'Behind the Curtain': Kremlin Recycles Claims of Kyiv's 'Inevitable' Collapse
A media-monitoring segment called "Behind the Curtain" finds that Kremlin propaganda's central message about the war in Ukraine remains the claim that Kyiv's government is nearing inevitable collapse — rhetoric Moscow has repeatedly deployed whenever it has little else to boast about.
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A program dedicated to analyzing Russian propaganda techniques, "Behind the Curtain," examined the main messages the Kremlin is currently pushing regarding the war in Ukraine. Its conclusion: the central thesis among Russian propagandists remains the assertion that "the Kyiv regime is approaching its inevitable collapse."
This message is nothing new. According to the program, the narrative resurfaces regularly at moments when Moscow has no real achievements to point to, whether on the battlefield or politically. In other words, claims about Ukraine's government being on the verge of collapse serve as a substitute whenever Russia cannot demonstrate concrete results.
The program's title also points to the fact that the Kremlin is currently pinning its hopes on the approaching winter, suggesting that Russian propaganda's emphasis in the coming period will likely fall on Ukraine's anticipated hardships rather than on any actual Russian accomplishments.
Overall, the segment illustrates that the Kremlin's information-war tactics rely heavily on recycling previously used narratives, regardless of the actual situation at the front. It is another example of Russian propaganda's attempt to project an image of Ukrainian weakness, even when the real course of the war does not directly support such claims.
