{"id":1300034,"date":"2025-10-01T11:51:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T08:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/tv-is-more-important-than-bread-kremlin-doubles-propaganda-spending\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T11:51:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T08:51:34","slug":"tv-is-more-important-than-bread-kremlin-doubles-propaganda-spending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/tv-is-more-important-than-bread-kremlin-doubles-propaganda-spending\/","title":{"rendered":"TV is more important than bread: Kremlin doubles propaganda spending"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In 2026, the Kremlin will spend twice as much on television propaganda as it planned: more than 106 billion rubles (about $1.27 billion) will go to finance federal TV channels, including entertainment shows and the regime&#8217;s main mouthpieces.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> This <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/isw-proanalizuvav-biudzhet-rf-vytraty-na-oboronu-skorotiat-na-propahandu-zrostut\/\">was reported by<\/a> the Center for Countering Disinformation, referring to the updated Russian budget.<\/p>\n<p> Who got the most:<\/p>\n<p> TV channels &#8220;Pervy&#8221;, &#8220;Russia 1&#8221;, NTV;<\/p>\n<p> so-called &#8220;secondary&#8221; channels will also receive double funding;<\/p>\n<p> Subsidies increased by 54% compared to previously planned figures.<\/p>\n<p> Paradox: while social spending is being cut and the budget is bursting with deficit, the authorities find billions to zombify the population on television.<\/p>\n<p> Between 2026 and 2028, the Russian Federation plans to invest more than 246 billion rubles (almost $3 billion) in television propaganda.<\/p>\n<p> The CPD emphasizes that the Kremlin&#8217;s media machine remains a key tool for maintaining power. It is thanks to television that millions of Russians agree to live in poverty, die at the front, and support a course that is leading Russia to self-destruction.<\/p>\n<p> Recall that in 2026, <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/isw-proanalizuvav-biudzhet-rf-vytraty-na-oboronu-skorotiat-na-propahandu-zrostut\/\">Russia plans to reduce defense spending and social benefits for the military, but instead will significantly increase funding for state propaganda.<\/a><\/p>\n<p> Also follow <strong>\u201cPryamim\u201d<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Twitter<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telegram<\/a> , and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2026, the Kremlin will spend twice as much on television propaganda as it planned: more than 106 billion rubles (about $1.27 billion) will go to finance federal TV channels, including entertainment shows and the regime&#8217;s main mouthpieces. This was reported by the Center for Countering Disinformation, referring to the updated Russian budget. Who got [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":1274478,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[76872,76885,76870,76871],"class_list":["post-1300034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-feed","category-policy","category-world","category-news-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1300034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1300034"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1300034\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1274478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1300034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1300034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}