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5:32Now PlayingRussia State TV hosts that typically defend Vladimir Putin at all costs turn their backs on Putin after recent devastating losses for Russia in Ukraine. John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report.
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Things Are Going So Bad For Russia In Their War With Ukraine That Even Putin’s State TV Propagandists Are Admitting That They’re Getting Their Butts Kicked
"When Russian forces invaded Ukraine in late February, many predicted a swift victory. That didn’t happen. Over the last six months-plus, the aggressor nation has faced untold defeats, faced untold sanctions, even had to rehab big businesses that no longer wanted anything to do with them. Throughout, Russian state TV has tried to put a positive spin on things, but now even they seem to have given up.
As per The Daily Beast, Russian propagandists have started admitting that things aren’t exactly on the up-and-up. One common thread is that Russian soldiers are facing a threat bolstered by Western weaponry and foreign intel.
“We wish courage to our warriors, who are indeed doing very important work,” said 60 Minutes host Evgeny Popov, adding, “they are resisting an enormous horde that has been trained in the West.”
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