Russians release propaganda video touting U.S.-Russia ties ahead of Putin-Trump meeting
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Fri, 15 Aug 2025 12:54:00 +0300

The video was posted on Instagram by Russian ballroom dance coach Yana Soyko, mother of one of the dancers, Konstantin Soyko.In the video, Russian teenagers Veronika Popova and Konstantin Soyko dance the Viennese waltz in costumes in the colors of the Russian and U.S. flags. In the video, Russian teenagers Veronika Popova and Konstantin Soyko dance the Viennese waltz in costumes colored like the Russian and U.S. flags. The footage features historical events involving the U.S. and Russia.The propaganda clip references:A meeting between Tsar Alexander I and American politician and diplomat John Quincy Adams in 1809 (AI-generated image);The meeting on the Elbe in 1945;The Apollo–Soyuz mission in 1975;The 1958 World Festival of Youth;American pianist Van Cliburn receiving the Tchaikovsky Prize in 1958;Nikita Khrushchev’s visit to the U.S. in 1959.The video ends with the slogan, “Together we create the future.”On Veronika Popova and Konstantin Soyko’s dance page, the video is captioned: “The language of peace is a language everyone understands.”Yana Soyko calls the video a special project dedicated to “cultural cooperation between Russia and America.” She says the teenagers, dancing in Russian and U.S. costumes, are “building bridges through art” and that “culture unites, even in difficult times.”“For us, this is not just a performance. It’s a reminder of the importance of maintaining and developing cultural ties. A generation of young artists can speak about peace and mutual understanding — on stage, through dance, in every step,” adds the representative of the aggressor country. Переглянути цей допис в Instagram Допис, поширений Yana Soyko (@yana_soyko)
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