Putin assures Russia that the situation in Ukraine will "stabilise"

Putin has assured Russia that the situsation will "stabilise" at the same time as Russian television propaganda is starting to admit the war is not going Russia's way. 

Putin on Russian TV

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Putin has made a statement to Russia that he expects the territorial situation in Ukraine to "stabilise" at the same time as Ukraine is making inroads into occupied territory.

At the same time propaganda-driven television in Russia is admitting that Russia is at least "two months away" from making any advances:

Meanwhile on Russian state TV: grim predictions that Russia is at least two months away from even attempting to advance. Also, some surprising admissions about how unprepared they were and the magnitude of the losses they've experienced in Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/VXL05R7JpN

— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) October 5, 2022

Sources: BBC, "Russian Media Monitor"

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