State television coverage appears designed to boost support for military campaign that surveys show is not popularThere was a time not long ago when turning on Russian state television of an evening would almost always mean viewing a heated discussion about the war in east Ukraine and the horror of Kiev’s attempts to win back territory from pro-Russia separatists. Over the last two weeks as that conflict appears to have died down, there has been a recalibration. Now the news bulletins and talkshows are focusing on a different theatre of conflict: Syria. Related: As Russia enters war in Syria, …read more
Source: The Guardian
