Russia’s top TV propagandists are increasingly broadcasting threats of nuclear strikes against the West. On a prime-time show this week, a leading TV anchor threatened Britain with a thermonuclear torpedo. Mikhail Fishman, the former host of a political talk show on a now-shuttered independent Russian outlet, TV Rain, talks with The World’s Marco Werman about what the threats might mean.
Without federal support, local stations, especially in rural and underserved areas, face deep cuts or even closure. Vital public service alerts, news, storytelling, and programming like The World will be impacted. The World has weathered many storms, and we remain steadfast in our commitment to being your trusted source for human-centered international news, shared with integrity and care. We believe public media is about truth and access for all. As an independent, nonprofit newsroom, we aren’t controlled by billionaire owners or corporations. We are sustained by listeners like you.
Now more than ever, we need your help to support our global reporting work and power the future of The World.