During this entire thread I have often used the term "an altered state of reality" when writing about Putin and his FM in their various statements and some took offense and pushed back on the term.

Have noticed that more and more political experts, pundits, commenters, reporters, and yes even German politicians are using it.

Latest example:

Pavlovsky: "We have gone back to the Ancient World where the distinction between myth and reality doesn't exist."

The core problem with the entire current Russian leadership and that includes their military is they are truly believing their own information warfare propaganda and that is for a nuclear power extremely dangerous because they no longer understand the effects of their actions. Because as per their own propaganda they are totally correct and the West is totally wrong.

That creates a total black and white world and there is no room for grey.