Putin's propagandists promote territorial expansionism: 'We are the heirs of the Mongol Empire'

By Robert Stefanicki (Gazeta Wyborca)

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Last week, Vladimir Putin eulogized Peter the Great on the occasion of the 350th anniversary of his birth.

During a meeting with the students of the Moscow Polytechnic, he hinted that he was himself continuing the work of the empire builder of the 18th century.

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," he said, revealing the real reason for the invasion of Ukraine.

This theme has been picked up again and again on the main talk shows in the country.

“Lake Como sticks in my throat – let’s expand in that direction”

Julia Davis, who follows Russian television for the Daily Beast portal, notes that the same propagandists who, until then, assured that the "

" had as its objective the fight against Nazism and not the occupation of Ukrainian territories , have discreetly changed discs.

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», Excites Olga Skabeïeva, the presenter of the program

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