INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
makeup-free apology videos
top.Throughout the 22-month invasion of Ukraine, Russian authorities preferred to act as if nothing extraordinary was happening, even when
facing serious problems on the front
got off to a start this month, the Kremlin found it advantageous to encourage Russians to aim their discontent toward the war and the
anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to reporters.A source close to the Kremlin and a source in the State Duma confirmed this
information to The Moscow Times.(L to R) Lolita Milyavskaya, Ksenia Sobchak and Nastya Ivleeva at the party.Nastya Ivleeva / InstagramThe
Kremlin has not issued an official response to the event
blowback, having been hit with a $10 million class-action lawsuit and losing major sponsorship contracts in the past week despite publishing
prosecution.This sweeping response can only have happened as a result of a political decision and a command from the highest level, Russian
500,000 followers.Most prominent of these were Vitaly Borodin, who has denounced opposition activists and independent media, and Yekaterina
Mizulina, the head of the Safe Internet League and daughter of a former conservative lawmaker.Mizulina posted screenshots of angry reactions
first, the story with Ivleeva was spontaneous, but then, seeing its potential, the Kremlin decided to stir up the scandal," wrote
refusal to register independent pro-peace candidate Yekaterina Duntsova for the presidential election, Gallyamov said."Duntsova is an
In addition, there was the Ukrainian strike on the Novocherkassk [naval landing ship] in Feodosia, the rise in prices for eggs and other
presented as the outrage of Russians and relatives of military personnel
However, public polls have not backed up this narrative.The Moscow Times contacted 10 Russian officials, deputies and business elites to get
their opinions on the response to the party
admitted that they did not see anything outrageous in the photos from the Dec
I'm not thrilled with them
official said that the authorities have sent a clear signal to Russians to be ready for a militarization of mass consciousness and even
30 years, has been unjustly branded as a "foreign agent" by the Russian government
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