"So one of the very first things Putin does is he goes after anybody who can criticize him and undermine him. And to this day, TV remains one of his main levers of control over the Russian population. Over 90 percent of Russians, even in the age of the Internet, over 90 percent of Russians get their news from TV. Most of them trust TV. Most of them think that it’s OK for the TV to lie to them if it’s in the service of the state. And again, even in the age of the Internet, it is their main source of news, and they believe what they see on it. And the fact that it’s either directly controlled by the Kremlin or controlled by oligarchs who are friendly and loyal to Vladimir Putin and owe everything to him is not a coincidence."