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⬤ CRITICAL 18 Sep 2026, 21:32 UTC

'The 'Z' bloggers have begun accusing not Putin, but everyone else around him: The military hierarchy, the government, and the media propagandists'

Ivan Philippov, expert on the Z blogosphere – a term for pro-war Russian internet users who have relayed ultranationalist propaganda since the Ukraine war began – explains in an interview with Le Monde why these voices are increasingly expressing anger toward the Kremlin as Russia's parliamentary elections approach, September 18-20.
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