Vladimir Putin understands well what the Russian majority wants. He held another gigantic annual press conference, similar to all the previous ones.
The alleged facts he uttered were fake. The questions he was asked were not spontaneous but were carefully selected in advance by his team. The people who consume these fairy tales were the same as before.
Not only during this national address, but in all of Vladimir Putin's communication with the Russian people during his quarter-century-long regime, the aim was to make the Russian majority proud of his alleged crushing and subjugation of the West.
The idea of being victorious against the West keeps the Russian people united and satisfied.
Above all, the Russian people desire a divided or weak and indecisive West, particularly America, which the vast majority of Russians want to see disintegrated, fallen, and humiliated.
Who takes Putin's words seriously?
As long as the Russian people are not in a state of severe despair, which Putin has so far managed to avoid due to the favourable prices of hydrocarbons and the circumvention of sanctions, the prospects of victory over America can distract them from almost anything.
Vladimir Putin's speech caught the ear of the average Russian.
The Russian people are enjoying both real and some fake comments and opinions in the Western media, which glorify Putin's alleged courage
Moreover, the Kremlin anticipated that, similar to previous years, the West would disseminate various statements and articles instead of Vladimir Putin's immature speeches, thereby bolstering Putin's fantasies and falsely intimidating the Western public.
The Russian people are currently enjoying both real and some fake comments and opinions in the Western mass media, which glorify Putin's alleged courage, determination, and toughness.
Prosperity and anti-Semitism
The Russians are enthusiastic about the proposed duel in the heart of Kyiv, where they plan to use the Oreshnik missile against Western missile defence systems.
Similarly, Putin's stance that negotiations on Ukraine should take place with the Ukrainian parliament rather than with President Volodymyr Zelensky, whom they view as illegitimate given that his term has expired, has satisfied the Russians.
Following the national address, many ordinary Russians began to question why the war against Ukraine had not begun sooner
Following the national address, many ordinary Russians began to question why the war against Ukraine had not begun sooner.
Some Russians are now pursuing other fictitious theories that Vladimir Putin expressed during the national address, such as the idea that Russians consume more meat than people in the West.
Too many Russians exhibited anti-Semitism even before the 1917 revolution.
That is why an absolutely bizarre statement by Vladimir Putin about the alleged destruction of the Christian church in Ukraine by the Jewish leadership in Ukraine, just as he foresaw, has found a reaction in the hearts of many Russians.
A cure for frustration
He expressed his deep sadness at the loss of Europe's sovereignty to America. The truth is that Vladimir Putin aspires to own Europe and has been on the verge of achieving this goal in the past due to the nonchalance and corruption of European leaders, as well as the isolationist stance of some American counterparts.
The Russians once again achieved what they have long hoped for, since the time of the USSR, to be recognised as superior.
Putin's national address was aimed at millions of ordinary people, offering them a sense of victory and superiority
Their frustration that this has never happened lingers for a very long time, but they occasionally find solace in such public speeches by their leader.
Putin's national address was therefore aimed at millions of ordinary people, offering them a sense of victory and superiority, particularly over the West as the ultimate adversary and enemy.
