Yulia Latynina

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Yulia Leonidovna Latynina (born June 16, 1966, Russian: Юлия Леонидовна Латынина) is a Russian journalist, writer and radio host. She works at the radio station Echo of Moscow. She also writes for Novaya Gazeta.

Yulia Latynina is known for her sharp and polemic statements. She claimed that Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, French President Jacques Chirac, Chancellor of Germany Gerhard Schröder, and U.S. President George W. Bush have all been successfully "recruited" by Vladimir Putin to serve his political objectives. ^[1]. She also alleged that "President Putin will secure a third term simply because this is the authorities' logic. Power in Russia is in essence authoritarian, and there are no other ways to hand over power: control must be maintained over it." ^[2]

She is usually regarded as a journalist who criticizes Russian political establishment. But she also criticized members of Moscow Helsinki Group for supporting Russian scientist Igor Sutyagin who she suggested could be actually involved in espionage [1] [2]. She also praised Ramzan Kadyrov as a savior of Chechnya. This report was criticized by Anna Politkovskaya in the last interview of her life.