The Moscow branch of the Russian Investigative Committee said preliminary information indicated that a bomb planted in the SUV driven by Daria Dugina, 29, exploded on Saturday night, killing the TV commentator who was the daughter of Alexander Dugin, a nationalist philosopher and author. Dugin is a prominent supporter of the concept of the “Russian world,” an intellectual and political ideology that emphasizes traditional values, the restoration of Russia’s power, and the unity of all Russians around the world. He is also a staunch supporter of sending Russian troops to Ukraine. The blast occurred as his daughter was returning from a cultural festival she had attended with him. Some Russian media reported witnesses that the SUV belonged to Dugin and that he decided at the last minute to travel in another vehicle. The lively and violent incident, unusual for Moscow, is likely to exacerbate Russia-Ukraine animosity. In this handout photo from video released by Russia’s Investigative Committee on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022, investigators work at the site of an explosion of a car driven by Daria Dugina outside Moscow. Investigative Committee of Russia via AP No suspects were immediately located. But Denis Pushilin, president of the separatist Donetsk People’s Republic, which is at the heart of Russia’s fighting in Ukraine, blamed it on “terrorists of the Ukrainian regime, who tried to kill Alexander Dugin”. Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, denied Ukrainian involvement, telling national television that “We are not a criminal state, unlike Russia, and certainly not a terrorist state.” Analyst Sergei Markov, a former adviser to Putin, told Russia’s state-run RIA-Novosti news agency that Alexander Dugin, not his daughter, was likely the intended target and said “it is absolutely obvious that the most likely suspects are Ukrainian military intelligence and the Security Service of Ukraine. .” While Dugin’s exact ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin are unclear, the Kremlin often echoes rhetoric from his writings and appearances on Russian state television. He helped popularize “Novorossiya,” or New Russia, the concept Russia used to justify its 2014 annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea and its support for separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine. It promotes Russia as a country of piety, traditional values and authoritarian leadership and despises Western liberal values. His daughter expressed similar views and had appeared as a commentator on the nationalist Tsargrad TV channel, where Dugin had served as editor-in-chief. Dugina herself was sanctioned by the United States in March for her work as editor-in-chief of United World International, a website the US described as a disinformation site. The sanctions announcement cited a UWI article this year which argued that Ukraine would be “disappeared” if admitted to NATO. “Dasa, like her father, has always been at the forefront of the confrontation with the West,” Chargrad said on Sunday, using the familiar form of her name.
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title: “Car Explosion Kills Daria Dugina Daughter Of Russian Nationalist Known As Putin S Mastermind " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-19” author: “Joan Carter”
The Moscow branch of the Russian Investigative Committee said preliminary information indicated that a bomb planted in the SUV driven by Daria Dugina, 29, exploded on Saturday night, killing the TV commentator who was the daughter of Alexander Dugin, a nationalist philosopher and author. Dugin is a prominent supporter of the concept of the “Russian world,” an intellectual and political ideology that emphasizes traditional values, the restoration of Russia’s power, and the unity of all Russians around the world. He is also a staunch supporter of sending Russian troops to Ukraine. The blast occurred as his daughter was returning from a cultural festival she had attended with him. Some Russian media reported witnesses that the SUV belonged to Dugin and that he decided at the last minute to travel in another vehicle. The lively and violent incident, unusual for Moscow, is likely to exacerbate Russia-Ukraine animosity. In this handout photo from video released by Russia’s Investigative Committee on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022, investigators work at the site of an explosion of a car driven by Daria Dugina outside Moscow. Investigative Committee of Russia via AP No suspects were immediately located. But Denis Pushilin, president of the separatist Donetsk People’s Republic, which is at the heart of Russia’s fighting in Ukraine, blamed it on “terrorists of the Ukrainian regime, who tried to kill Alexander Dugin”. Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, denied Ukrainian involvement, telling national television that “We are not a criminal state, unlike Russia, and certainly not a terrorist state.” Analyst Sergei Markov, a former adviser to Putin, told Russia’s state-run RIA-Novosti news agency that Alexander Dugin, not his daughter, was likely the intended target and said “it is absolutely obvious that the most likely suspects are Ukrainian military intelligence and the Security Service of Ukraine. .” While Dugin’s exact ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin are unclear, the Kremlin often echoes rhetoric from his writings and appearances on Russian state television. He helped popularize “Novorossiya,” or New Russia, the concept Russia used to justify its 2014 annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea and its support for separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine. It promotes Russia as a country of piety, traditional values and authoritarian leadership and despises Western liberal values. His daughter expressed similar views and had appeared as a commentator on the nationalist Tsargrad TV channel, where Dugin had served as editor-in-chief. Dugina herself was sanctioned by the United States in March for her work as editor-in-chief of United World International, a website the US described as a disinformation site. The sanctions announcement cited a UWI article this year which argued that Ukraine would be “disappeared” if admitted to NATO. “Dasa, like her father, has always been at the forefront of the confrontation with the West,” Chargrad said on Sunday, using the familiar form of her name.
