# References to ‘temporary Putin’ and phrase ‘war is war, but lunch is on schedule’ cut from Russian sitcom

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/references-to-temporary-putin-and-phrase-war-is-war-but-lunch-is-on-schedule-cut-from-russian-sitcom/
- Published: 2026-11-12T15:54:24+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T16:35:37+00:00
- Original publisher: Meduza
- Original article: 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
- Topics: Europe, World

## Key points

- STS cut political and war-related jokes from *Voroniny*.
- The edits reportedly include a reference to a “temporary Putin”.
- The network had also removed a scene about a gay character.

## Summary

Russia’s STS television network has removed scenes from the sitcom *Voroniny* that refer to Vladimir Putin and “Banderites”, and others that liken a family quarrel to war. The cuts illustrate how Russian broadcasters and other cultural organisations alter entertainment to comply with the country’s laws.

The reported edits include a line about a “temporary Putin” and the phrase “war is war, but lunch is on schedule”. STS had previously removed a scene in which characters think Lenya is gay. LGBTQ+ characters are regularly cut from Russian films and series following laws against so-called LGBTQ+ “propaganda” and the designation of an alleged “international LGBT movement” as extremist.

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