The director of RT condemned the statements, calling them “wild” and “disgusting”.
Russian television channel RT has fired a host for controversial statements aired on air last weekend in which he called for Ukrainian children to be “thrown into a river” or “burned”, which Russia calls the occupying power of Ukraine. Anton Krasovski, who is on the blacklist of sanctions issued by the European Union because of the invasion, spoke in this way during a program in which the guest, the writer Sergei Lukianenko, talked about his experiences during a visit to Ukraine in the decade of the 1980s, at the time of the USSR, when some young Ukrainians felt “suffering under the Russian occupation”.
Krasovski, 47, responded with controversial statements that prompted him to be fired from his duties. For example, in the middle of the program, he urged to “throw directly into a river with strong currents” or “burn in a hut” those children who see Moscow as an occupier. The chain’s director, Margarita Simonian, condemned these words last night, calling them “wild” and “disgusting.”
RT, which is funded by the Kremlin and is a key tool for its propaganda, was quick to remove the presenter, who later admitted he was “carried away live” and apologized for what had happened. “I’m really ashamed. I apologize to everyone who was shocked by this,” he admitted.
According to The Moscow Times, the Russian Commission of Inquiry has opened a report in response to an internet complaint from a viewer about the case. Although it is not the first time that Krasovski attacks the neighboring country. Last March, shortly after Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion, the host stated that he wanted to “destroy the Constitution of Ukraine” and argued that this country “shouldn’t exist”.
Despite the Russian chain’s attempts to eliminate traces of what happened, it didn’t take long for the comments to go viral on social networks. Given the facts, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitro Kuleba condemned the presenter’s controversial statements. “Governments that have not yet banned RT should see this clip. With this you attune yourself if you have RT operate in your country. An aggressive incitement to genocide that has nothing to do with freedom of expression,” he warned on his Twitter account after announcing that Ukraine will prosecute Krasovski.
Source: La Verdad
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