Russia's Last Independent TV Channel Shutters Amid Putin's Crackdown On Media

Tikhon Dzyadko, editor-in-chief of TV Rain, Russia's last independent TV news channel, talks about the untenable conditions in Russia as Vladimir Putin cracks down on any media that isn't state controlled in order to manipulate Russians with lies about the invasion Putin is conducting in Ukraine.

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[Noreb]

nothing says "everything is going great!" like shutting down all media inside your country that shows the truth.

[BlessedSaved-x]

I stand with Ukraine and it's people. Thank you to TV Rain. For all your hard work. 🇺🇦💙💛🇺🇦💙💛🇺🇦💙💛
Thank you for Letting the Russian people know the truth.

[TwiPrime]

"First, they came for the journalists. After that, we don't know what happened." :(

[nixienox]

I feel so bad. He had built this channel and company to have it obliterated in hours.

[ammagnolia]

Praying for all those brave Russians fighting in any way they can against Putin's tyranny 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[fairdinkum]

It's terrifying, how one man can have total control over information for a 144 million people!

[willy]

America this is what you will get if you let your Democracy Go. Learn

[Alperic]

Russia has been a pain for 100years… time for its people to rise against their dictators, rather than let the rest of the world do its job

[snazhound]

My compliments to a group of incredible journalists. They definitely have the right stuff as such. They are willing to put everything on the table even their own personal safety to be actual journalists in a time and place where they are most definitely needed. Cheers from Canada.

[olinitz]

Well what did you expect from a former KGB Agent ?

[weburnitatbothends]

I hope the 2022 Russian Revolution happens soon

[abrahama]

Putin is why Russia can't have nice things

[Tedger]

And thus the iron curtuin closes once again.

[VolatileDisposition]

I never understood why people thought Russia was a free country?

[kevijiinsupportofukraine]

It’s amazing how people still find a way to defend Putin! It’s just impossible to find rational arguments to defend that guy.
You all still following him.. wow! That’s all I can say. WOW!!!

[viewome]

How sad for the every day Russian. They just want to go about their lives with a government that is there for THEM.

[seanpatrick]

Нет войне!
Желаю силы украинскому народу. 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
И желаю мужества российским протестующим.🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺

No war!
Strength to the Ukrainian people.
And, courage to the Russian protesters.

[jules.]

What the Russians should ask themselves, is WHY is puke 🤮 tin stopping us watching the news? What doesn’t he want us to see?

[denniswijmer]

It's not something political. It's a moral issue . It's about respect for the individual, minorities and all, and for people to have a say in which way their future should look like. Not like slaves suffering from the regime of a tyrant. In what shape or form .

[ropativ]

"Truth is the first casualty of War!" Hiram Johnson (1866-1945)