's tub-thumping speech yesterday was likened to 'Billy Graham meets ' by a Russian commentator, a reference to both the American Christian evangelist and 's propagandising rallies, while the YouTube live stream of the rally was flooded with critical comments.Tens of thousands of flag-waving Russians packed out Moscow's Luzhniki World Cup stadium on Friday as the despot attempted to drum up support for his stalled , peddled debunked claims about why the war started and shilled a false narrative of Russia's battlefield 'success'.However, speaking to journalists outside the stadium, some said they were government workers who had been pressured to come, and were bussed to the event. Others were students who were told they could have a day off from lectures if they attended 'a concert'.
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