Now I am sure. The media is lying about Russia and Putin. You will have to make up your own minds about it. I will no longer explain. I am exhausted from having to do it over and over with little to no result. Yes Putin has some questionable press but really so did Trump so where does that leave us? Please, if nothing else, think about if all of what you are seeing and hearing could have been a complete 180 from what they said. You owe it to yourself if nothing else. Believe me, if you don't and end up later being wrong you will not be pleased with yourself later. If you do, at least you know you made the attempt. I often talked to the Russians online when I was in the tuning community and from what I heard from them, I hardly think they were living in some kind of totalitarian dictatorship. A country that was struggling maybe but not a place like, for example, Communist China. Trust your eyes and ears, not the media. Trust yourself and your higher power. Try turning off the sound on the reports and look carefully. Try turning off the video and listening intently. It was the first step John Trochman taught me when trying to spot propaganda. Look for things out of time or location. Watch for glitches in the shadows or on background clocks. Watch for outlines from green screen. There is so much bullshit out there I am surprised we can smell anything but. Also consider this. Ever since Putin took power after the cold war, the left has been assassinating Putin's character. They have been sending leftist groups into Russia to effect the public view. Everyone we hate, hates Putin and Russia. It is a favorite tool of theirs to use as a scapegoat. The Ukraine, no matter if you believe it or not is a socialist nightmare. Has been ever since Obama started screwing with it on his terms. That country was taken by our three letter agencies and the leader who could have done them some good was ousted. As I said the truth is a 180 from what we are seeing and hearing in the media. Seriously though, should we even be surprised by this? How many politicians ended up betraying Trump on Jan 6th? People we would have never suspected? You have to assume that everything you heard is a lie. Use common sense and a bit of physics. You would be surprised how well that works. Its how I disproved the mosque shooting in New Zealand a few years back and I was right on the money. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCXL6o5nwz0