Janus Putkonen

Janus Putkonen (born 16 January 1974 in Pernå)[1] is a Finnish theater director and journalist. Putkonen was the editor-in-chief of the Online Media website, which was active in 2011–2013. From 2015 to 2018, he was the director of the Russian backed Donetsk Separatist Information Center Doni-News.[2] Since 2019, he has been the editor-in-chief of MV-media. Putkonen focused Russian funded Doni-news and MV-media to support pro-Russian propaganda about the Donetsk People's Republic.[3][4]

Life

Ukranian NGO Center for Research of Signs of Crimes added Putkonen on their Peacemaker-list 2015, on a suspicion of cooperating with Russia and propaganda against Ukraine.[5][6]

In September 2016, Putkonen went public on offering Ilya Janitskin political asylum in the Donetsk People's Republic.[7]

In 2017, he appeared on a episode of VICELAND’s Big Night Out Ukraine. In it Putkonen explains that he hopes Novorossiya will show an example of insurgence to other countries.[8]

He has been involved in recruiting Finns for the war in eastern Ukraine on the Russian side.[9][10]

Putkonen started MV-media as the so-called editor-in-chief in April 2019.[11]

Personal life

Putkonen's parents are opera singer Marko Putkonen and theater director Tuovi Putkonen. He has two sisters, a horse farm owner Esma Haddas, and an actress Krista Putkonen-Örn.[12][13]

References
  1. Leppänen, Marko (2010-01-21). "Kuka? Janus Putkonen". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  2. "Massiivinen tietovuoto Donetskissa - Todistaa yhteydet Venäjään". Iltalehti (in Finnish). 2016-08-07. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  3. "The curious case of Janus Putkonen. How propaganda abroad becomes a threat at home". Uacrisis.org. 2019-10-03. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  4. "Analyysi: Itä-Ukrainan propagandisti Janus Putkonen lyö Putinin leiman Helsingin Convoy-protestiin – monologeissa talvisota sotketaan Venäjän uhkapuheisiin". Kaleva (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  5. "Putkonen Janus Kostia". Center for Research of Signs of Crimes against the National Security of Ukraine, Peace, Humanity, and the International Law (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  6. "Finn leads Ukraine rebels' media effort". 2015-11-30. Retrieved 2022-04-23. Putkonen has become a public figure in Ukraine, appearing on a ‘Peacemaker’ list maintained by Ukrainian activists.
  7. Tiia Palmén (2016-09-28). "Janus Putkonen tarjoaa turvapaikkaa MV-lehden Ilja Janitskinille". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  8. BIG NIGHT OUT Ukraine. Vice Media. 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  9. Jessikka Aro, Antti Kuronen (2021-11-23). "Itä-Ukrainassa Venäjän puolesta taistelleet suomalaiset kehuskelevat kokemuksillaan – muualla Euroopassa vierastaistelijoita on tuomittu rikoksista". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  10. Laura Halminen (2020-06-09). "Suomen uusnatsit hankkivat nyt oppia Venäjältä: järjestön koulutuskeskus järjestää haulikko- ja pistooliammuntaa, "partisaanikursseja" ja kieltää kiroilun". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  11. "uusi mv-lehti haastaa Suomen mediapoolin päätoimittajaksi Janus Putkonen". mvlehti.net (in Finnish).
  12. Mikael Helenius (2019-03-07). "Autenttisempaa mustalaisuutta". Maailman kuvalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  13. "Metsä tuo lähelle keijut ja metsänhenget. Se avaa luovuuteni". Pikkukaupunki (in Finnish). 2017-11-16. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
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