00:04you're watching your own uses fact-checking show the cube take a look at this video from social
00:10media the woman on screen may just seem like your typical travel influencer how do russians celebrate
00:16orthodox christmas let me show you i am crossing one of the longest and largest rivers in the world
00:23this is the yenisei here in hakacia russia but in reality alexandra jost is one of 10 individuals
00:31who were sanctioned by the european union on the 15th of june along with one entity for carrying
00:36out foreign manipulation and interference activities on behalf of russia just a russian american who was
00:42born in hong kong goes by the name sasha meets russia on social media she shares content about russian
00:48traditions and culture alongside travel vlogs but underneath this seemingly innocent layer of
00:53content she has been pushing kremlin propaganda echoing pro-russian talking points she has
00:59referred to the war in ukraine as a special military operation rather than a full-scale russian invasion
01:05she has also falsely claimed that ukraine is a dictatorship unlike russia now they did include
01:10an interesting reason as to why they sanctioned me and they wrote that i responded to vladimir
01:16zelensky on x and said that crimea is russia and soon all of ukraine will be too okay where's the
01:24lie in that what about it in april 2025 joss claimed on telegram that she had never been paid to
01:31speak
01:31about her love for russia describing herself as a patriot however according to the eu she produced
01:37content while being paid by tv novosti the legal entity behind eu sanctioned russian state media
01:43outlet russia today joss instagram and youtube channels were taken down in march making it more
01:49difficult for her to spread her messaging to western audiences
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