Russian propaganda: Santa Claus shot over Moscow!
Russian propaganda: Santa Claus shot over Moscow!
Grosny, Tschetschenien, Russland - A shocking propaganda vide that was published by Russian media shows how an air defense over Moscow shoots a Santa Claus. In the video that begins with a festive Christmas market scene, you can see Santa Claus who wants to distribute gifts-including toy compartments with NATO logo. In classic red clothing that is reminiscent of western traditions, he lifts a beverage can when he is suddenly hit by a Russian rocket. Fathers Frost, the Russian counterpart to Santa Claus, cheered on the shooting and explains: "We don't need anything strange in our sky". The video ends with the words: "Happy New Year, Russians!" Like Die Krone reported.
It is particularly questionable that this video was published only two days after a tragic event, in which a passenger aircraft crashed in Kazakhstan. This plane crash on December 25th led to the death of 38 people when the machine of Azerbaijan Airlines, who was on the way to Grosny. According to reports, the plane could have been hit by a Russian air defense system, the Pantsir-S. Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized for the incident, but without expressly confirming that Russian rockets met the plane, as well as noted.These unfortunate events throw a disturbing light on the current tensions and the way in which media in Russia deals with these issues. The interaction between a propaganda attack on western symbols and a current tragedy in Kazakhstan could target to influence public opinion and distract from other, serious topics.
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