TV channel “Russia 1”. On January 1, 2013, the program “First New Year” was hosted by Maxim Galkin and Volodymyr Zelensky, writes the meduza.io site, said a foreign agent in Russia and posted a video of the program.
Galkin and Zelensky joke about the tradition of New Year’s drunkenness, Russian salad and Philip Kirkorov. “Soviet champagne entered the Guinness Book of Records as a paradox: there is a drink, there is no country. Galkin is indignant that according to the new law on the ban on alcohol and cigarette advertising, it should also be banned “Guess! “, because “the children will see how the wolf smokes.” Zelensky replies that he is registered in Galkin’s phone as a “guest worker”. Nikolai Baskov, Yevgeny Petrosyan, Potap and Nastya perform songs. Vera Brezhneva blows air kisses into the hall , Vladimir Solovyov laughs at Zelensky’s jokes.At the tables are Oleg Gazmanov, Dmitry Guberniev, Grigoriy Leps, other Russian and Ukrainian stars.
10 years later, Ukraine and Russia are at war. Zelensky is the president and commander-in-chief. Galkin spoke out against the war and was forced to leave Russia because he was declared a “foreign agent”. Vera Brezhneva is on the list of “unwanted artists” in Russia and is a volunteer at a humanitarian aid station. On his talk show, Vladimir Solovyov calls for the destruction of Ukraine and calls Zelensky a “drug addict”. Potap collects money for war victims. Petrosyan, Baskov and Leps support the “special operation”. Gazmanov announced a concert in annexed Kherson but it fell through after the Ukrainians retook the city. Guberniev performs “patriotic” concerts. Rossiya 1 is banned across Europe as Putin’s main propaganda weapon.
