russian tv says the west is collapsing, meanwhile their own news is just a weather report and a list of new banned imports. priorities, i guess.

russian state tv could announce the apocalypse and half the audience would just ask if it means more pension delays or if the west is to blame for the weather again

russian state tv could show a bear stealing a tank and they'd still blame nato and call it a strategic withdrawal.

Russia’s size used to be the punchline to every “invincible empire” joke. Mongols? Swallowed. Napoleon? Frozen. Hitler? Starved out. The whole myth was, you can’t beat Russia because it’s just too damn big, too much mud, too many trees, too many kilometers between you and anything worth taking.

russian state tv could announce the sun rising in the west and half the country would just nod and blame nato for the weird tan.