Channel 5 show has been slapped with over 200 Ofcom complaints after the host suggested Russian soldiers 'probably deserve to die'.The daytime show received a total of 230 regulator complaints relating to comments Vine made about Russian troops during a phone-in segment on his talk show last Monday (February 28).Vine, 56, had been discussing the Russian invasion of Ukraine with a caller named Bill, who suggested many young Russian troops didn't want to fight against the Ukrainians but had no choice.Bill said: "Quite a number of those Russians you'll probably find will go across.
They were were holding their hands up this morning not wanting to fight Ukrainians. They were told lies by Putin, surprise surprise..."However, Jeremy stunned viewers when he replied that the soldiers probably deserved to die if they were fighting Putin's war.He said: "True.
But the brutal reality is, if you put on a uniform for Putin and you go and fight his war, you probably deserve to die, don't you?"Kicking of the debate, Vine had asked Bill: "What's your problem with fighting Russians if they've invaded Ukraine?
What's your problem with doing that?"Bill appeared to refer to the events of World War Two when he answered: "Russia were our allies.
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