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Russia Launches Renewed Strikes on Ukraine's Energy Infrastructure
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The Spin
Pro-Ukraine narrative
Coming as Ukraine celebrated the defeat of Nazis in World War II, Russian Pres. Putin is repeating the same horrors in Ukraine that the world saw all those years ago. We must be just as determined to defeat Russian fascism as we were with previous forms of evil that walked the earth.
Pro-Russia narrative
Russia, not wanting to leave Ukrainian hospitals and social institutions without power, refrained from striking Ukraine's energy infrastructure. However, after Ukraine continued to attack Russian territory beyond the scope of the war, Russia was forced to take decisive action and respond.