Orientalist Satanovsky was fired from “Soloviev Live” for statements addressed to Zakharova

TV presenter Vladimir Solovyov announced the dismissal of orientalist Yevgeny Satanovsky from the Solovyov Live channel for his statements addressed to Russian Foreign Ministry representative Maria Zakharova and Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov.

October 17 Evgeniy Satanovsky in interview Israeli journalist Alexander Waldman criticized the position of the Russian Foreign Ministry in connection with the fighting in Israel. He stated that Maria Zakharova “Israel can’t stand it and doesn’t really hide it,” and called her a “heavy drinking scum.” He called Mikhail Bogdanov “heavily drunk.”

Today, October 21, Vladimir Solovyov published a video in Telegram channelat which he apologized for Mr. Satanovsky’s statements and called the expert’s statements unfair.

“I would like to apologize to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and the highly authorized ambassadors Mr. Bogdanov and Mrs. Zakharova for the absolutely unfair content and unacceptable form of a statement made by an employee of our channel, Evgeny Satanovsky,” said the TV presenter.

According to Vladimir Solovyov, Yevgeny Satanovsky, “commenting on the situation in the Middle East, insulted both these respected diplomats and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.” “As a result, I do not see any possibility of continuing professional communication with Evgeniy Yanovich,” said Mr. Solovyov.

Evgeniy Satanovsky is an orientalist scholar, an expert in the field of politics and economics of Israel and other countries of the Middle East. On the channel “Soloviev Live” he hosted the program “Armageddonich”. He also runs a Telegram channel of the same name.

Lusine Balasyan