The Russian Ice is Starting to Melt

The gas crisis is very serious in the Rodina. And at this point, we are starting to see something remarkable. Some people are calling the Tsar a liar. This matters because this is not Important Stories, or the usual suspects in the Russian resistance, posting from Ukraine. Astra is an actual Russian media channel. But I want to balance this with the people at Russia 1 Channel, which, as usual, now blames the West for their problems.

Yes, these lines are familiar and come every time Russia is not doing well. So enjoy the video, and then I will post two posts. They go over the same ground, so it is somewhat repetitive, but it is the lies they are calling that matter here. And I mean using the word “ lie,’ or just implying it. So first Astra:

The Kremlin edited and cut 6 minutes from yesterday’s interview with Putin to propagandist Zarubin

The Kremlin cut out the last 6 minutes of the 25-minute video by court propagandist Pavel Zarubin, removing the statements about a “panicking” Lukashenko and the “Anchorage spirit”, noted “We Can Explain”.