance of eastward expansion.
2. He stated that NATO wanted to occupy Ukraine and start a war against the Russian Federation on its territory (January 18, 2022)
As Tolstoy said, Ukraine was allegedly under external control from the West. He made such a statement a month before the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine.
3. He claimed the “force” of the war and Russia’s alleged protection of Donbas (February 24, 2022)
Tolstoy stated that the West allegedly had ignored the situation in Donbas for eight years and pumped Ukraine with weapons. Now, according to him, Russia is “protecting Donbas and carrying out the demilitarization of Ukraine.” He cynically noted that the war would only affect the military infrastructure.
4. He claimed about “eight years of genocide of Russians in Donbas” (February 25, 2022)
5. He called on Russians to support the “denazification of Ukraine” (March 3, 2022)
He stated that the sanctions against the Russian Federation were a temporary matter, but the Russians themselves would allegedly thank them later for the “denazification and demilitarization of Ukraine.”
5. He called on Russians to support the “denazification of Ukraine” (March 3, 2022)
He stated that the sanctions against the Russian Federation were a temporary matter, but the Russians themselves would be thankful later for the “denazification and demilitarization of Ukraine.”
7. He stated that the Russian Federation would try to seize all Ukrainian territories if Ukraine did not lay down its arms (June 2, 2022)
