Re my last tweet which (accidentally!) went viral. Several remarks.
1/ Just to be clear, it was a paraphrase! I was just describing what they said. Obviously, I don’t think that Ukrainian forces are destroyed or other bs they said.
1/ Just to be clear, it was a paraphrase! I was just describing what they said. Obviously, I don’t think that Ukrainian forces are destroyed or other bs they said.
2/ I don’t think it should be read as a sign that Putin is going to retreat. The overall framing of the show was still very supportive of the invasion. Other guests said that Putin should proceed with the invasion.
3/ But the fact that these two people spoke agains this invasion was markedly different from the completely monolithic pro-invasion narrative on state channels before.
4/ I think Russian propagandists are just forced to react to military failures and the impact of sanctions. You cannot tell people your invasion proceeds as planned forever when it’s not. People are starting to worry about sanctions as well. It is impossible to ignore.
5/ This, again, was pre-recorded and aired on national state TV on the main propagandist talk show. Dissenting voices wouldn’t be allowed there if the Kremlin thought they posed a threat.
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