Kremlin document shows how Russia is instructing state news outlets to handle potential losses in Ukraine counteroffensive: report
His comments contrasted with those revealed last month through leaked purported Pentagon documents dating to February, whichSources close to the Russian administration — whose identities Meduza has protected — told the outlet that the Kremlin guidance is aimed at priming the public for either outcome.
"If Ukraine, with the help of weapons from the US and Europe, is successful and takes territory, the loss will be explainable, too; after all, the West has focused a tremendous amount of effort on the front, but its successes — when compared to those efforts — have been very modest," they were cited as saying.
Not only does guidance like this provide"cover for Russia's uninspiring performance," but the focus on Western and NATO help undermines the idea of Ukraine's agency in the conflict, she said.
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