anchor at tv rain. one of russia's last independent stations. it is designated a foreign agent. kremlin law can snuff it out. she's all too familiar with state tv's manipulations. how they use western media and play carlson against his broadcast colleagues. >> they just like that there is a person who says, are we going to fight russia because of this corrupted eastern european country that we even cannot find on the map? so as soon as he says something that is not in the direction that they need, he's not going to be a friend anymore. >> reporter: in russia's propaganda war, truth doesn't matter. what counts is stopping a war they are convinced america is fomenting. >> so at this point, nato exists primarily to torment vladimir putin. >> reporter: at home facing accusations of being a pro-putin