'Even hardened patriots are confessing that the Ukrainian counteroffensive is likely to be successful to some extent,' former Russian pundit tells Newsweek.
As Ukrainian forces continue to set conditions for a long-anticipated counteroffensive, Moscow's pundit class is running short on optimism. Rather than continuing to claim that Russia's"special military operation" is still going according to plan, Kremlin-controlled media appear to be actively preparing the domestic population to accept further setbacks on the battlefield.
A woman looks at a computer screen while watching video of Russian First Channel employee Marina Ovsyannikova entering the studio and holding up a poster which reads"No to War" during a live news broadcast on March 15, 2022. The Russian language portion of Ovsyannikova's sign reads"Stop the War. Don't believe in propaganda. They are lying to you here.
According to figures with firsthand knowledge of how the Kremlin-controlled media ecosystem operates, such messaging would not be making it onto Russian television screens without the consent of the authorities.
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