Dmitrijus Kiseliovas fired from the show “Vesti nedeli”

As stated in the VGTRK report, D. Kiselyov is starting a new authorial publicistic show on the “Rossija 1” channel. It will be called “Kiselyov” and will be broadcast on Sundays at 10 PM.

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According to the holding’s statement, in the new show the host “will present an authorial perspective on the most important events in our country and the world.” The program will air starting September 6.

In the same statement, VGTRK confirmed that the show “Vesti nedeli” will be hosted by J. Popov starting in September.

About D. Kiselyov’s dismissal from “Vesti nedeli” and his replacement by J. Popov was reported last week by the Telegram channel “VČK-OGPU”. It was also stated that D. Kiselyov would lose the position of general director of the news agency “Rossija segodnia,” but this information has not yet been confirmed.

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Over the weekend, it became clear that the show “Vesti nedeli” will not return to the air at the usual time – the last Sunday of August.

Became one of the main propagandists

D. Kiselyov first hosted the show “Vesti nedeli” on September 9, 2012. This program helped him establish himself as one of the most important Russian propagandists.

D. Kiselyov has repeatedly been noted for scandalous statements, recalls the portal “Agentstvo”. Here are the most resonant statements:

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• About “gay hearts” (2012): D. Kiselyov claimed that gays should be banned from being blood and sperm donors, and their organs after death should be “buried in the ground or burned.”
• About “radioactive ashes” (March 2014): Against the backdrop of the annexation of Crimea, D. Kiselyov stated: “Russia is the only country realistically capable of turning the USA into radioactive ashes.”
• About the nuclear destruction of Great Britain (May 2022): On air, D. Kiselyov demonstrated a presumed strike by the underwater vehicle “Poseidon” and claimed that the radioactive wave could flood the British Isles and turn them into a “radioactive desert.”
• About Alexei Navalny (2021): D. Kiselyov called him an “idiot,” “a petty, hysterical narcissistic personality,” “a puppet,” “a saboteur,” and a “worm” inside Russia.