This will infuriate the Putin brown nosers.

Laughable.

aribisala0:
The BBC World service is what is relevant here because that is what people out of the UK see.
If we are comparing RT to BBC then we MUST BE TALKING ABOUT THE WORLD SERVICE
That is the only logical comparator
BBC Hausa,Yoruba ,igbo and Pidgin is funded by the British Foreign Office which funds the World Service

It is funded directly by the British Government

Please explain why the British government is giving the BBC money to fight Russian disinformation
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/bbc-gets-emergency-funding-to-fight-russian-disinformation
By definition that means the BBC has to agree with the government view that there is Russian disinformation which means it is not independent
The BBC is Partial , RT is partial they are both propaganda channels serving National Interest

The BBC has minimal reporting on Yemen because it is not in its National interest to do so

Wrong There is a clear difference between RT being the mouthpiece of the Russian government, and the BBC being centred around western values. Just because you hate western values and talk of democracy, doesn't make them a stooge like RT is.

And again, the World Service is a pawn in the bigger picture. If you had any clue of British politics, you would know that the current government hates the BBC and is trying to do away with their license fee (this is the BBC's revenue, followed by their commercial arm). How can the BBC be a government mouthpiece when the same government is trying to scrap their income model. Open your eyes, look at the wider picture.

aribisala0:
What is the direct way that RT is funded . What is the source of your information on this? Have you seen their financial statements?

Actually the BBC World Service is funded DIRECTLY by the Foreign Office so maybe you have some secret information you wish to share

A simple search...

"RT is funded by the Federal Agency for Press and Mass Media, part of the government of Russia. In 2005, RIA Novosti founded ANO TV-Novosti (or "Autonomous Non-profit Organization TV-News" to serve as the parent organization for RT."

We're talking about BBC. Way to go and change the angle. The BBC is not funded directly, and is a mammoth combared to the world service, a small arm that receives partial funding from the British government. Knowledge helps...

But the main question here is impartiality. If you think RT is more impartial than the BBC then you need your head checked.

chopnaira:

Of course they do but the propaganda is what I am more concerned about.

RT workers resigning below due to propaganda and Russia invasion of Ukraine.

From 2014 to present. I guess they are tired of Putin's bullshit and meddling.

Gladly BBC is regulated via OFCOM.

You've got it in one. Next the mods on he here will promote North Korea articles.

Although most likers are bots here, the Putin brown nosers here that do exist are so no obbsessed with hating the West that they will make a pact with the devil.

aribisala0:
Does the British government fund the BBC ?


Yes or No

No. Not in the direct way that RT is funded. Do some research.

Next question. Is BBC independent from the government? Yes.

Is RT? NO.

Azovstal heroes. Amazing they held this long and killed countless Russians with barebone supplies. The drone videos of their counter-attacks are out there.

Shoodboi:
Lol, Ukraine is massing one million soldiers to join the 600,000 currently fighting 150,000 Russian soldiers ?

And those soldiers are not even the 1st class Russian army. The majority are the B-team of the B-team of the Russian army, armed with older weapons and equipment. And not even all of them are "soldiers" per se.

Many are from the Russian National Guard (think of it as the equivalent of our Civil Defence over here) and yet, Ukraine needs 1.6 million soldiers to defeat them?

Just yesterday, the Azovs in Mariupol surrendered to the Chechens (who are part of the Russian National Guard). You should have read the hilarious comments on BBC's YouTube after the BBC reported the news, saying the Azovs were "evacuated". Evacuated by Russians into Russia?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKakNiMb8E8


Victory on social media is still victory. At least, Ukraine still owns Crimea and Mariupol on Google Maps.

Can I have some of what you're smoking?

Any remnants of Russia's "elite" were annhilated at Hostomel airport.

Don't you get it? This is on primetime RUSSIAN TV, this is the narrative the Russians are starting to push to gently let their people down over this complete disaster. You can give up this nonsense blind Putin brown-nosing. Time to stand down. It's the beginning of the end.

This may earmark a general change in the Russian narrative. Let's hope.

Surprised this underground swimming pool, that can be drained in 24 hours upon an emergency, wasn't included in this thread.

lightnlife:
SIDE PIECE

I've been unable to post for days.

Nairaland bot dey block me.

Looking forward to the next instalment.

The other guests in the studio were silent. Even the host, Olga Skabeyeva, normally fierce and vocal in her defence of the Kremlin, appeared oddly subdued.

In many ways, it's a case of "I told you so" from Mr Khodarenok. Writing in Russia's Independent Military Review back in February, before Moscow attacked Ukraine, the defence analyst had criticised "enthusiastic hawks and hasty cuckoos" for claiming that Russia would easily win a war against Ukraine.

