Welcome to the Fantasy World Where Putin Already 'Won This Round'
Russia has not yet launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but pundits on Kremlin-funded state television stress that the delay is only temporary. They openly laugh at the tension and turmoil caused by Vladimir Putin’s military build-up near the Ukrainian border. State media host Vladimir Soloviev kicked off his Wednesday’s broadcast of Soloviev Live by theatrically yelling, “Good morning Kyiv and Lviv!” apparently attempting to imitate the late Robin Williams in the famed war comedy “Good Morning, Vietnam.”
A day earlier, Olga Skabeeva, host of the state TV show 60 Minutes, theatrically exclaimed: “The war with Ukraine has been temporarily postponed.” She opened Wednesday’s live broadcast by mockingly announcing: “This is a sad celebration for us, the day of non-invasion of Ukraine."
Through and through, state media propagandists have been hyper-focused on portraying Moscow’s every move as a string of strategic victories by Putin.
Appearing on state TV show The Evening with Vladimir Soloviev, political scientist and Professor of Communications Dmitry Evstafiev boasted: “We won this round.” The host, Vladimir Soloviev, corrected him: “This was merely our debut, the early stages of our debut.” Evstafiev continued: “We won this debut, it’s evident from the way they are taking a step back.” The host continued his thought: “They [the West] suddenly started to talk to us. They haven’t spoken to us in years. More than that, serious divisions manifested within the European Union. Colossal divisions within NATO.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/welcome-to-the-fantasy-world-where-putin-already-won-this-round/ar-AATWID7
No wonder TFG admires Putin, he wishes he could have received that kind of adulation.
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