Russian Pensioners Urge Vladimir Putin To Rescue Starliner Astronauts

Eric Berger, Ars Technica
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 8:44am

Enlarge / Screenshot from Putin's squad video on bringing Starliner's astronauts home. (credit: Putin's Squads Z Soc Sprav) One of the odder propaganda phenomenon in Russia, of late, is seemingly spontaneous groups of elderly Russian pensioners gathering outdoors and espousing some random bit of agitprop. From a Western perspective, these are obviously staged and hilarious to behold.

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