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Children dancing to Putin's war speech - Break the Fake - TVP WORLD
At the Russian festival "Crystal Magnolia," a children's dance troupe drew attention after staging a performance with video of Vladimir Putin's speech announcing the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine projected behind them. They played footage of Russian tanks destroying Ukrainain buildings and towns. Join Benjamin Lee on a new episode of Break The Fake to find out how propaganda and war symbolism are increasingly blending in modern Russian public life.
Chapters:
00:00 – 04:36 Internet access woes
04:36 – 06:46 Russian frustration and failure to connect the dots
06:46 - 07:34 Children's festival in the shadow of Putin's invasion announcement
07:34 - END All-encompassing militarization