Russia's Domestic Crisis and Narrative Collapse

Russia faces simultaneous military setbacks in Ukraine, internal elite dissatisfaction, and declining public support, forcing Moscow to shift its propaganda strategy while showing no interest in peace negotiations. The combination of battlefield losses, economic deterioration, and polling manipulation failures is creating visible fractures within Russian leadership and society.

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