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Russian media do not take very well the news of Wednesday in America.
On national television, reports that US Democrats would take control of the House of Representatives have been described as a "very negative" outcome for the Kremlin, suggesting a "political chaos" in Washington and new sanctions for the Russians .
In all the state media, the experts pointed out that the control of the Congress by the new majority party accentuated the risks of new sanctions. State TV broadcaster Yuri Bogdanov stressed that the sanctions were based solely on the results of mid-term reviews, as "Trump himself does not want to impose them".
Indeed, the Russians were preparing for the "sanctions of hell" promised. State media presenter Vladimir Soloviev summed up that by examining the new economic sanctions imposed on Iran by President Donald Trump, the Russians should now anticipate similar measures from the United States. the United States. He also noted that narrow margins among the results of many polls demonstrate widespread US disappointment with Trump.
State media analysts have also predicted that special advocate Robert Mueller would soon be following charges against Trump, members of his immediate family or other people under his administration.
"Expect a storm," warned Victor Olevich, one of the leading experts of the Center for Actual Politics, during an appearance on Russian television.
On Wednesday, the consternation in Russia was palpable, state media reporting that – given the mid-term results – the recent meetings of Kremlin officials with National Security Advisor John Bolton were futile and that they were not going to be safe. it was no longer necessary for Vladimir Putin to meet with Trump in Paris during the commemoration ceremonies of the First World War this week. TV host Soloviev said: "There is nothing left to say" because "the sanctions will never be canceled".
The result was not a surprise. As the mid-term approached, the Kremlin's apparent anxiety about possible Democratic victories spread to the Russian media. Experts, politicians and experts have noted with extreme intensity that Trump was "hanging on a hair" and that the new majority would be inclined to cut off the thread by launching the process of his dismissal. State media Rossiya-24 said the mid-term elections were "no less fateful than the presidential election," stressing that the reform of the House of Representatives constituted "a coup hard for Trump ".
Several Russian media broadcast live coverage of the vote and wondered if Trump could soon be removed. State-run television reporters were sent to the United States from McAllen (Texas), Maryland and Washington (DC) to cover what they described as a "historic moment." Mission of the Assembly. The state television correspondent, Alexander Khristenko, said the mid-term results would determine the direction that America will follow in the coming years: "a choice between isolationism or globalism, defense of minority rights or protection of the white majority ". pointed out that the end result could cost Trump the White House.
"Unfortunately, Trump did not reach the level of Abraham Lincoln and did not lead the United States to civil war. It's sad."
– Andrey Sidorov, Deputy Dean of Global Politics at Moscow State University
The Russians have many selfish reasons for showing such unusual interest in the US elections. As political analyst Evgeny Satanovsky told Russian radio Vesti FM: "For us, Trump is an extraordinary president. Demolishing the transatlantic unit as he had done was impossible to predict or predict. He quickly pointed out that, in 2016, Russian parliamentarians were drinking champagne "not because Trump had won, but because Hillary [Clinton] do not have it. "
Specifically, some officials have publicly considered a "bad side" worrying in the possibility of indictment of Trump.
Evening on Russian public television Evening with Vladimir Solovyev, Vyacheslav Nikonov, chairman of the State Duma Committee for Education and Science, said that "the dismissal of Trump would result in an armed uprising, a revolution and a huge economic crisis … America might not survive that. Andrey Sidorov, vice-dean of World Politics at Moscow State University, noted that "Unfortunately, Trump did not reach the level of Abraham Lincoln and did not lead the United States. United to civil war. It's sad. I hope that it will become Herbert Hoover and at least lead them into a Great Depression. "
Putin himself laid the foundation for a continuous waiting game. In a public address last month at the Sochi Valdai Club, he said relations between Russia and the United States could improve after the middle of the period or after 2020 – [Trump] will no longer have to look back to those who benefit from anti-Russian rhetoric. "
This tactic also allows Putin to spend more time with worried Russians, many of whom are frustrated with his decision to raise the retirement age due to the country's declining standard of living. Kremlin propagandists continue to criticize Putin's "Russophobia" and not the disastrous foreign policy for the economic problems caused by the sanctions. In the Russian media, Trump is still widely described as the pro-Russian force of US policy that would be willing to lift sanctions if the Democrats and the deep state did not bother him.
While the Kremlin is certainly not satisfied with news from America, the Russian disinformation apparatus has remained ready to take advantage of the situation, striving to delegitimize the US elections.
While the results of the live polls were relayed by the Russian media, a number of complaints of alleged violations of the vote were cleverly incorporated into the coverage. The same theme is already taken online by various bots and trolls. Recorded Future, a US cybersecurity company, has tracked a network of alleged Russian social media accounts, aggressively pushing allegations of election fraud in Texas, Florida, and Ohio.
Putin's warriors-info will continue to sow the seeds of doubt and division in the West, echoing Trump's discordant rhetoric and using it to promote the Kremlin's damaging goals.
