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 final two weeks,as that clash appears to maintain died down, there has been a recalibration. Now the news bulletins and talkshows are focusing on a different theatre of clash: Syria. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com