Posted on Oct 30, 2023
Russian state TV host says being Ukrainian "A choice"
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Russian state TV host Sergey Mardan ranted that being Ukrainian was a choice and compared it to swearing an oath to the devil.
Speaking during his show Mardan Live, the TV host bemoaned calling people Ukrainians in a move that could be considered an attempt to undermine their national identity, according to a translation by Russian Media Monitor created by Daily Beast reporter Julia Davis.
Speaking during his show Mardan Live, the TV host bemoaned calling people Ukrainians in a move that could be considered an attempt to undermine their national identity, according to a translation by Russian Media Monitor created by Daily Beast reporter Julia Davis.
Russian state TV host says being Ukrainian "A choice"
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
...""Totally voluntarily, for some inexplicable reason, we call those who live in Ukraine Ukrainians," Mardan said in the October 28 clip. "By 'we' I mean the average people, in conversations, in social media, on television, almost all of my colleagues, for some reason, call those living in Ukraine Ukrainians.
"I am totally amazed by this. Right now to be a Ukrainian is a political choice. This is a completely deliberate choice. This is a political choice. A person stands in front of the mirror, looks in the mirror, and says, 'I am a Ukrainian.' He swears some kind of an oath and slits his vein, I don't know all that they do during it."...
...""Totally voluntarily, for some inexplicable reason, we call those who live in Ukraine Ukrainians," Mardan said in the October 28 clip. "By 'we' I mean the average people, in conversations, in social media, on television, almost all of my colleagues, for some reason, call those living in Ukraine Ukrainians.
"I am totally amazed by this. Right now to be a Ukrainian is a political choice. This is a completely deliberate choice. This is a political choice. A person stands in front of the mirror, looks in the mirror, and says, 'I am a Ukrainian.' He swears some kind of an oath and slits his vein, I don't know all that they do during it."...
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