{"id":423061,"date":"2022-03-28T17:40:53","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T14:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/kremlin-censors-zelensky-interview-with-russian-journalists\/"},"modified":"2022-03-28T17:40:53","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T14:40:53","slug":"kremlin-censors-zelensky-interview-with-russian-journalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kremlin-censors-zelensky-interview-with-russian-journalists\/","title":{"rendered":"#Kremlin censors Zelensky interview with Russian journalists"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27652db9c43\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27652db9c43\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kremlin-censors-zelensky-interview-with-russian-journalists\/#%E2%80%9CKremlin_censors_Zelensky_interview_with_Russian_journalists%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Kremlin censors Zelensky interview with Russian journalists&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CKremlin_censors_Zelensky_interview_with_Russian_journalists%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Kremlin censors Zelensky interview with Russian journalists&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Four prominent Russian journalists interviewed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> story \u2014 only to see the Kremlin block it from being broadcast, according to a report.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky spoke via Zoom with Tikhon Dzyadko, Mikhail Zygar and other independent Russian journalists for some 90 minutes Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>According to an excerpt of the interview that was posted to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> by CNN reporter Bianna Golodryga, Zelensky said Russian President Vladimir Putin did not expect the Ukrainian military to offer such stiff resistance to the invasion of his country.<\/p>\n<p>Putin ordered his military to invade Ukraine more than a month ago. Since then, the Russian army has been bogged down in the country after its initial advances stalled.<\/p>\n<p>According to Golodryga, Zelensky described the dire situation in the southern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, which has come under heavy Russian bombardment.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tikhondzyadko\">\u201c<\/a>Their city is under Russian blockade, civilians cannot leave, and the port is mined,\u201d according to the Ukrainian leader. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a humanitarian disaster. No food, medicine or water can be brought in given the continuous bombardment\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Zelensky in his first interview with Russian journalists: &#8220;I believe (Putin) was told that we (Ukrainians) are waiting for you with flowers and smiles, the situation is very bad, the current President (Zelensky) and party are not supported. I believe that 99.9%.&#8221; <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kM3tXGgkk5\">https:\/\/t.co\/kM3tXGgkk5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bianna Golodryga (@biannagolodryga) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/biannagolodryga\/status\/1508131519835029510?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 27, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>But the Russian news media were told by the government not to publish the interview, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/03\/27\/world\/europe\/russia-media-zelensky.html\">according to the New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Roskomnadzor, the Kremlin\u2019s censorship arm, issued a directive to media outlets in the country to ignore the interview. It also said it would investigate the journalists, most of whom are based outside Russia, to \u201cdetermine their responsibility.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vladimir Solovyov, one of the journalists who interviewed Zelensky, writes for a Moscow-based newspaper, Kommersant, though it is unclear if Solovyov was in Russia at the time he conducted the Zoom session with the Ukrainian leader.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"657\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/kremlin-censors-zelensky-interview-russian-journalists-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Russian President Vladimir Putin\" class=\"wp-image-21685771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/kremlin-censors-zelensky-interview-russian-journalists-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/kremlin-censors-zelensky-interview-russian-journalists-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/kremlin-censors-zelensky-interview-russian-journalists-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Since launching an invasion of Ukraine a month ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin has imposed a harsh crackdown on media in his country.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">SPUTNIK\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Since the start of the invasion, Putin\u2019s government has imposed a virtual blackout on domestic media\u2019s reporting of the war.<\/p>\n<p>The Kremlin signed into law a censorship statute that threatens prison terms for reporters who disseminate what it calls \u201cfake news\u201d about the Russian military onslaught in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Most Western news outlets have either ceased reporting from the country or pulled their staff out.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/kremlin-censors-zelensky-interview-russian-journalists-05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Russia's military has pounded Ukrainian cities and towns with aerial and artillery bombardments.\" class=\"wp-image-21685767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/kremlin-censors-zelensky-interview-russian-journalists-05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/kremlin-censors-zelensky-interview-russian-journalists-05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/kremlin-censors-zelensky-interview-russian-journalists-05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Russia\u2019s military has pounded Ukrainian cities and towns with aerial and artillery bombardments.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Anadolu Agency via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As part of the information crackdown, Putin also moved to restrict his countrymen\u2019s access to social media outlets like Facebook and Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>The bill, quickly rubber-stamped by both houses of the Kremlin-controlled parliament and signed by Putin, imposes prison sentences of up to 15 years for those spreading information that goes against the Russian government\u2019s narrative on the war.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Zelensky spoke via Zoom with Tikhon Dzyadko, Mikhail Zygar and other independent Russian journalists for some 90 minutes Sunday. 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