response from the kremlin spokesman, who said these intelligence agencies don t understand the kremlin, they don t understand the kremlin, they don t understand the kremlin, they don t understand vladimir putin and they don t understand how decisions are made in russia. the kremlin, as you know, continues to insist that everything is going according to plan. state media continued to parrot that line. if you watch state tv here, and for many people it is the only source of information, you probably do believe that russian troops are currently involved in a special operation, an honourable and necessary one, to rescue russian speaking populations of eastern ukraine, but also to protect russia itself from the aggressions of neo nazis and nationalists next door in ukraine. and you probably do also believe that it is going very well. we have regular, upbeat briefings from the defence ministry here. another one this morning, talking about the advances made by russian troops. last night, on o