Vladimir Solovyov, Russian propagandist
Vladimir Solovyov/ Solovyov’s Instagram page
Vladimir Solovyov is a Russian propagandist, TV presenter, and publicist who is a mouthpiece for the Kremlin. He is a member of the United Russia political party, known for his anti-Ukrainian statements and constant dissemination of propaganda. The propagandist works for the Rossiya 1 TV channel.
Solovyov repeatedly called for a violent change in the constitutional order in Ukraine and encroached on the territorial integrity of the state. Through his rhetoric, spread on Russian television and social networks, he incited hatred towards Ukraine and Ukrainians and in every way supported the launch of an aggressive war against our state.
In August 2022, Solovyov called on the Russian army to destroy Kharkiv, Odesa, and Mykolaiv. He noted that civilians should be given three days to leave these cities, and then they should be “demolished quarter by quarter.”
In mid-October 2022, he called for the Russian army to “push the border” by 200 kilometres so that the Russian city of Belgorod would supposedly be “safe.” At the same time, he called for the destruction of the Ukrainian cities of Kharkiv and Lviv, stating that he was only concerned about the fate of Russian cities, to which he currently also includes settlements in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
Solovyov also repeatedly called for strikes on various European cities for providing weapons to Ukraine to protect it from the aggressor country, Russia.
Main statements
1. He stated that Russia should not stop within Ukraine but move its troops further (March 12, 2022)
2. He stated that Russia should not negotiate with Ukraine (March 30, 2022)
Solovyov stated on Russian television that “negotiating with Nazis is necessary when your boot is on their throat.”
3. He called the torture and murder of Ukrainians by the occupiers in Bucha a lie (April 5, 2022)
4. He stated that Russia was already at war with NATO and that the Alliance needed to be “denazified” (April 21, 2022)
He said that “there are no longer enough Ukrainians for war,” and that is why NATO was supposedly entering the war. He began threatening the Alliance that the Russian Federation would “grind” their war machine and soldiers and carry out the “denazification” of member states.
5. He threatened to strike Germany and accused Scholz of supporting Ukraine (August 27, 2022)
6. He called to “plunge Ukraine into dark times” – to strike at Thermal Power Plants, dams and railways (October 9, 2022)
7. He stated that Russia was at war with NATO on the territory of Ukraine (October 12, 2022)
8. He said that Lviv and Kharkiv should be destroyed in response to the explosions in Belgorod (October 14, 2022)
A propagandist called on the Russian Federation to “push” the border another 200 kilometres into Ukraine so that Ukraine would not fire on Belgorod. In response to the explosions in this Russian city, he proposed to destroy Lviv and Kharkiv.
