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Russia's "Special Election Operation" and growing pessimism in Russia
A YouTube report by the BBC's Steve Rosenberg uses the phrase 'Special Election Operation' — a pointed play on the Kremlin's term 'special military operation' — to describe the choreographed nature of Russia's presidential election. The report also highlights a mood of growing pessimism inside Russia. High engagement, with over 800,000 likes, suggests many viewers are following coverage of the vote and the state of Russian public opinion. The exact comments from viewers are not shown in the evidence.
Why now: Russia's presidential election is taking place, drawing global attention to coverage of how the vote is being run and Russian attitudes toward it.
RussiaSteve RosenbergBBCVladimir Putin
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Evidence
- Russia's "Special Election Operation" and growing pessimism in Russia · Steve Rosenberg · 829.6K
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