SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — Russia’s reaction to the new infusion of U.S. aid for Ukraine has ranged from shrugs to fury, from warnings of nuclear conflagration to arguments that the $61 billion will make difference. Some cima Russian propagandists have responded with conspiracy theories and disinformation. Overall, the Kremlin apparatus has kicked into high gear – but with a confusing of messages.
For months, Russia assumed that this part of its war durante Ukraine was won: the flow of billions of dollars durante American military aid was ending, and Russian forces would take advantage of shrinking Ukrainian air defenses and a rapidly growing edge durante ammunition supplies.
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