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Mister Ed

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5. A surprise to many Russians, I'm afraid.

Reply to niyad (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 19, 2022, 07:44 AM

Apr 2022

From what I have read, it seems that many in Russia are thoroughly brainwashed by the state media, which is like Fox News on steroids. They believe what they're told, even if it's the preposterous claim that "a fire and an explosion" aboard a missile cruiser would produce no casualties.

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