A pro-Putin magazine funded by the boss of Red Bull and a prince of Liechtenstein

The pragmaticus was born in September 2021, reports the German newspaper The time. Pro-Kremlin and resolutely conservative, this new magazine intends to counterbalance the discourse of “Mainstream media” and the “Diktat of political correctness”.

In mid-December, as Russian troops threatened to invade Ukraine, a large advertisement depicting a kind and smiling Vladimir Putin appeared in several major Austrian newspapers. “It simply came to our notice then. assures the german newspaper The time. However, it did not emanate from the Kremlin. ” The subscribers of these titles had in their hands an advertisement for The pragmaticus, the new magazine of billionaire Dietrich Mateschitz.

Known for his investments in football and Formula 1, the boss of Red Bull launched this German-speaking medium in September 2021 with the help of Prince Michael of Liechtenstein, businessman and founder of the conservative think tank Geopolitical Intelligence Service (GIS ). The goal? Offer an alternative to “Diktat of political correctness”, disseminated according to them by “Mainstream media”.

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