Fever Dream: The Kremlin Propaganda Machine

Daily update on the war in Ukraine, March 12, 2022. Calls for a No-Fly Zone intensify as Russian shelling escalates. The UN has released a new report putting the total number of Ukrainian refugees at 2.5+ million, with over 12 million Ukrainians stuck in the hardest hit areas. 400,000 Meriupol residents have been trapped in the city without food, water, and heat for nearly 2 weeks, a situation the Red Cross calls "apocalyptic." Today's Editorial: The sudden international furor over biological weapons - do they exist? who has them? - marks a major success for Russian propaganda. Talking points from easily debunked conspiracy theories that originated in Russia have begun to splinter Western support for Ukraine. Keeping us distracted from the atrocities of the Russian assault is the whole point.