Russia has started talking about large-scale US aid to Ukraine.

6.11.2024

After Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election, Russian propaganda, which had previously convinced Russians that a Republican as head of state could allegedly be beneficial to Russia, suddenly changed its tone, finding a lot of downsides to his return to the White House. The We Can Explain channel drew attention to this.

For example, propagandist Yevgeny Popov expressed concerns in his Telegram channel that Trump could offer Russia “an obviously unfavorable deal on Ukraine” before January. If Moscow refuses, the Republican “in his usual manner” will announce an “unprecedented aid package” to Kyiv and lift all restrictions on the use of missiles supplied by the US, Popov worries.

Trump’s first term did not bring Russia anything good, they said on Channel One. State Duma deputy Dmitry Novikov noted on the Vremya Pokazhet show: “Cynicism in US politics will only increase.” Other Z-experts, against the backdrop of footage of Trump’s September meeting with Zelensky, expressed concern about a possible escalation of the war in Ukraine after the Republican came to power, emphasizing his “excessive emotionality.”

State Duma deputy Andrei Isayev noted on Rossiya 1 that neither Trump nor Harris are friends of Moscow. The Russia channel’s correspondent in the US Valentin Bogdanov agreed with him, saying: “We have no illusions about US policy – (during Trump’s last term in office) there were sanctions and much more.”

Rossiya 24 expressed concern that the Joe Biden administration could “push through” a plan to provide Kyiv with new tranches of military aid by January. For example, provide long-range bombs and missiles or “raise Ukraine’s NATO membership status,” propagandists say, even though the Republican Party has taken full control of both houses of Congress.

Criticism and doubts about Trump’s victory are heard not only on propaganda channels, but also from officials. Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov said earlier that the United States, after Trump’s return to the Oval Office, could “reconsider its approach to the war in Ukraine” and possibly help end it. At the same time, Peskov expressed doubts about whether this would be done and recalled that the United States is an “unfriendly” country for Russia.

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Addendum by OFP

Below, is a translation from the Можем объяснить [We Can Explain] Telegram channel:

Z-propaganda has begun to doubt that Trump’s election is beneficial for Russia. Joy over the Democratic candidate’s defeat has given way to new concerns

Russian propaganda, which had unequivocally supported Donald Trump before the election and convinced the population of his “benefits for Russia”, after his election found many downsides to the return of the unpredictable Republican to the White House. Although some Russian speakers do not hide their jubilation, MO noted.

◾️Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova welcomed Trump’s election. “Good news comes in the morning,” she said on air at Russia 24. Another Z-expert said that “insinuations about the ‘Russian trace’ have failed and it is ridiculous to talk about it now.”

◾️But Channel One reminded that Trump’s previous term did not bring anything good for Russia. “Cynicism in US politics will only increase,” State Duma deputy Dmitry Novikov noted on the Vremya Pokazhet program. Other Z experts worried about a possible escalation of the war in Ukraine after Trump came to power, because “he is a very emotional person.” They also showed footage of Zelensky and Trump’s meeting in September.

◾️Propagandists fear that the Biden administration may provide Ukraine with large-scale military aid at the end. “They may push through a plan to provide new trenches until January. For example, provide long-range bombs and long-range missiles or raise Ukraine’s NATO membership status,” predicted Rossiya 1 (ignoring the fact that the Republicans today took full control of both houses of Congress).

◾️”Neither Trump nor Harris are our friends,” said State Duma deputy Andrei Isayev on Rossiya 1. VGTRK’s own correspondent in the US, Valentin Bogdanov, agreed with him: “We have no illusions about what US policy will be – (last term) there were sanctions and much more.” However, he gave the floor to a Trump supporter who sang the song “Let There Always Be Sunshine” on “60 Minutes” (pictured).

◾️Russian propaganda is worried about possible unrest in the US. RT stated that “American media are in a panic over Trump’s victory, so they accuse him of fascism and extremism.” And Channel One showed alarming footage of unrest in the US after the last election, boarded up shop windows and migrants.

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