(MOSCOW) – Russian state television host Vladimir Solovyov and RT chief Margarita Simonyan have complained about Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian territory while calling for retaliatory strikes on civilian infrastructure in Ukrainian cities including Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipro and Lviv.
During the programme “Sunday Evening With Vladimir Solovyov,” Mr Solovyov discussed the construction of dams to protect bridges from Ukrainian attacks and questioned why Russia lacked the financial resources to scale up its air defence systems. He suggested that the Russian Central Bank should hold its next meeting in occupied Crimea so officials could witness the reality of the war firsthand.
Mr Solovyov complained that Western nations, including France and Britain, were openly declaring their involvement in the conflict and developing ballistic missiles capable of reaching Moscow, yet Russia was not striking back at London or Paris. He described this as an asymmetric situation that could not continue. He expressed hope that Russia would implement agreements reached in talks but suggested that the other side was failing to meet its obligations.
Ms Simonyan recounted that during recent travels, Russians had approached her with questions about why drones could reach the Moscow region. She acknowledged that “one hundred percent protection” was impossible in modern warfare but urged the public not to succumb to what she described as Ukrainian provocation aimed solely at fostering disappointment within Russian society.
She compared the current situation to the First World War, when, in her view, disappointment had led to revolution, whereas during the Second World War it had not. She said Ukraine’s goal was to provoke a “senseless and merciless revolt” through drone strikes, airport closures and fuel shortages, particularly during the holiday season.
She advised Russians not to regard themselves as wiser than Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, suggesting that if Moscow had not yet targeted certain sites, there were reasons for that which could not be discussed on air.
The discussion then turned to Armenia, with Ms Simonyan expressing outrage at the re-election of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. She described Armenians who voted for him as having consumed too many “gingerbreads” and called for a “whip” approach.
She proposed banning all Armenians who support Mr Pashinyan from entering Russia permanently, stating that, as an ethnic Armenian herself, she felt ashamed and that her sister had considered changing her surname. She made a crude remark about Mr Pashinyan’s gender being changed in a prison cell.
Military expert Evgeny Buzhinsky suggested that Russia should target Ukrainian sewage systems in Kyiv, arguing that destroying such infrastructure would make the population “feel what war really is.” He endorsed targeting water, electricity and sewage systems across Ukrainian cities including Odesa, Dnipro, Kyiv, Lviv and Kharkiv, stating that Russia possessed the resources to do so.
Mr Solovyov concluded that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky did not understand the Russian mentality and that strikes on occupied Crimea, Moscow and other Russian regions would only generate a wave of hatred. He called for a sharp increase in military recruitment to resolve the conflict “harshly and to the end.”
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