The new Kremlin guidelines for his TV propagandists provides some interesting insight
"Do not underestimate
Ukraine’s impending counter-offensive and do not spread the idea that Kyiv is somehow not ready for it"
"If the offensive is unsuccessful, it will be possible to say: the army of Russia skillfully fended off an attack that was superior in power"
"If the Ukrainian military manages to take back territories and claim battlefield victories with the help of weapons from the U.S. and Europe, Russia’s losses will be understandable—after all, we were up against the entire West."
"It’s clear there will be problems with the economy, and it’s clear why. Spending on the ‘special military operation’ isn’t going anywhere. people will inevitably feel neglected. It is better not to show in specific amounts how much was taken"
Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERSAfter spending the last year reassuring Russians that victory is inevitable in the war against Ukraine, the Kremlin is now frantically working to lower expectations—and rolling out a contingency plan to lessen the impact of a humiliating defeat.A new...
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