Colbert: Putin Has Become the Victim of His Own Propaganda When His Advisors Never Give Him the Actual Situation in Ukraine

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COLBERT: “Vladimir Putin may not be aware of just how bad his invasion is going because new intelligence suggest that Putin’s advisors misinformed him on Ukraine. Putin’s clearly a victim of his own pro-Russian propaganda. He doesn’t even know that Russia lost Rocky IV. Over there, it’s an 8-minute film called, “Ivan Drago Strong Good.” Reportedly, senior Russian officials are wary of delivering truthful assessments - potentially afraid that the messengers of bad news will be held responsible for the battlefield failures. Of course they’re afraid to be honest. No matter what you say to a psychotic boss, you lose. Here, I’ll show you:“