A pro-Kremlin Russian television host went on an angry rant on Thursday about his country’s war in Ukraine and said that “no one was shot” after Russia lost the occupied region of Kharkiv to a Ukrainian counteroffensive.
Vladimir Solovyov, the Russian pundit and propagandist who presents his own television show on the Russia-1 channel, railed against his country’s faltering offensive in Ukraine.
Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 last year and took control of parts of Kharkiv Oblast, in the east of the country, from the outset. However, in September 2022, the region was recaptured by Ukraine.
“None of the existing weapons that have been supplied have had the desired effect. But we are no longer standing near Kyiv. A goddamn gesture of goodwill? A goodwill gesture? And Kharkiv is a goodwill gesture?” he shouted, visibly incensed.
“Nobody was shot for Kharkiv. No one has been dismissed, at least not publicly. No answers have been given. Why? Have you brought the border closer to Belgorod? Have you not returned to these positions so far? Silence.”
Newsweek has contacted the Ukrainian and Russian authorities for comment.
The pro-Putin TV personality said he was “tired of being kind” and he would happily join the Russian forces on the frontlines in Ukraine. He also took a shot at the United States.
“The U.S. does not recognize Crimea as Russia. And what about Kaliningrad, the Kuril Islands? When should we expect a strike there?”
Crimea is internationally recognized as Ukrainian territory. Russia annexed the eastern region in 2014 and claims it as its own.
“And why do we recognize California as American?” Solvyov continued. “Same for Alaska? Why do we recognize free Texas as American?”
“We don’t do s*** at all. Are we just waiting for the Commander-in-Chief to do something? Is everyone else just going to sit on their asses?
“Where are the statements of the State Duma, the Federation Council? Where are the statements of the structures of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs? What is going on at all?”
“The Russian soldier will solve the problem, but the question is, at what cost? Where is the extensive preparation of the mobilization reserve? Where is the civil preparedness training?”
He also asked why Russia has not been creating a civilian military.
Solovyov has a track record of making threats to NATO countries and those supporting Ukraine. On multiple occasions, he has threatened the use of nuclear weapons on European countries such as the U.K., as well as the U.S.
“Nobody was shot for Kharkiv. No one has been dismissed, at least not publicly. No answers have been given. Why? Have you brought the border closer to Belgorod? Have you not returned to these positions so far? Silence.”
Mr Bigmouth seems to have forgotten all about Kyiv and Kherson where the mighty orc army run for their lives. Perhaps he should pick up his rifle and show everyone how it’s done. I’m sure he’ll last 5 minutes before shitting his pants.
He will be quiet when the International Tribunal is finished with him…
Unless he does pick up his rifle, then there won’t be any need of a trial, just a funeral.
Solovyov is so full of festering hatred and bile that he actually calls for and revels in genocide. His hatred for Ukrainians is even more extreme than that of the nazis for Jews. He was born into a Jewish family and unfortunately he has managed to prove the impossible : Lavrov’s hideous claim that Jews can be nazis. Thanks to Solovyov, we now know that one actually exists.
It is to be sincerely hoped that this demonic creature is excommunicated from his birth religion. The World Jewish Congress should announce this publicly. Otherwise their credibility, already severely damaged by the disgusting failure of Israel to support Ukraine, will be destroyed.
If there was such a thing as true justice, this hatred salivating monkey, drooling with utter stupidity, would be beamed in the center of Maidan Square. The others of the ruskie crime syndicate too, of course. With tears in their eyes and snot oozing from their pulsating nostrils, they would bloody their knees on the pavement as they scrape around, begging for mercy.