00:04You're watching Euronews' fact-checking show, The Cube.
00:07Take a look at this video from social media.
00:10The woman on screen may just seem like your typical travel influencer.
00:15How do Russians celebrate Orthodox Christmas?
00:17Let me show you.
00:19I am crossing one of the longest and largest rivers in the world.
00:23This is the Yenisei here in Hakassia, Russia.
00:26But in reality, Alexandra Jost is one of ten individuals who were sanctioned by the European Union on the 15th
00:33of June,
00:34along with one entity, for carrying out foreign manipulation and interference activities on behalf of Russia.
00:40Jost, a Russian-American who was born in Hong Kong, goes by the name Sasha Meets Russia on social media.
00:47She shares content about Russian traditions and culture alongside travel vlogs.
00:51But underneath this seemingly innocent layer of content, she has been pushing Kremlin propaganda.
00:56Echoing pro-Russian talking points, she has referred to the war in Ukraine as a special military operation rather than
01:03a full-scale Russian invasion.
01:04She has also falsely claimed that Ukraine is a dictatorship, unlike Russia.
01:09Now, they did include an interesting reason as to why they sanctioned me.
01:13And they wrote that I responded to Vladimir Zelensky on X and said that Crimea is Russia and soon all
01:21of Ukraine will be too.
01:23Okay, where's the lie in that?
01:25What about it?
01:26In April 2025, Jost claimed on Telegram that she had never been paid to speak about her love for Russia,
01:32describing herself as a patriot.
01:35However, according to the EU, she produced content while being paid by TV Novosti,
01:40the legal entity behind EU-sanctioned Russian state media outlet Russia Today.
01:45Jost's Instagram and YouTube channels were taken down in March,
01:49making it more difficult for her to spread her messaging to Western audiences.
01:53Jost's Instagram and YouTube channel is a production of the United States.
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