Andrey and Ivan Urgant

Russian media and social networks are discussing the words of actor Andrei Urgant about the special operation. The father of TV presenter Ivan Urgant made a comment on this topic in March, but they paid attention to this only now. The 65-year-old actor said in an interview with the Federal News Agency (RIA FAN) that he very well understands the feelings of the Russian military, which is currently participating in a special operation. army swore allegiance to the Fatherland”:

The FAN, or Federal News Agency, is often referred to in the media as the “media factory” and “troll factory”, in reference to pro-government policies and biased presentations, and is associated with the name of entrepreneur Yevgeny Prigozhin. Vladimir Putin’s confidant. Russian “Wikipedia” has blacklisted FAN and its related news sources for being “propaganda, not source”.

The son of Andrei Urgant, like most of the stars of that time, spoke out against him on the day of the start of the special operation. After that, the Evening Emergency program was canceled (there are still conflicting rumors about its future fate), and Ivan Urgant himself almost disappeared from the media space and did not publicly comment on anything else. It was said that Urgant emigrated with his family, but his father denied it. In Russia, Ivan Urgant was both supported and criticized – for example, in the State Duma it was often recommended to check him for “anti-Russian activities” and, if any, expel him. Recently it became known that the showman is in Russia and has started a new project.