Russian authorities are using a festival in Moscow to showcase the city as a better place to live than the West. The festival aims to distract Muscovites from the war in Ukraine and promote Russia as a resilient and prosperous country.

Original article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/briefing/putin-propaganda-war-china-military-parade.html
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