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Russian TV Avoids Mention of Ukraine War Anniversary amid 'Failures'
Newsweek ^ | Feb. 26, 2024 | Isabel van Brugen

Posted on 02/28/2024 11:35:18 AM PST by canuck_conservative

"Russian officials and state-run and state-affiliated TV channels likely refrained from commenting on the two-year anniversary of the start of Russia's full-scale invasion to avoid drawing attention to Russia's failures to achieve its stated strategic goals in Ukraine and its more immediate goals of seizing all of Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts, while also suffering high personnel losses," the ISW said...

The think tank said a recent opinion poll, conducted by independent Russian opposition polling organization Chronicles between January 23 and 29, suggests that "Russian sentiments about the war in Ukraine have largely remained unchanged in recent months and that most Russians are largely apathetic to the conflict, though most do not support a second wave of mobilization."

Mention of the war anniversary was therefore likely largely avoided by state TV and Kremlin officials "in an effort to maintain public apathy toward the war that, in part, allows Russian officials to continue the war without significant public backlash," the ISW said.

"ISW continues to assess that Putin is likely aware that a second mobilization wave would be widely unpopular and is concerned that such a measure would generate widespread discontent," the think tank's update concluded, adding, however, that Putin may change his approach to the topic after his re-election in the presidential election in March...

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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Russia; Ukraine
KEYWORDS: 140000deadrussians; 3rdyear; failedinvasion; putin; putinsblunder; putinswar; putinswarofchoice; russia; zeepercreepers
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To: BenLurkin
Probably because the Russians consider the war to have begun in 2014 when the Ukraine attacked their people in Donestsk.

Right year but wrong actors. The war started in 2014 when Russia invaded Ukraine.

21 posted on 02/28/2024 1:25:47 PM PST by Petrosius
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To: wildcard_redneck

“You’re getting cranky, is the war not going well for you?”

How would you feel if your side was losing MULTIPLE villages and towns on a DAILY basis.

Perhaps we find a good shrink, although she’d likely have to drive 10 miles south (to the US) to find one.


22 posted on 02/28/2024 2:56:58 PM PST by BobL (Trump gets my vote, even if I have to write him in; Millions of others will do the same)
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To: who_would_fardels_bear
Trump was talking about both Melania and Mercedes Schlapp.

Media Caught Lying About Donald Trump Calling Melania "Mercedes" During CPAC Speech

23 posted on 02/28/2024 7:33:17 PM PST by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Re-imagine the media!)
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To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas
I realize that.

My comment was meant as sarcasm.

i.e. Don't believe everything you read in Newsweek.

Since when do countries celebrate the anniversaries of the start of a war? The only anniversaries I remember the US celebrating after WWII were VE Day and VJ Day.

24 posted on 02/28/2024 7:46:53 PM PST by who_would_fardels_bear (What is left around which to circle the wagons?)
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To: who_would_fardels_bear

We agree. I just wanted to make the facts clear about what Trump said for all readers. Especially when there are trolls here like joesbucks who believe TDS propaganda.


25 posted on 02/28/2024 8:50:38 PM PST by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Re-imagine the media!)
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To: LouieFisk

Zeliesky said

31,000 died

That was just for bakhmut

More like 310,000

The slaughter goes on

Gog Zealot dnc nazi usa

MaGog Zealot dnc nazi nato / un

Rev 13


26 posted on 02/28/2024 9:07:11 PM PST by Firehath (Quackery - An irrelevant simplification / undetected Complex problem - attacking symptoms⁸)
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