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The Russian propagandist Dmitry Kiselyov was removed from the position of host of the program Vesti nedeli on the federal channel Rossiya 1, where he had worked for more 14 years. According to Russian media, the reason was not the program's ratings, but Kiselyov's conflict with the leadership of the All-Russia State Television and Radio Company (VGTRK), writes Glavkom.
According to the publication's sources, Kiselyov recently regularly clashed with program staff, resulting in several employees leaving. Finally, the host came into conflict with VGTRK's general director Oleg Dobrodeyev.
As journalists claim, Dobrodeyev complained about Kiselyov to Alexei Gromov — the first deputy head of the presidential administration of the Russian Federation and the supervisor of state propaganda. After that, Kiselyov was decided not to be fired completely, but he was stripped of the program in which he had significant influence.
At the same time, Kiselyov retained the post of general director of the state news agency Russia Today. In other words, this is not a full dismissal of the propagandist from the Russian state media system. The version that the program's decline in popularity was not the reason for the decision is supported by Mediascope data. The average rating of Vesti nedeli in April 2024 year was 4,3, and in April 2026 of the year — 4,1. The metric declined, but a sharp audience collapse for the program was not recorded. Therefore the reason is named as the conflict between the two propagandists.
Kiselyov hosted Vesti nedeli for about 14 years — since 2012 year. In the summer of 2026 year his position as host was replaced by Evgeny Popov. Kiselyov himself is set to continue working at Rossiya 1 with an authorial program Kiselyov.
Before moving to Russian television, Dmitry Kiselyov worked in Ukraine. In 2000 year he was invited to work in Ukraine. Recall that Kiselyov worked during Kuchma's era on the billionaire Pinchuk's channel ICTV. He was offered a truly “cosmic contract.” It was such a large sum that he did not even dare name the figure.
In particular, Kiselyov, together with Mykola Knyazhytsky, hosted the program Ukraine, Europe, Russia, devoted to political and international topics. After finishing work in Ukraine, Kiselyov continued his career in Russian state media, where he eventually became one of the most well-known mouthpieces of Kremlin propaganda.
Now Kiselyov remains the general director of MIA Russia today — the Russian state media holding company that unites a number of propaganda resources.
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