{"id":243495,"date":"2023-12-11T03:01:40","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T03:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=243495"},"modified":"2023-12-11T03:01:40","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T03:01:40","slug":"putins-media-attack-dogs-make-embarrassing-gaffe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/world-news\/putins-media-attack-dogs-make-embarrassing-gaffe\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin&apos;s media attack dogs make embarrassing gaffe"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Putin&#8217;s media attack dogs make embarrassing gaffe by broadcasting MI6 chief&#8217;s plea to Russians to &#8216;join hands with us&#8217; and spy for Britain<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>It was aired on state-owned Channel 1 to millions of potential spies for the UK<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Putin&#8217;s media attack dogs have made an embarrassing gaffe by broadcasting MI6 chief&#8217;s plea to Russians to &#8216;join hands with us&#8217; and spy for Britain.<\/p>\n<p>The state-owned Channel 1, which is the second most watched in the country, aired an hour-long profile on MI6 chief Richard Moore, 60, as part of a show on Russia&#8217;s &#8216;enemies&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Presenter Maria Butina, who used to be a Russian spy, included a clip of Moore&#8217;s appeal to Russians made in Prague in July.<\/p>\n<p>In the video message, Moore said Russians were appalled by the war and hence turning to MI6.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Our door is always open,&#8217; he added as he urged displeased Russians to &#8216;join hands with us&#8217;, according to the\u00a0Sun.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/11\/01\/78804947-12848639-image-a-68_1702259854976.jpg\" height=\"418\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The state-owned Channel 1, which is the second most watched in the country, aired an hour-long profile on MI6 chief Richard Moore, 60, as part of a show on Russia &#8216;s &#8216;enemies&#8217; (pictured: a screengrab from the broadcast)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/11\/01\/78804959-12848639-image-a-69_1702259911006.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>In the video message, Moore (pictured in 2021) said Russians were appalled by the war and hence turning to MI6. &#8216;Our door is always open,&#8217; he added as he urged displeased Russians to &#8216;join hands with us&#8217;, according to the Sun<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/11\/01\/78804937-12848639-image-a-67_1702259818558.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Presenter Maria Butina (pictured in 2021), who used to be a Russian spy, included a clip of Moore&#8217;s appeal to Russians made in Prague in July<\/p>\n<h3>READ MORE:\u00a0Head of MI6 appeals for Russians to join them as spies if they want to end the war in Ukraine\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>His message to Russian citizens was kept quiet in the country&#8217;s media and it is not clear whether station managers realised what they were broadcasting.<\/p>\n<p>Experts said that the airing of the appeal had helped them reach millions of potential spies, many of are thought to be people in politics, which is Butina&#8217;s target audience.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The plug was priceless. In Russia, you simply do not broadcast an invitation to work for a hostile intelligence agency,&#8217; Russia expert Professor Mark Galeotti told the Sun.<\/p>\n<p>Moore&#8217;s appeal was even translated into Russian and was placed at the beginning of the show.<\/p>\n<p>Host Butina was convicted of being a spy in America in 2019 after she tried to offer sex in exchange for jobs for the NRA, the country&#8217;s gun lobby.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She was deported to Russia following her conviction.<\/p>\n<p>Since her return, she works as an MP for Putin&#8217;s United Russia party and as a presenter for Channel 1.<\/p>\n<p>Her new show &#8216;The Dolls of the Heir Tutti&#8217; broadcasts profiles on &#8216;enemies&#8217; of Russia like Moore.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12848639\/Putins-media-attack-dogs-make-embarrassing-gaffe-broadcasting-MI6-chiefs-plea-Russians-join-hands-spy-Britain.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Putin&#8217;s media attack dogs make embarrassing gaffe by broadcasting MI6 chief&#8217;s plea to Russians to &#8216;join hands with us&#8217; 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