Kremlin Will Not Invite Media From 'Unfriendly' Countries To Putin's Speech

Radio Free Europe ^ | 2/15/2023 | Radio Free Europe

[marcusmaximus]

The Kremlin will not invite reporters from countries that Russia has deemed “unfriendly” to President Vladimir Putin’s address to the Federal Assembly next week. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on February 15 that only media representing "friendly" countries will be accredited to the February 21 event.

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More than 60 countries, including the United States, EU member states, Britain, Canada, and Japan, have been declared "unfriendly" by Russia for imposing or supporting sanctions in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

[marcusmaximus]

[JonPreston]

I just received an advanced copy of the speech. It's a short one.

"Ladies and gentlemen. I plan on going thru the remaining stragglers in the East like a hot knife through butter. This will be your last chance to retreat to Lviv. Don't bother stopping at Kiev as I'm taking that too.

Thanks and take care."

The Putin

[MarMema]

❤💙💚💛

[canuck_conservative]

this doofus is scared that foreign media will catch some compromising moment, probably to do with his health ... last speech he gave, he was coughing and sputtering ... not a good look

so by making sure he controls all the Media, no embarrassing scenes will be seen by the outside world ...

typical police-state dictator move

[lump in the melting pot]

Rainbow flags are verboten in russia

[McGruff]

He can’t do that! Can he?

[McGruff]

This thread is not about Biden.

[lodi90]

No surprise. The Kremlin invented Fake News.

[Vaden]

Wah Wah Wah Putler.

Normal people don’t care nor do they wanna see your fake “celebration.”

[Kazan]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35SBfb9LoEo

Update for Russian military operations in Ukraine for February 15, 2023:

- Ukrainian forces continue to lose ground along the line of contact;

-Bakhmut faces encirclement by Russian forces which Ukraine admits is using heavy artillery shelling, not "human waves" to destroy Ukrainian positions;

- NATO begins to admit to limits of what it can send Ukraine in terms of weapons and ammunition;

- Efforts by Western nations to increase production will still fall far short even after several years of expanding production lines;

- US announces plan to train Ukrainian forces to fight on less ammunition, using maneuver warfare instead;

-This requires long periods of complex training to be effective and is impractical for Ukrainian forces;

- The US is signaling that it is simply attempting to draw out the conflict for as long as possible;