{"id":13190,"date":"2020-11-09T20:04:59","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T20:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=13190"},"modified":"2020-11-19T18:35:59","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T18:35:59","slug":"what-does-russian-media-say-about-the-u-s-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/what-does-russian-media-say-about-the-u-s-election\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does Russian Media Say About The U.S. Election"},"content":{"rendered":"

– Anya, we are going to have a new president.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 – I know.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 – I saw people waving flags and dancing in the streets.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 – I know.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 – How? The results were updated just a couple of hours ago, and you are in Russia.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 – The media doesn’t sleep.<\/p>\n

If you enter the word “\u043d\u043e\u0301<\/span>\u0432\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438<\/i><\/span>” (news) <\/span>in Russian into a search engine and open any link, you will see three main news: coronavirus updates, the resignation of three ministers, and the results of the US election (<\/span>\u0432\u044b\u0301<\/span>\u0431\u043e\u0440\u044b<\/i><\/span>)<\/span>. The aftermath of the election night has been widely covered in the Russian media. To show who was in the lead at what moments, journalists (<\/span>\u0436\u0443\u0440\u043d\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0301\u0441\u0442\u044b<\/i><\/span>) <\/span>had to make lengthy introductions to the article, explaining the American voting (<\/span>\u0433\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0441\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0438\u0435<\/i><\/span>)<\/span> system to the readers.<\/p>\n

\"I

Image by Hilyin<\/a> from Flickr<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Here <\/span>is what the most prominent <\/span>Russian mass media (<\/span>\u0421\u041c\u0418<\/i><\/span> or <\/span>\u0441\u0440\u0435\u0301<\/span>\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0430 \u043c\u0430\u0301\u0441\u0441\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0439 \u0438\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0301\u0446\u0438\u0438<\/i><\/span>)<\/span> says<\/span>:<\/span><\/p>\n

Television Broadcasting (<\/span>\u0422\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0432\u0435\u0449\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0438\u0435<\/i><\/span>)<\/span><\/h2>\n

“Nothing will ever be the same… What are we witnessing? What is the world coming to? Not only this country but the world?“<\/span>, said Yevgeny Popov, the host of the state television program (<\/span>\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u0301\u043c\u043c\u0430 \/ <\/i><\/span>\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0430\u0301\u0447\u0430<\/i><\/span>) <\/span>“60 \u041c\u0438\u043d\u0443\u0301\u0442<\/a>“.<\/p>\n

“<\/span>As for the victory in the presidential<\/span> election <\/span>(<\/span>\u0432\u044b\u0301<\/span>\u0431\u043e\u0440\u044b \u043f\u0440\u0435\u0437\u0438\u0434\u0435\u0301<\/span>\u043d\u0442\u0430<\/i><\/span>)<\/span> in the United States, plywood companies are among the undisputed winners,”<\/span> with these <\/span>words, Dmitry<\/a><\/span> Kiselyov<\/span><\/a>, a renowned journalist, presenter (<\/span>\u0432\u0435\u0434\u0443\u0301\u0449\u0438\u0439<\/i><\/span>), and the news executive (<\/span>\u0440\u0443\u043a\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0301\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c \u043e\u0442\u0434\u0435\u0301<\/span>\u043b\u0430 \u043d\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0435\u0301<\/span>\u0439<\/i><\/span>) of “\u0412\u0435\u0301<\/span>\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u043d\u0435\u0434<\/a>\u0435\u0301<\/span><\/a>\u043b\u0438<\/a>” (“Vesti Nedeli”), ended the news program on November 8, hinting at riots in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

Vladimir Solovyov<\/a>, a well-known talk-show (<\/span>\u0442\u043e\u043a-\u0448\u043e\u0301<\/span>\u0443<\/i><\/span>) host on “\u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u044f-1<\/a>” (“Russia-1”), said that the USA had “managed to deliver a crushing blow against what trust remained in the procedure of elections itself.”<\/span><\/p>\n

