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We watched hours of broadcasts on Russian networks and spoke with expert fact checkers to understand how Russia is spinning the war it started in Ukraine.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during the Council of Lawmakers at the Tauride Palace, on April 27, 2022, in Saint Petersburg, Russia.Getty Images
  • The consequences of the Ukraine war will be difficult to hide for a long time, according to a former Kremlin insider.

  • Sergei Pugachev told the Washington Post that the shops and factories will run out of stock in three months.

  • The scale of deaths in the Russian military will become clear.

According to a former Kremlin insider who spoke to the Washington Post, it is only a matter of time before Russians see the propaganda of Putin.

Sergei Pugachev, once part of Putin's inner circle, told the Post that the shops and factories will run out of stocks in three months. Pugachev fled to London after falling out with the Russian leader. The ex-banker, who has been accused of swindling Russians, said he was afraid for his life because of his relationship with Putin.

Russia is estimated to have lost up to 15,000 soldiers in the war in Ukraine, but Putin's propaganda machine has obscured the true death toll to keep it from the public. Russia's economy has been left reeling from the slew of sanctions imposed on it by countries across the globe. Major companies have left Russia.

Despite the dire situation, Putin has sought to paint a rosy picture of Russia's economic outlook. Western sanctions have failed according to him.

Elvira Nabiullina, the governor of Russia's Central Bank, told reporters on Friday that they were in a zone of uncertainty.

According to the Post, many of Russia's wealthiest people have seen their businesses decimated by the war in Ukraine.

They destroyed what was built over many years. One Russian businessman told the Post that it was a catastrophe. The man, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of repercussions, said that he was among a group of wealthy Russians who were called to meet with Putin on the day he launched the invasion.

One participant told the Post that as they waited for Putin to arrive, some of them said they had lost everything.

The Post said that Russian magnates are still wary of speaking out against the war. The Russian leader, whose critics often end up dead or behind bars, signed a law that could see people sentenced to up to 15 years in prison for spreading fake news on the Russian military.

Pugachev told the Post that what they say is subtle, that the West and NATO are to blame, and that they are talking about it as though it is a conspiracy against Russia.

As the war drags on and the pain of the economic penalties is felt more acutely across Russia, some say Putin will become increasingly isolated and more people will turn against him.

The executive director of the Anti-Corruption Foundation, which is headed by imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, told Insider that the downfall of Putin has been accelerated because of the consequences for the Russian elite.

The beginning of the end of Putin began some time ago. I think this war has made many people in Russia and outside of Russia unhappy with him. The people in the political and economic elite have seen their lifestyles turned upside down, their fortunes decimated, and this makes Putin highly unpopular. I think this speeds up his demise.

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