Thomas Roper

Versions of names: Томас Рёпер; Thomas Röper
Germany

Thomas Röper is a German non-fiction author and blogger living in Russia for decades. He runs the website Anti-Spiegel.ru, as well as Telegram and YouTube channels which have been accused of promoting pro-Russian propaganda and disinformation, as well as Covid-19 conspiracy theories. Röper appears continuously on Russian state television, including the Russian Defense Ministry's TV station Zvezda. Starting from July 2023, he has been hosting the weekly show "Anti-Spiegel-TV" in collaboration with the Russian-backed international broadcaster RT DE.
Röper published a book with translated Putin's speeches. He told the Komsomolskaya Pravda that there had to be a counterbalance "to the reports from Kyiv" and he saw it as his job to fulfill the role.

Corresponding elections

Referendum Election Ukraine Occupied territories 2022
illegitimate
From 23 to 27 September 2022, the Russian forces organised a sham election process - pseudo-referendum as a pretext for the formal annexation of the regions of occupied Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson by Russia. The annexation of the four regions was announced on 30 September 2022.
Local & Regional Election Ukraine Occupied territories 2023
illegitimate
From 8 to 10 September 2023, the Russian forces organised widely condemned regional and municipal elections in the regions of occupied Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson. The results were largely rejected by the international community, with North Korea and Syria being the only ones to explicitly recognise them.
Presidential Election Russia Occupied Territories 2024
illegitimate
During the “presidential elections” held in Russia from 15-17 March 2024, Vladislav Davankov (“New People” party), Nikolay Kharitonov (Communist Party), Vladimir Putin, and Leonid Slutsky (Liberal-Democratic Party) competed for the presidency. Enabled to run yet again by controversial constitutional amendments effective 4 July 2020, Putin dominated the “elections” together with his controlled “opposition” excluding genuine opposition figures. These “elections” occurred under Putin’s regime control, both within Russia and illegally in occupied Ukrainian territories, including Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, ARC and Sevastopol.

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