Russian Propagandist Tigran Keosayan Dies at 59
Photo: Russian presedential press service
Russian propagandist, television host, and film director Tigran Keosayan has died at the age of 59, his wife Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of RT, announced, Orda.kz reports.
Tonight Tigran passed away. Thank you to everyone who prayed. Please don’t call me or the family right now. Thank you, Simonyan wrote.
Keosayan had been in a coma for the past nine months after suffering heart complications. According to Simonyan, “he has had a very sick heart for a long time.”
Keosayan was declared persona non grata in Kazakhstan after remarks suggesting the country could “share Ukraine’s fate.” Simonyan herself recently revealed she is undergoing cancer treatment.
Original Author: Alina Pak
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