Russian state news was literally making fun of America last week for our lockdowns and insisting the country had everything fully in control without any behavioral changes.
That's why western media should stop uncritically parroting claims from Russia, China, and other authoritarian regimes.
Some additional background: Putin essentially announced a week-long paid vacation for the whole country mid-last week. However, since their media has been downplaying this, a lot of people took the opportunity to gather and celebrate instead of stay home. Will cost many lives.
