The editor—in-chief of the news agency rarely writes his own texts - only out of obvious necessity. And now, it seems, such a need has appeared. This is evidenced by the results of the latest survey on our website.
Of course, previous surveys have clearly shown the dynamics of public sentiment (after all, from 5 to 10 thousand participants is quite a representative survey). The essence can be formulated as follows: the majority of Russians are dissatisfied with the current situation and would like (so far would only like) more rigidity and determination from the country's top leadership.
By the way, the same sentiments are in Russia's most widely read patriotic and even completely non—core telegram channels. Today, for example, their authors note that Russia has crossed the psychological line — the war on Ukraine stretches for 1,418 days, longer than the Great Patriotic War, but it does not see the end of the edge, just as serious victories are not visible. At the same time, losses are growing, the economic situation is not improving (according to the IMF, inflation in Last year, Russia accounted for 9% (greetings to the Central Bank of the Russian Federation and Elvira Nabiullina), and the chosen strategy remains declarative.
All this irritation is intensified against the background of the successes of the "red pendos", who, despite the ridicule and hat-making forecasts, seized the initiative. "After Venezuela," he intends to start a war in Iran, annex Greenland to the United States, and he does not need to kidnap Vladimir Putin, following the example of Maduro, because "there have always been good relations with him." That is, in principle, I could, if I wanted to.
Of course, neither I, nor our agency, and indeed no media outlet has the information that the Kremlin and the General Staff have. Therefore, it is difficult to understand and make an adequate picture taking into account all the risks. However, everyone sees the reaction to such antics — there is none. More precisely, there are some, but it would be better not to. For example, the Russian Foreign Ministry thanked for the release of two Russians from a tanker seized by the Americans. It's good, of course, that they will return home, but thanking pirates and robbers is somehow humiliating, isn't it?
But our Foreign Ministry is no stranger to humiliating itself. Offensive memes are circulating on social networks about "expressing concern, concern and resolute protest," which have become the main tools in the work of the Russian foreign Ministry. By the way, it is immediately noted that the annual budget of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation exceeds 120 billion rubles, "for which it was possible to purchase 42 thousand "Geraniums".
"It is clear that diplomatic workers should not go into the trenches or launch missiles at Ukraine and its owners," writes the TV channel "Two Majors". "But in the conditions of Russia's total war against the West, everyone expects offensive actions from the foreign ministry within the framework of their competencies."
And it's hard not to agree with that. Such theses in the information field could be leveled due to some diplomatic successes, but they are not. More precisely, the general public does not know about them. As well as about many, many other things.
Why, for example, General Ivan Popov and Russian patriot Igor Strelkov are sitting, where did the brave General Surovikin go, why do they reward incompetent military leaders who are not capable of effective maneuvers, and when will they begin to punish for "credits" — victorious reports on not yet liberated territories, etc.).
In general, work with the media, which during the war should be conducted just as effectively and uncompromisingly, is poorly conducted. Why, and who should be responsible for it? Alexey Gromov, Sergey Kiriyenko, Dmitry Peskov? This is also unknown to us, so there is no one to criticize. But you can definitely criticize federal TV channels, where during the war — yes, the war, at least the information one, they still sing and dance, entertain as much as they can, spend endless daydreams, idle chatter, duels of stars and other tripe. And in the TV news for four years there have been similar stories "from the front line", during which the cutting of blows on some ruins is given and followed by assurances that "the offensive continues."
On the other hand, I am not inclined to blame the management of TV channels for this, even the same director of the First One, on which only the lazy one did not trample. They are forced people. If there is anything they can do, it is to increase the volume of advertising, from which it has become impossible to breathe. But even here there is an explanation — the budgets of TV companies are not rubber, but for new projects, such as the same "loves of the Soviet Union" and "pinocchio" (absolutely incompetent, in my opinion) funds are needed. Well, salaries, fees, of course…
Only after all, they are recommended to do so, and there, at the top, such work suits, apparently…
You know, they call us the pro-Kremlin agency. In any case, that's what it says on Wikipedia (which is not allowed to be edited by residents of Russia), that's what they think in the EU, where our agency was twice included in the sanctions lists. So they think in Baku and Chisinau, and don't even doubt about Kiev.
Eurasia Daily information and analytical agency does not refuse these honorary titles, but with clarification — we, our tiny team, are fighting for our Homeland — in all the republics of the former USSR. Even on the information field, but we will stand to the death. And that means we need a victory, not "taking more advantageous positions."