“When Donald Trump thanked the people of the world in his inaugural speech, Vladimir Putin must have thought to himself, ‘You are welcome,’”said Dmitry Kiselyov, as he recapped Trump’s inauguration on Russia’s flagship show “Vesti Nedeli.”

In a country where journalists have little or no access to politicians, Kiselyov’s weekly show is a must-watch for Russians trying to understand what Vladimir Putin is thinking. Clueless outsiders are encouraged to use the show as a barometer of the Kremlin’s mood. This Sunday, the mood was good as Kiselyov, the host and a sanctioned individual by the EU, spent two hours explaining to millions across Russia why Trump’s ascent is Moscow’s gain and its enemies’ loss.

For years Kiselyov has led Russian state-controlled media’s effort to spell out to Russians the failures of Western democracies and extol Putin’s accomplishments. More recently, his focus has been narrowed to rooting for Trump’s victory and debunking western “media lies” against the new U.S. president.

Jubilation wasn’t limited to Kiselyov’s show. There was an air of celebration to Russian television’s inauguration coverage. On Rossiya 24’s live coverage, Alexei Pushkov, head of parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, said that Russia has “won the information war” both globally and on U.S. soil as it successfully tapped into the discontent of millions of Americans.