Putin's invasion of Ukraine began in February 2024, resulting in over 500,000 troops killed or wounded and an average of 42 civilians killed or injured daily
Putin was reelected in March 2024 for his fifth term as president of Russia
Seagal faces accusations of sexual harassment and misconduct by several women, including Portia de Rossi, Julianna Margulies, Jenny McCarthy, Lisa Guerrero, and an extra from On Deadly Ground in 2018
Seagal has Russian ancestry and citizenship, and has been a long-time supporter of Putin
Seagal was granted Russian citizenship by Putin in 2016 and awarded the Order of Friendship in 2018
Steven Seagal attended Vladimir Putin's inauguration on May 7, 2024
In a grand display of support for Russian President Vladimir Putin, actor Steven Seagal attended Putin's inauguration ceremony on May 7, 2024, held at the Kremlin in Moscow. The event marked Putin's fifth term as the president of the Russian Federation. Steven Seagal, who has Russian ancestry and citizenship, has been a long-time supporter of Putin. In March 2024, Putin was reelected to the country's presidency in a landslide victory that will see him hold the position until at least 2030. Seagal was granted Russian citizenship by Putin in 2016 and was later tasked with improving ties between Moscow and Washington. In February 2023, Putin awarded Seagal Russia's state Order of Friendship for his international humanitarian and cultural work.
Meanwhile, Putin's reelection and inauguration come amid his ongoing invasion of Ukraine, which began in February 2024. U.S. officials estimated that the total number of Ukrainian and Russian troops killed or wounded since the war began was nearing 500,000 by August 2024. The nonprofit group Save the Children reported that an average of 42 civilians have been killed or injured daily in the two years of war.
In recent years, Seagal has faced accusations of sexual harassment and other misconduct by several women, including Portia de Rossi, Julianna Margulies, Jenny McCarthy, and Inside Edition correspondent Lisa Guerrero. In 2018, the actor was accused of rape by an extra who appeared in his 1994 film On Deadly Ground. Seagal has denied all accusations against him.
Vladimir Putin made a proclamation that 'Wars are won by teachers'
Putin is waging a campaign to imbue Russia’s education system with patriotism and purge universities of Western influences
St. Petersburg State University dismantled the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Curriculums are being redrawn to stress patriotism and textbooks rewritten to belittle Ukraine, glorify Russia and whitewash the Soviet past
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The article by Mary Ilyushina contains selective reporting and emotional manipulation. The author focuses on the dismantling of a liberal arts program at St. Petersburg State University and presents it as a negative development, implying that this is an attempt to suppress education and freedom. However, she fails to mention that the university's leadership had been pushing for these changes for some time before Putin's proclamation or that the faculty was known for promoting Western influences. The author also uses emotional language like 'radical reshaping of Russia’s education system,' 'core part of Putin’s effort to remaster his country as a regressive, militarized state,' and 'zealously adopted the Kremlin’s intolerance.' These statements are intended to elicit an emotional response from readers and create a negative perception of Putin's actions.
The most sweeping to schooling in Russia since the 1930s
These changes are a core part of Putin’s effort to harness the war in Ukraine to remaster his country as a regressive, militarized state.
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The article contains a few instances of inflammatory rhetoric and appeals to authority. It also presents a dichotomous depiction of the situation in Russian universities by portraying the government's actions as an attempt to 'purge universities of Western influences' and promote patriotism, without acknowledging alternative perspectives or nuances. However, no formal fallacies were found.
]Two weeks before the start of his 25th year as Russia’s supreme political leader, Vladimir Putin made a sweeping proclamation: “Wars are won by teachers.”
At St. Petersburg State University, this meant dismantling a prestigious humanities program called the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
curriculums are being redrawn to stress patriotism and textbooks rewritten to belittle Ukraine, glorify Russia and whitewash the totalitarian Soviet past.
Bias
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The author, Mary Ilyushina, uses language that depicts the Russian government's actions as regressive and militarized. She also quotes a student who speaks anonymously out of fear of retribution, implying a repressive environment for dissenting voices.
speaking on the condition of anonymity for fear of retribution.
These changes are a core part of Putin’s effort to harness the war in Ukraine to remaster his country as a regressive, militarized state.
Vladimir Putin was sworn in as president of the Russian Federation for the fifth time on March 7, 2022.
The EU and its institutions, including the European Parliament and Council of Europe, have criticized Putin's reelection due to allegations of repressive laws, persecution of political opposition leaders, civil society representatives and journalists.
The PACE called on the Council of Europe and EU member states to cease recognizing Putin as president at the end of his term.
The European Parliament passed a resolution urging EU member states and the international community not to recognize the outcome of the Russian presidential election as legitimate.
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None Found At Time Of
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The author makes an appeal to authority by quoting Josep Borrell and the European Parliament's statements about the illegitimacy of Putin's presidency. However, these statements are non-binding and do not constitute a formal recognition or non-recognition of Putin as president.
These elections were based on repressive laws, persecution of political opposition leaders, civil society representatives and journalists – including those opposing Russia’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine.
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) called on the Council of Europe and EU member states to cease recognizing Putin at the end of his running term as president, and to end all contact with the head of state except when concerning humanitarian matters or peace efforts.
The European Parliament voted to approve a similar position. The resolution urged EU member states and the international community not to recognize the outcome of the Russian presidential election as legitimate and to limit relations with Putin to matters necessary for regional peace as well as humanitarian and human rights purposes.
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