A large convoy of army troops, National Guardsmen, and Chechen fighters is reportedly en route to Rostov-on-Don. Taking out Prigozhin's men is now the quickest way to Vladimir Putin's heart. 

Producer Ivan Filippov says Zakhar Prilepin & other Z-bloggers will never be happy w/ Russia’s wartime cultural production because the creative industry is largely opportunist, & Russians ultimately want escapist entertainment — a  https://foxdeo.com/uZ3e.tnk

After being barred from attending a film screening in Geneva, State Duma deputy and former Soviet chess grandmaster Anatoly Karpov declares that Russophobia in the West has reached “the level of genocide.” Doth protest too much much?  https://foxdeo.com/skte.tnk

After pranking George W. Bush, “Vovan and Lexus” have lost their YouTube channel. The infamous pro-Kremlin pranksters have fooled countless Western officials and celebrities over the years, usually to embarrass Putin’s enemies and a  https://foxdeo.com/Dhoe.tnk

Incidentally, Mironov also refers to the “special military operation” in Ukraine as “the war in which [Russia’s] fate is being decided.”  https://foxdeo.com/Ahoe.tnk