r/worldnews • u/ArgentineBeauty • 21h ago

Russia/Ukraine ‘We Were Mistaken’: Putin Admits Russia Was Unprepared for Ukrainian Strikes on Oil Refineries

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/83674
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u/sxyaustincpl 18h ago

It's a pretty weak argument, trying to blame Ukraine, when international sanctions limit who Russia can even sell oil to so much it's basically only Turkey and China.

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u/we_cant_stop_here 18h ago

Argument strength seldom matters these days unfortunately. It's all about pushing a narrative and repeating it as much as possible unchallenged. Easy to do with state controlled media in Russia and nearly the same thing now happening in USA.

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u/sxyaustincpl 18h ago

The low intelligence, uninformed voters who gobble this garbage down like Pac-Man eating dots doesn't help either.

There's no critical thinking skills at all, it's pretty easy for anyone with an iota of intelligence and education to see how Republicans use dumbed-down propaganda that appeals to the lowest common denominator, but yet they just accept it as fact and head to the polls like sheep.