Russia Lets State Media Tell Some Truths About Putin’s Stalling War

With its troops losing ground almost daily, the Kremlin has told some of its state media to start admitting some of the failings of President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, worried that its relentlessly upbeat propaganda was fueling growing public doubts.

The shift in policy over the last few weeks, described by people familiar with the Kremlin’s tight message management who spoke on condition of anonymity, has unleashed a wave of unusual public criticism of the military. After months of reporting virtually nothing but battlefield successes, state TV has lately been cataloging Russian retreats and defeats - without the usual positive spin from the Ministry of Defense.

Bloomberg Quicktake brings you live global news and original shows spanning business, technology, politics and culture. Make sense of the stories changing your business and your world.

Connect with us on…

[cremebrulee]

That is significant. There is a reason for it. It will be interesting to see what happens now.

[evolveandgrow]

That is because they are finally getting ready to remove him. Hallelujah!

[PSYCLOWN]

Oh man who’d have thought lying to people 24/7 would instill confusion and then complete distrust. Man I am shocked.

[outsidetherealm]

every news reporter in the U.S. would never lie!!!! 😂

[robertpaulson]

US State Media sure could use some truth!

[NicholasAShaw]

Can't fool all the people all the time.

[DocLogic]

Funny watching America's state media talk about Russian state media lol

[optimvsprinceps]

Because as we all know: American media is ALWAYS honest, right? *sarcasm*

[randmayfield]

Some? How about all of them? That's quite a laundry list.

[mooseheadjack]

Huh, that makes Russian State Television more credible than Fox Propaganda

[chuckchalmers]

Funny how Russia is more truthful than america at this point.

[BobbyB]

Bloomberg the absolute opposite of truth

[letsgobrandon]

And the US state media says there is no

[thegreyarea]

He was telling his people they are winning the war but then forced 100s of thousands to fight. Oh and they leaving.

[CasualMisinformationSpreader]

Imagine if our media was allowed to say the truth? Hunter's dad would be in jail right now.

[stevengraham]

You can’t lie the truth always comes out and today with internet and smart phones it’s even easier than ever to see the truvh

[fswatyahoocom]

Some crazy moves are needed to stop the war!!!

[leogeek]

Russian Official: We have to stop lying.
US Official: We have to keep lying.

[WiggglezMr]

Lying about using nukes? The context is everything.

[uxhgbke]

Russia has been losing ground, but Ukraine is no where near winning the war.