"The explanations that Putin is giving to the public is that Russia is actually fighting with the West and with NATO as a whole."

Putin has been telling the public that the Ukrainian incursion into Kursk is actually the West, but this lie "isn't sufficient" and Russia "isn't buying it", says Senior Lecturer in Conflict and Security Dr Domitilla Sagramoso.

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