
Blogger and designer Artemy Lebedev said that Western publications work in the interests of propaganda and publish false information about the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, calling their content “such slag that you are simply amazed” in a news review on the VK Video platform.
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Artemy Lebedev is a well-known Russian blogger and designer who often expresses critical views of Western media and their coverage of international events, including the conflict in Ukraine.
Blogger and designer Artemy Lebedev said that Western publications work in the interests of propaganda, and described them with the phrase “such slag that you are simply amazed.” He spoke on this topic in a news review available on the VK Video platform.
“The guys (the media audience - Lenta.ru’s note) read such trash that is created there in the West that you are simply amazed. How can you disrespect yourself so much as to immerse yourself in this stream of the press, which works exclusively in the interests of propaganda and almost never writes the truth?” - Lebedev said.
As an example, he cited news about Russia’s situation in the conflict with Ukraine. The blogger emphasized that information about him in Western media does not correspond to reality.

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