VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-21
“Maybe he's trying to hypnotise himself that everything is okay.”
Andrei Kolesnikov · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21
Andrei Kolesnikov criticized Vladimir Putin's attempts to downplay ongoing crises.
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