“A poll of 1,000 Russians published<\/a> (<\/span>\u043e\u043f\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0301<\/span>\u0432\u0430\u043d<\/i><\/span>\u044b\u0439<\/i><\/span>) <\/span>in September asked whether Trump or Biden was more likely to be beneficial to their country. The most common answer given was that it “does not matter,” “RT<\/span><\/a>” (“Russia Today”)<\/span> television news channel (<\/span>\u043a\u0430\u043d\u0430\u0301\u043b<\/i><\/span>)<\/span> describes the lack of public concern in Russia.<\/p>\n

“\u0420<\/a>\u0443\u0301<\/a>\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u0441\u043b<\/a>\u0443\u0301<\/a>\u0436\u0431\u0430 \u0411\u0438-\u0431\u0438-\u0441\u0438<\/a>” (“BBC News Russian”) believes that the relations between Russia and the United States have remained poor for many years and “predicts that pressure on Russia will increase.”<\/p>\n

\"Trump

Image by Andrea Widburg<\/a> from Flickr<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Newspapers (<\/span>\u0413\u0430\u0437\u0435\u0301<\/span>\u0442\u044b<\/i><\/span>) <\/span><\/h2>\n

And Radio Broadcasting (<\/span>P\u0430\u0434\u0438\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0449\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0438\u0435<\/i><\/span>)<\/span><\/h2>\n

“Melania “counts minutes until divorce” – states the headline <\/span>(<\/span>\u0437\u0430\u0433\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0301<\/span>\u0432\u043e\u043a<\/i><\/span>)<\/span> of yesterday’s article <\/span>(<\/span>\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c\u044f\u0301<\/i><\/span>)<\/span> in the newspaper “\u041c\u043e\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0301<\/span>\u0432\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u041a\u043e\u043c\u0441\u043e\u043c<\/a>\u043e\u0301<\/span><\/a>\u043b\u0435\u0446<\/a>” (“Moskovskij Komsomolets”). Today’s article explains why Putin did not congratulate Biden: “Press Secretary <\/span>(<\/span>\u043f\u0440\u0435\u0441\u0441-\u0441\u0435\u043a\u0440\u0435\u0442\u0430\u0301\u0440\u044c<\/i><\/span>) <\/span>of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov<\/a> told reporters <\/span>(<\/span>\u0440\u0435\u043f\u043e\u0440\u0442\u0451\u0440\u044b<\/i><\/span>)<\/span> that the Kremlin considers it correct to wait for the official summing up of the results <\/span>(<\/span>\u0440\u0435\u0437\u0443\u043b\u044c\u0442\u0430\u0301\u0442\u044b<\/i><\/span>) <\/span>of the US presidential election in 2020.” In 2016, Putin congratulated Trump on his victory over Hillary on November 9.<\/span><\/p>\n

The newspaper and radio channel “\u041a\u043e\u043c\u0441\u043e\u043c\u043e\u0301\u043b\u044c\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u043f\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0432\u0434\u0430<\/a>” (“Komsomolskaya Pravda”) quoted (\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0446\u0438\u0442\u0438\u0301\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043b<\/em><\/span>) the politician Alexei Chep. According to him, Joe Biden said before the election that he would be much firmer than Donald Trump in relations between the White House and the Kremlin.”<\/span><\/p>\n

In contrast to this, the newspaper “\u0418\u0437\u0432<\/a>\u0435\u0301<\/span><\/a>\u0441\u0442\u0438\u044f<\/a>” (“Izvestia”) cited Michael E. O’Hanlon: “Joe Biden’s victory could create opportunities for detente in relations between Washington and Moscow.”<\/span><\/p>\n

