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As to enlargement, Russia has no problem with these states - none. And so in this sense there is no immediate threat to Russia from an expansion (of NATO) to include these countries, But the expansion of military infrastructure into this territory would certainly provoke our response, What that (response) will be - we will see what threats are created for us

Also kind of exposes the lie that the war in Ukraine is all about NATO expansion.

(I can’t help but think this guy is in a lot of shit)

Not entirely related but actually a pretty open assessment of Russia vs Ukraine capabilities on Russian state tv….: (I can’t help but think this guy is in a lot of shit)

https://twitter.com/...dpYWAZedOI7Q27DXG1mA

Maurice

I think we can cross that guy off the "who inv might be" list.

Some of his co-hosts were getting a deer-in-headlight look there towards the ends. The one presenter tried to windywave him with a "is willingness to die the same as professionalism" deflection, but that didn't turn out well either.

Yeah the female host was doing her best deflection. I wonder if even those presenters have access to western media and have an idea what is really going on or also have just bought the party line?

is actually state sponsored truth telling….

Some are suggesting that this is actually state sponsored truth telling….meaning setting up the domestic population for what appears maybe not inevitable, but a much more likely now (than 8-12 weeks ago) situation of the Russians pulling out.

IE thematically “we tried to help, but the west loves nazi’s” “we tried to do the right thing, but the world is against us”…etc…IE setting up the population for the military failure, but still being able to spin locally that they were in the right/fighting a legitimate fascist/foe (Ukrainian and western fascists etc)

…not sure

Maurice

(i.e. things aren't going well, we need to call up more troops.)

He directly undermined that route, though. When he said, "An army's professionalism is determined not by number recruited for professional service, but by the level of training and its morale and readiness to shed blood for the homeland....they intend to die until the last man." And he said out loud, that the notion of Russian contract soldiers being suprior was "dogma." He's sure making it sound like Russia has no hope, even if they throw more soldiers over the border.

If it's 4D chess propaganda, it's awfully good.