The fog of war affects all parties - participants and observers. Nobody knows exactly what is going on, though some know more than others. Propaganda is a legitimate weapon on the battlefield, as we have already seen, when a lie can become the new truth that can then be used to reshape, if not the battle itself, then perhaps the outcome or impact of the battle. That is the game that is currently being played. They did everything in their power to get Russia to invade, and Putin delayed that game for eight years. Now he has decided, as he said, he has no other choice. That may be true or not. The propaganda is now balls to the wall in an effort to paint him as the new Hitler. Perhaps that was the real reason for overthrowing Ukraine in the first place, to get the opportunity to paint Putin as the new Hitler. What will it look like in the final outcome? That is the war result that none can predict at this time. The propaganda will be used to ensure at least part of the population will always see Vlad as the bad guy, regardless of what else comes out. They know a percentage of the population believes everything they say, truth or otherwise. This is true for all parties. They all spin. Up is down, black is white, clown world. Potemkin world. The narrative is all that matters to them these days, and the narrative is a constantly shifting story. Cuba is no different - except America demanded and then received the no nuke guarantees from the Russians, and so Cuba has been left alone under the Castro family dictatorship. America could easily take Cuba in a single day. Strange how it never has, isn't it? Even after the Soviet collapse. This is the stability that Russia sought and was denied, making this war inevitable.