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The Russian people know little about Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine because Putin has blocked their access to the truth, substituting propaganda and lies.

Years ago, pundits assumed the internet would open a new era of democracy, giving everyone access to the truth. But dictators like Putin and demagogues like Donald Trump have demonstrated how naive that assumption was.