Russian propagandists admit war in Ukraine is unwinnable

Even Russia's most hardline ideological cheerleaders are beginning to realize that the war in Ukraine cannot be won. The article, published in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung, frames the conflict as a nihilistic total work of art, arguing that Putin's Russia and the West remain fundamentally alien to each other. It criticizes the West's persistent unwillingness to learn necessary lessons about Ukraine, comparing this hesitation to Shakespeare's Hamlet, where delay leads to numerous deaths and escalation. The piece reflects a growing recognition among Russian propagandists that the war is lost, marking a shift in the narrative from earlier triumphalism.