The Kremlin is working to systematically instill “patriotic” values in children and teenagers through a Soviet-style propaganda campaign as it looks toward preparing the next generation for a life shaped by conflict with Ukraine and the West.

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    3 months ago

    Forever war? What happened to nuclear annihilation? Is Vlad Puta having second thoughts? Or has he been bluffing this entire time?

    He should just lie to his base the way any other conservative would; declare victory and leave the area. Take some unearned victory laps and celebrate fake accomplishments for the next several years. Done.

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      3 months ago

      This isn’t about image or ideology for Putin, though he definitely can’t afford to lose face either. This has always been about proving he could have won the cold war if people had just listened to him. This involves returning direct control, or at least very close alliances with his pawns in charge, with all of the former USSR territories. And winning against the West, though I’m not sure what criteria he has on that side of things besides bringing the US under his indirect control which he’s half way there.