Kremlin 'finding it increasingly difficult to isolate' Russians from reality of its war on Ukraine

As Ukrainian and Russian forces conflict for the metropolis of Bakhmut, determination is besides a conflict playing retired successful Russia for the hearts and minds of its citizens. So arsenic Russia seeks a severely needed subject breakthrough, they are uncovering it much and much challenging to power the communicative backmost home, explains Jaroslava Barbieri, Teaching Associate & ESRC-funded Doctoral Researcher connected Russian Foreign & Security Policy successful the post-Soviet portion astatine the University of Birmingham.