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[Loud Whispers]

Kremlin bans paid adverts on cable TV, tightening the grip on news in the process.

I'm all for getting rid of commercials, but yeah, not if it means killing the independent stations and stuff.

ALMOST WORTH IT

[mainiac]

Apparently it's no longer possible to watch Russia:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kFiJXBaJrs&feature=youtu.be

[FearfulJesuit]

Putin flirts with China's First Lady, Chinese are not amused.

[pisskop]

The article specifically mentions tabloids . . . and that the news was worthy of them. :|

[Culise]

Evil decadent Western agents embark on programme of chemical warfare against proud Russian capital.  They may claim otherwise, but we all know the truth.

[Loud Whispers]

Putin flirts with China's First Lady, Chinese are not amused.

Haha, the bear is actually a dog! Well, it doesn't really look all that flirty. The narrative however, is good. I am amused.

[Knit tie]

Oh hi! I see that you are all watching Russia. So let me join in from Scotland.

As a start, I would like to say that the majority of posts in mainsteram western media about Russia are quite biased - especially those in the UK. They might present objetive facts from time to time, but mostly they tend to be tendentious and more emotional than cerebral. And so, because I believe that every side of a story deserves a voice, I present to you a list of most highly recommended not anti-Russia Russia watchers, courtesy of Anatoly Karlin's blog: "Alexander Mercouris, Graham Phillips, Eric Kraus, Jon Hellevig, Patrick Armstrong, Ben Aris, Mark Sleboda, Alexander Dugin, Vladimir Suchan, Mark Adomanis, Leos Tomicek, Sean Guillory, Dmitry Trenin, Jake Rudnitsky, Mark Schrad, Alec Luhn, Dmitry Linnik, Bryan McDonald, Gleb Bazov, Egor Prosvirnin, Maxim Kononenko, Natalia Antonova, Maxim Eristavi, Simon Ostrovsky, @southfronteng, @euromaidan, @noclador, @anti_maydan, @IndependentKrym, @UkrToday… and your own humble servant, @akarlin88."

Oh and also I was thinking about starting a new Ukraine discussion thread, this time with mandatory locking breaks each evening to let the opposing sites cool down.

[Mictlantecuhtli]

I highly suggest not tailoring your news to people who have one agenda.

[Sergarr]

Oh and also I was thinking about starting a new Ukraine discussion thread, this time with mandatory locking breaks each evening to let the opposing sites cool down.

Unless somebody will finally break this artificial ceasefire, there won't be much to discuss.

...not anti-Russia Russia watchers...
@euromaidan

Wow

[Knit tie]

I highly suggest not tailoring your news to people who have one agenda.

Well, I never suggested that the list I quoted is exhaustive, far from it. It's just that the mainstrean western media (especially in the UK) does a wonderful job bashing Russia, and I thought I provide some links to the writings of the people who defend it.

Oh and also I was thinking about starting a new Ukraine discussion thread, this time with mandatory locking breaks each evening to let the opposing sites cool down.

Unless somebody will finally break this artificial ceasefire, there won't be much to discuss.

So shall it be.

[Helgoland]

Oh and also I was thinking about starting a new Ukraine discussion thread, this time with mandatory locking breaks each evening to let the opposing sites cool down.

Unless somebody will finally break this artificial ceasefire, there won't be much to discuss.

You know, it's no longer a cease fire if they cease ceasing fireing...

[Culise]

Oh and also I was thinking about starting a new Ukraine discussion thread, this time with mandatory locking breaks each evening to let the opposing sites cool down.

Unless somebody will finally break this artificial ceasefire, there won't be much to discuss.

You know, it's no longer a cease fire if they cease ceasing fireing...

I don't know; the Palestinians and Israeli seem to be getting along well enough with their not-so-ceased-fire.  Well, not "well" well, but, well, "well."

[Guardian G.I.]

I highly suggest not tailoring your news to people who have one agenda.

The sources who like to announce how all pro-Russian news sources have an agenda are very far from being impartial. I also suggest not tailoring your news exclusively to them.

[RedKing]

Russian defense minister announces Russia to begin "patrolling" with long-range bombers in eastern Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico

Hoo boy. Guess all y'all young'uns who missed out on the Cold War are going to get a chance to experience it after all.

[nenjin]

Yes, when you're being sanctioned and are close to one of the most unpopular 1st world nations in the world and your economy is tanking because everyone has sanctioned you, it seems like a perfect time to militarily lay your dick across everyone's forehead.

Stay classy, Russia. 14 year old boys everywhere are looking up to you.