{
  "id": 19672879,
  "title": "References to ‘temporary Putin’ and phrase ‘war is war, but lunch is on schedule’ cut from Russian sitcom",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/references-to-temporary-putin-and-phrase-war-is-war-but-lunch-is-on",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T15:54:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/11/12/references-to-temporary-putin-and-phrase-war-is-war-but-lunch-is-on-schedule-cut-from-russian-sitcom"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Russia's STS television network removed references to \"temporary Putin\" and the phrase \"war is war, but lunch is on schedule\" from the sitcom Voroniny. The cuts were made to episodes 10 of season 11, 3 of season 14, and 12 of season 12. In the removed scenes, characters criticized Vladimir Putin, compared domestic disputes to war, and discussed potential successors to Boris Yeltsin. These edits were part of the ongoing practice of censoring content in Russia to comply with the country's strict laws.",
  "summary": "Russia’s STS television network cut scenes from the sitcom Voroniny that mention Vladimir Putin and “Banderites,” as well as scenes that compare a family quarrel to war, Verstka reported.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}