I'm not buying it that Putin doesn't know how HIS WAR is going...

[mysteryowl]

I think it is a way for him to deny the war crimes.

"Oh, I didn't know all that was going on."

BS!!!

[tblue37]

1. Even if his advisors don't tell him, I'd be surprised if he doesn't read and watch Western news.

[Beringia]

3. Right, I think he follows Fox News Tucker Carlson, so why not other outlets

[Quixote1818]

5. Agree. nt

[CentralMass]

2. Putin and Putin alone owns this.

[C_U_L8R]

4. I think someone's trying to unnerve him

Paranoia will destroy ya

[Quixote1818]

6. You read my mind. This never made sense to me as we know he watches many news sources

It's possible he is clinging to wishful thinking but he has to know things are going badly.

[former9thward]

7. I don't buy it either.

Putin spent his career in intelligence gathering. I doubt he has forgotten how to do it. He knows what are good sources and what are bad sources.

[mysteryowl]

9. I think the US government put this out.

Maybe, it to play to his ego. They wouldn't do something like that without knowing what they are doing. I think it is a psychological attack on Putin.
What do you think?

[former9thward]

10. I agree.

But with Putin's background I doubt it flies.

[mysteryowl]

11. Hopefully, there is a little sting to it.

[brush]

16. Could be a ploy to give him a way out, take some culpability away...

from him and thus an off-ramp. Of course the sources of this ploy doesn't believe it for a minute.

[brooklynite]

8. He's clearly stated that he is aware of and supports military action against Ukraine.

The only question is: how aware is he of the lack of success.

[Quixote1818]

12. This NATO says the same thing. He doesn't buy Putin doesn't know they fucked up

[rockfordfile]

13. No shit. Of course he knows as does others. Not just Putin for war crimes.

[tirebiter]

14. All he has to do is tune in MSNBC

[blue-wave]

15. I agree

Don't buy into any of the bullshit from the Russians. Do not believe anything they say, only what they do.