Even Russia’s state TV propagandists can’t hide their alarm at Ukraine’s remarkable cross-border incursion.
Host Sergey Mardanof Russia n bloggers and commentators as “panicked” and “apocalyptic,” cautiously mentioning the unusually tense expression on the face of Russia n President Vladimir Putin as “meaningful.” He complained about the lack of official information and advised nervous viewers to simply turn off their TV sets and uninstall social media apps from their phones—at least until this unsettling episode is over.
At the moment, Putin’s authoritarian government is tight-lipped about the particulars, but military correspondents in the region are warning that the resolution is not yet in sight and fierce fighting is now in full swing on the Russian territory., lawmaker Konstantin Zatulin cautioned everyday citizens to refrain from asking too many questions. He noted, “Of course, this was done to make an impression on us—to cause strife, arguments and questions about who is at fault, what to do and so on.
Predictably, the State Duma member painted Ukraine’s military action as an attempt to taint Moscow’s beloved candidate, Donald Trump. Zatulin said, “Of course, this attack was meant to influence an opinion of impressionable people in the West... The main point of the war in Ukraine is not to allow Donald Trump to win.”
To the contrary, this bold move by the country under siege has all the trademarks of being a personalized message to Putin. The Ukrainian leadership’s choice of Kursk as their destination was particularly meaningful in many regards. The name of the city brings to mind the sinking of the nuclear submarine Kursk in August of 2000, when it left a port above Russia’s Arctic Circle for naval exercises on the Barents Sea.
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