RT host bans for calls to ‘drow, burn’ Ukraine kids
Russian TV presenter Anton Krasovsky has been suspended by his employer after he called for the burning and drowning of Ukrainian children.
Russian state broadcaster RT is staunchly pro-Kremlin but came out to condemn his comments as “wild and disgusting.”
His remarks caused outrage and he has since apologised. Krasovsky was responding to science fiction writer Sergei Lukyanenko, who said that in western Ukraine back in 1980 he had heard children saying “Ukraine is occupied by Muscovites”.
He responded with a smirk as he said “just drown those children, drown them”. Alternatively, he said, they could be shoved into huts and burned.
He also joked about Russian soldiers raping Ukrainian grandmothers.
Russia’s Investigative Committee, which handles serious crimes, is now investigating Krasovsky’s comments, though it is not yet clear what Russian law, if any, he may have violated.
On Monday Krasovsky apologised, saying “well, it happens: you’re on air, you get carried away, and you can’t stop”. He said he was “really embarrassed”.
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