And why all this?

A man in a dark suit and tie sits at a table with microphones, speaking and gesturing with his hands, flanked by red and green flags, while a lower third displays changing Russian text; the scene then cuts to two men seated at a table, one in a patterned sweater looking down, the other in a suit looking at papers, with a nameplate reading "ТЕЛЕКАНАЛ «МИР»" in front of him.