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![juliaioffe Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::71048726.png) Julia Ioffe [@juliaioffe](/creator/twitter/juliaioffe) on x 364.1K followers
Created: 2025-07-18 00:44:40 UTC

One of the first things Vladimir Putin did on becoming president was take over NTV, the TV channel that hosted a satirical puppet show because he didn't like the Putin doll and how he was portrayed. He arrested NTV's owner and only released him when he signed the channel over. #Colbert


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