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Up by repression propaganda, what you need is the appearance of victory, not actual victory. that s what s putin cares about and he s in this war to maintain himself in power. and so, just going along, and gaslighting the russian public, which is doing quite successfully, his popularity rate is incredibly rising. and so, i could see that scenario making sense to him. ruth ben-ghiat, as always, thank you. coming up, the big award for a hero dog in ukraine. when the 11th hour continues.