Who are the Western experts employed by Russian propaganda?

Russian state propaganda uses many different types of manipulation and distorting the truth, but one of them is particularly effective: bringing in foreign experts. This creates a sense that not only Russian journalists, election monitors, and diplomats are supporting the war in Ukraine, but so are their colleagues in the West. One catch, though. None of these people are actually experts at anything relevant. Watch the newest episode of Fake News, the show where we disprove Russian propaganda, where host Valeria Ratnikova will tell you more about these so-called Western “experts“ who are frequent guests on Russian state television. 0:00 — Intro. Western experts support Russia 2:08 — Thomas Röper, the German conspiracy theorist in reality, professional journalist in Russian propaganda 4:56 — How Russian propaganda fabricates images of peace and prosperity on annexed territories 6:19 — Arnaud Develay, the French lawyer defending Putin and his war 8:19 — Andre Chanclu, the far r