And that is of course a lie. She is suspected of supporting Russian war crimes.
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With her Telegram account "News from Russia" Alina Lipp now reaches more than 178,000 people. But above all, they read Russian war propaganda here - often unconsciously. This is how the "daughter of a Hamburg woman and a St. Petersburgers" the war in Ukraine, following the Kremlin narrative, as "Russian special operation in Ukraine." The word "liberation" also comes up again and again.
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On the basis of such statements, the German authorities are now investigating them.
The accused are suspected of rewarding and approving crimes, according to the letter informing the 28-year-old of the investigation by the Lüneburg Public Prosecutor's Office.
As an example, two acts are named in it: that on the 24th. February posted the sentence "
The denazification has begun" and on the 12th. March in a video claimed that the Russian troops "liberate" a region affected by a "
genocide by the Ukrainians."
"Party Justice"
Lipp shares the writing in a video that has been circulating on social media for a few days. She shows incomprehension for the investigation. On her UK account, she specifies her accusation: "They will condemn me because I told the truth." Because according to German law, "only one-sided information may be passed on in favor of the authorities. Anything that contradicts this will be punished by the partisan judiciary." A lie.
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In the video itself, Lipp introduces herself as an "independent German journalist." The fact that
she does not report neutrally about the war in Ukraine, but clearly takes a stand for the Russian side with her own or shared telegram contributions, does not seem to see it as a break. Also, the fact that she follows the Kremlin view that the West pursues censorship does not seem to be a contradiction to her portrayal as an "independent" journalist.
Many indications for Kremlin proximity
The look at her Telegram channel also shows how close the German-Russin is with Russia: She repeatedly posts photos of encounters there - for example, of the one with the head of the information and press department and spokeswoman for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, in September 2021. A meeting with Thomas Röper, who is considered a faithful spreader of disinformation, is also documented. In the description, Lipp describes him as a "favorite colleague."
In addition, the 28-year-old wears a T-shirt with a large "Z" on her chest in at least one video, which has become a symbol of Putin supporters in recent months:
"Russian girl" becomes "German journalist"
It is striking that the German-Russin describes herself as a "German journalist" in the current clip. Because in the past, she liked to call herself in the hashtags for her Instagram posts. Under a photo of yourself in "Military women's shoes" from the 13th. In November, she posts the hashtags #military and #soldier in Russian, among other things.
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According to Correctiv.org, the use of both languages is no coincidence: Lipp has a double role. On the one hand, it brings pro-Russian war propaganda closer to a predominantly German audience. On the other hand, she paints for her Russian- and English-speaking audiences the image of a gloomy Germany in which freedom of expression does not exist."
Who is Alina Lipp?
Born and raised in Germany, she came to Crimea in 2016 for a research project at a branch of Moscow's Lomonosov University, where her father also emigrated. For her studies, she returned to Germany again, where she was active with the Greens until 2020. Lipp then left the party because it was too "anti-Russian" for her. She has been running the YouTube channel "Happy in Crimea" since 2019.
In November 2021, she moved to Donetsk shortly after meeting one of the central figures of Russian propaganda with Maria Sakharova. She also founded the Telegram channel "News from Russia" in November.
Today,
Lipp is considered one of the most important voices of Russian propaganda in Germany. It operates channels under various names on Instagram, Telegram and Youtube, among others. Lipp is also chairman of the Kremlin-friendly association Friends of Crimea Germany.
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