His conclusion back then: "An armed conflict with Ukraine is not in Russia's national interests."

Criticism in print is one thing. But on TV - to an audience of millions - that is another level completely. The Kremlin has gone out of its way to control the informational landscape here: shutting down independent Russian news sources and ensuring that television - the principal tool in Russia for shaping public opinion - is on message.

It is rare to hear such realistic analysis of events on Russian TV.

Rare. But not unique. In recent weeks, critical views have appeared on television here. In March, on another popular TV talk show, a Russian filmmaker told the presenter: "The war in Ukraine paints a frightening picture, it has a very oppressive influence on our society."

So what happened on 60 Minutes? Was this a spontaneous, unprompted and unexpected wake-up call on Ukraine that slipped through the net?

Or was it a pre-planned burst of reality in order to prepare the Russian public for negative news on the progress of the "special military operation"?

It's difficult to say. But as they say on the telly, stay tuned to Russian TV for further signals.

Referring to Ukrainian soldiers, he noted: "The desire to defend their motherland very much exists. Ultimate victory on the battlefield is determined by the high morale of troops who are spilling blood for the ideas they are ready to fight for.

"The biggest problem with [Russia's] military and political situation," he continued, "is that we are in total political isolation and the whole world is against us, even if we don't want to admit it. We need to resolve this situation.

"The situation cannot be considered normal when against us, there is a coalition of 42 countries and when our resources, military-political and military-technical, are limited."

Russia's mainstream media outlets offer a view of the Ukraine war that is unlike anything seen from outside of the country. For a start, they don't even call it a war. But our Russia editor reflects on a rare exchange broadcast on state TV.

It was an extraordinary piece of television.

The programme was 60 Minutes, the flagship twice-daily talk show on Russian state TV: studio discussion that promotes the Kremlin line on absolutely everything, including on President Putin's so-called "special military operation" in Ukraine.

The Kremlin still maintains that the Russian offensive is going according to plan.

But on Monday night, studio guest Mikhail Khodarenok, a military analyst and retired colonel, painted a very different picture.

He warned that "the situation [for Russia] will clearly get worse" as Ukraine receives additional military assistance from the West and that "the Ukrainian army can arm a million people".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-61484222

Foolish Putin, shot himself in both feet.

WhAt yOu NeEd To KnOw AbOuT rUsSiA

This is a haven for Putin-brown nosers.

Sickening - as these blood thirsty murderers commit mass atrocities in a foreign land, a mod here deems this BS thread FP worthy.

Pathetic.

As a child in Nigeria, and with one of his sons.

Dalil8:
Before you blame the Russians, take a look at Ukraine's Aidar Regiment hiding in a kindergarten.

Now tell me why there won't be civilian casualties when Russia decides to shell this kindergarten.

WTF is this justification of little Putler's stupid war of aggression that has already cost 20,000 + deaths of Russian soldiers not to mention countless innocents.

This cat was rescued from near Kyiv after a Russian strike. This cat represents there Ukrainian people. They are seriously ready to f*** fed up the little dictator after what he has done to their country. He has already lost. Time for him to get out of where he doesn't belong.

Apartment building in Kiev Oblast destroyed by Russians. Cat is ready to get his revenge.

A tiny cat was carried to safety after she survived alone for over a month on the seventh floor of a wrecked Kyiv apartment building.

The fearsome feline was finally rescued after a team of animal retrievers found out about her plight and attended the scene in Borodyanka, a war-ravaged suburb of the capital.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10775377/amp/OMG-Ukraine-thank-saving-kitty-Incredible-mission-save-lone-cat-survived-bombing.html?

Food is always prepared in country of departing flight. So this is food prepared in Ghana. What is so amazing about that?

The quality of food is always best flying out of Europe or middle East.

A sequel is needed.

Anyone remember the video where Kadyrov pretended to be on the front line but was actually in a Chechen petrol station? the man is a fraudulent coward.

Slava Ukraina.

The Russian orcs are completely out of their depth. No willpower, poorly trained army of conscripts that deluded folk on here hero worship.

Bloodthirsty Russians have no idea what they got themselves into.

The net tightens.

AbujaBlue:



That is a fine summary

Formula 1 driver incoming.

sweetkev:
Thou shall not kill doesn't apply to war. In war, you either kill or get killed by the enemies. There have always been war since the creation of this beautiful planet and it will never stop until the end of the world, that is if the world will even end.

Didn't Putin tell you, this is a a special military operation, not a war.

He had a ride. Nothing lasts forever.