In September 2025, Laura Loomer wrote that Zelenskyy was a "country full of Nazi apologists." She opposed aid to Ukraine, called the blue-and-yellow flag over Congress "a slap in the face to Americans," and claimed that supporting Kyiv would lead to World War III. She also published columns for RT. Now she has come to Kyiv herself.
"I was propagandized for years — and I didn't notice it"
The catalyst for public admission was not some meeting with a diplomat, but a crude provocation from Margarita Simonyan. The head of RT published screenshots of Loomer's old anti-Ukrainian posts with a hint: why go to Kyiv if you've already said everything correctly? The effect was the opposite.
"I'm not in Russia because I'm not a propagandist."
Laura Loomer — in response to Simonyan, along with a video of her arrival in Ukraine
Loomer then wrote in detail: she will not delete her old posts — precisely because she made a mistake and wants it to be visible. According to her, she "lived in a media bubble and was processed by Russian media on social networks." On her first day in Kyiv, she saw photographs of priests killed in Bucha and mass graves, and officials showed her images of Ukrainian prisoners of war with swastikas burned on their foreheads by Russians.
"Who are the real Nazis? I was lied to for years. I realized: Ukraine and Zelenskyy are not jihadi apologists. But Russia and Putin are."
Laura Loomer — in a public post on X after her first day in Ukraine
Why this person is not just a blogger
Loomer is not an ordinary right-wing influencer. She is a frequent visitor to the Oval Office, and as American media has documented, her visits to Trump have systematically coincided with the dismissal of officials from the National Security Council. In other words, her evolution is not just a matter of an audience of several million, but a potential signal to the room where decisions about the war are made.
According to NewsGuard, before changing her position, Loomer spent years promoting Kremlin narratives: claiming that January 6 on Capitol Hill involved "Ukrainian far-right," that only 4,000 civilians died in Ukraine in the first months of the war, and writing for RT about "censorship" by American tech companies. Now she is calling for increased sanctions against Russia and warning about Russian information operations against the United States.
MAGA split: Loomer against Owens
Loomer's transition is occurring against the backdrop of a broader ideological split within the MAGA movement. While she was sending her editor to Kyiv and Odesa during mass attacks, Candace Owens was traveling to St. Petersburg and talking about the "greatness" of Russia. Analyst Ostap Yarish, who tracks American rightists for NV, called Loomer an "unexpected and useful ally of Ukraine — at least for now," but cautioned: it is unclear whether this is a situational turn or the beginning of a real evolution.
As early as June 2025, Loomer wrote: "This week it hit me how much Russian propaganda we've absorbed over the last five years. I should have recognized this much earlier." Activist James Lindsey that same month noted on social media: "Some of us warned for a whole year that Russia is deliberately destroying MAGA from within — and paid a very high price for it."
What this changes — and what it doesn't
Loomer promises to document her trip for the American audience and verify every narrative she believed in. This is a strong statement — but without a verification mechanism. Public admission of error in the American right-wing media space is rare and carries weight in itself. At the same time, RT has already responded in characteristic style: showing Loomer's old quotes as proof of her "real" position, effectively trying to keep her in the role of a source.
The key question is not whether Loomer is sincere. The question is whether her content will reach the same audience that has been shaped by opposite narratives for years — and whether, after this, even one voice in Congress will change on aid to Ukraine before the autumn vote.
