what is happening here. lying to myself, to the whole world, not to live according to the truth. it's best that they don't force black to be called white. >> nic robertson is out front now with more on russia's propaganda machine. i warn that some of the images you will see in his piece are disturbing. >> reporter: as president putin's slaughter in ukraine stalls, his offensive at home to hide its brutality is ramping up, marking as enemies russians who don't buy the kremlin's propaganda. >> the russian people especially are able to distinguish true patriots from bastards and traitors. >> reporter: what is coming out of the mouths of putin's state media propaganda is a full-throated defense of russia's killing of ukrainian