“The Moscow Times<\/a>,” an English-language online-only newspaper, told us how the main Russian opposition leader (<\/span>\u043b\u0438\u0301\u0434\u0435\u0440 \u043e\u043f\u043f\u043e\u0437\u0438\u0301\u0446\u0438\u0438<\/i><\/span>) Alexei Navalny<\/a> congratulated Biden on his Twitter. “This is a privilege which is not available to all countries,” said Navalny.<\/span><\/p>\n

The newspaper “\u0410\u0440\u0433\u0443\u043c\u0435\u0301<\/span>\u043d\u0442\u044b \u0438 \u0444\u0430\u0301<\/span>\u043a\u0442\u044b<\/a>,” (“Argumenty i Fakty”) which was very popular in the past, published (<\/span>\u043e\u043f\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0301<\/i><\/span>\u043b\u0430<\/i><\/span>) some photographs of how Americans greeted the news of Biden’s victory <\/span>(<\/span>\u043f\u043e\u0431\u0435\u0301<\/span>\u0434\u0430<\/i><\/span>)<\/span> in the election.<\/span><\/p>\n

“\u042d\u0445\u043e \u041c\u043e\u0441\u043a\u0432\u044b\u0301<\/span><\/a>,” (“Echo of Moscow”) which is considered an opposition radio station <\/span>(<\/span>\u0440\u0430\u0434\u0438\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0446\u0438\u044f<\/i><\/span>)<\/span>, maintains a blog<\/a> on its website. On November 7, an article by Russian economist Konstantin Sonin stated the following: “The 2020 election has once again demonstrated the unique resilience of the American political system – the incumbent has no \u201cnon-election\u201d levers to maintain power.”<\/span><\/p>\n

News Agencies<\/span><\/h2>\n

According to the Russian News Agency “TACC<\/a>,” (“TASS”) Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov<\/a> said Kremlin looks forward to building dialogue with the next US President.<\/span><\/p>\n

A privately-held independent primary news agency in Russia “\u0418\u043d\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0444\u0430\u0301<\/span>\u043a\u0441<\/a>” (“Interfax”) briefly covers post-election news several times a day.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Federal Information (<\/span>\u0438<\/i><\/span>\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u043e\u0301<\/span><\/i><\/span>\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439<\/i><\/span>) and Analytical <\/span>(<\/span>\u0430\u043d\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u0301\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439<\/i><\/span>) <\/span>Agency <\/span>(<\/span>\u0430\u0433\u0435\u0301<\/span>\u043d\u0442\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/i><\/span>) <\/span>“\u0420\u043e\u0441\u0431\u0430\u0301<\/span>\u043b\u0442<\/a>” (“Rosbalt”) has three tabs of top news in the header on its website: “US Election,” “People against Lukashenko,” and “Coronavirus Pandemic.” In one of the latest articles<\/a>, the author <\/span>(\u0430\u0301<\/span>\u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440<\/i><\/span>)<\/span> wrote, “Trump, we recall, was supported by fewer voters <\/span>(<\/span>\u0438\u0437\u0431\u0438\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0438<\/i><\/span>) <\/span>than his opponent <\/span>(<\/span>\u043e\u043f\u043f\u043e\u043d\u0435\u0301<\/span>\u043d\u0442<\/i><\/span>)<\/span> Hillary Clinton, and he headed the United States because of the peculiarities of the American electoral legislation <\/span>(<\/span>\u0438\u0437\u0431\u0438\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u0437\u0430\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u0434\u0430\u0301\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/i><\/span>)<\/span>.”<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Biden

Image by Christopher Michel<\/a> from Flickr<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

The election results confirm that Joe Biden will become the 46th President of the United States. But Donald Trump is not going to give up his position. It looks like the media won’t get a chance to sleep next month either.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, I would like to mention an extremely unusual bill introduced<\/a> in the Russian Parliament this past Thursday. It would give ex-presidents lifetime immunity from prosecution. There are many rumors and jokes about the reason for this in Russia.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"Trump

– Anya, we are going to have a new president.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 – I know.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0…<\/p>\n

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