After Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a military operation in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions early Thursday morning, those responsible at the TV stations also reacted quickly. Above all, the public broadcasters completely turned their program upside down. phoenix also dispenses with the previously planned formats and broadcasts continuously at night until Friday morning about the attack on the Ukraine. “phoenix vor ort” has been reporting since 1 p.m. with a “live special program with developments and reactions to the attack on Ukraine”. From 6.30 p.m., Anke Plättner will discuss the topic “Putin’s War – Attack on Ukraine”.
On Friday: ZDF “Moma” extended again
After the daily news at 8 p.m., the documentary “Heritage of a World Power – Geopolitics on the Ruins of the Soviet Union” follows in prime time and then, at 9:30 p.m., the documentary “Fortunate or Misfortune – The End of the Soviet Union 30 Years Ago”. At 10:30 p.m., the station will again show a “phoenix round” in which Anke Plättner will talk to former Hamburg mayor Klaus von Dohnanyi (SPD), Green politician Agnieszka Brugger, historian Liana Fix and British-German journalist Alan Posener about the Question: “Putin attacks – what will happen to Ukraine?”. At a late hour, from 12:45 a.m., a special program lasting several hours on the current situation will be broadcast again. At 5.30 a.m., phoenix finally takes over the extended ZDF morning magazine, in which Mitri Sirin and Harriet Waldenfels will report until 10.30 a.m.
ZDF is also changing its evening programme: as part of the “ZDF special” program at 7.40 p.m., the Foreign Minister will be speaking under the motto “What now, Ms. Baerbock?” ZDF Editor-in-Chief Peter Frey and Deputy ZDF Editor-in-Chief Bettina Schausten answered questions. This is followed by a 45-minute special edition of “maybrit illner”. After the “heute journal” Markus Lanz will also take up the topic in his talk from 10.30 p.m.
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