Ivan Urgant

Showman Ivan Urgant commented on the sensational proposal of the State Duma deputies to check him for “anti-Russian activity” and expel him, if any. The TV presenter published a post in Telegram, in which the working group evaluated her work and made “several rational proposals” to investigate anti-Russian activities in the field of culture (GRAD).

– Wrote Urgant.

He also published a photo for Urgant with a signed book by Zakhar Prilepin:

It says signature.

In early August, the State Duma hosted the first meeting of a working group to investigate anti-Russian activities in the field of culture, created on the initiative of the party A Just Russia – For Truth. The co-chairman was the writer Zakhar Prilepin, who described the goal of the new working group as “correction of the personnel policy of the state in the field of culture”. Alongside Urgant, director Alexander Molochnikov and TV presenter Alexander Vasiliev are being tested for “anti-Russian activities”, as they denounced the special operation.

On August 5, Prilepin hinted that Ivan Urgant would return to Channel One, although he was on the list of candidates for “retraining” or dismissal. After the start of Russia’s military special operation in Ukraine, the Evening Emergency program disappeared from the air. The TV presenter did not openly express her political position, but in February published a post calling for peace on a banned social network.