Russia promoting use of nuclear weapons, Nobel-winning journalist says – BBC News

There are claims that Russia is

promoting

the use of

nuclear

weapons

with state propaganda trying to make Russians believe that a

nuclear

war is not such a bad thing. In an interview with the BBC, Russian

journalist

and Nobel Peace Prize winner Dimitri Muratov told state television. The channels have been talking about a nuclear tsunami that would devastate the United States and said they could not rule out President Putin pressing the nuclear button. He has been speaking to the BBC's Russia editor, Steve Rosenberg. Two generations have lived without the threat of nuclear war, but this period. It's over, will Putin press the nuclear button or not?

Who knows, nobody knows. This is why many people in the West say that Putin would never go nuclear. He's just bragging. In Russia we see how propaganda is preparing people to think that nuclear war is It is not bad that the state television channels here promote nuclear war and nuclear

weapons

as if they were advertising for pet food, they announce that we have this missile, that missile, another type of missile and they talk about a nuclear tsunami that would devastate. Americans in Russia have been irradiated by propaganda Propaganda is a type of radiation that everyone is susceptible to, not just Russians in Russia, propaganda is 12 television channels, tens of thousands of

news

papers, social networks like the version Russian Facebook, which completely serves the state ideology, if tomorrow the propaganda suddenly stops, if everything calms down, what would the Russians think and then what would they say?

Yes, our younger generation is wonderful. They have a good education. Almost a million Russians have left the country. Many of those who have remained are categorically against what is. is happening in Ukraine and you brought it, they are against the hell that Russia has created there. I am convinced that as soon as this generation's propaganda stops and everyone else with common sense speaks up, they will. 21,000 administrative and criminal cases have been initiated. has opened up against the people who have protested, what kind of future do you see for Russia? there will never again be normal relations between the people of Russia and Ukraine Ukraine will not be able to accept this tragedy in Russia political repression will continue Against all opponents of the regime, my only hope is in the Young Generation that sees the world as a friend, not as a enemy, who wants Russia to be loved and Russia to love the world.

My only hope is that this generation survives me and Putin.