Western-leaning politician allowed to voice rare criticism in what may be ploy to prepare the Russian people for possibility of peace talks
A war commentator invited on to Russian state television told viewers that Vladimir Putin has been misled by advisers and said Ukraine cannot be defeated, in what appeared to be a rare example of sanctioned criticism.
Boris Nadezhdin, a Western-leaning politician appearing for the first time in months, called for peace talks as he made a surprise appearance on state-controlled NTV over the weekend.
Mr Nadezhdin, who for years played the token liberal on state television, said: “We’re not at the point where we have to understand – it’s absolutely impossible to defeat Ukraine, using the resources and colonial war methods that Russia is using to win this war.
#Ukraine: The 59th Motorized Brigade of the Ukraian Army hit a Russian tank in the South, causing damage at least. pic.twitter.com/OksaOuJwxs
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