Putin orders Russian film halls to display screen documentaries of assault on Ukraine
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Putin ordered the defence ministry to help Russian filmmakers who would produce documentaries devoted to “the heroism of the participants of the special military operation”.
Moscow,UPDATED: Jan 4, 2023 07:56 IST
Russian President Vladimir Putin (File photograph)
By Agence France-Presse: President Vladimir Putin ordered his authorities on Tuesday to make sure by February the screening in cinemas of documentary movies devoted to his assault on Ukraine and the struggle towards “neo-Nazi” ideology.
The Kremlin mentioned in a press release that the tradition ministry had till February 1 to implement the order.
Putin shocked the world by sending troops to Ukraine on February 24 final 12 months, saying the pro-Western nation wanted to be “demilitarised” and “de-Nazified”.
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Putin ordered the defence ministry to render help to Russian filmmakers who will produce documentaries devoted to “the heroism of the participants of the special military operation”, the Kremlin mentioned, utilizing the official time period for the offensive.
Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has been ordered to report back to the president on these efforts by March 1.
Since the beginning of Moscow’s navy marketing campaign, state tv channels have ramped up propaganda lauding Russian troops combating in Ukraine as heroes.
Independent media shops have been suspended or shut down in Russia, with many journalists leaving the nation.
Criticism of the offensive in Ukraine is now punishable with jail time, whereas phrases equivalent to “war” and “invasion” are banned.
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Jan 4, 2023
