Tea And Sympathy: Russian TV Presents Police As Kindly Guardians Amid Brutal Crackdown
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Video of Russian police brutally beating peaceful protesters has caused outrage around the world, but pro-Kremlin media have presented them as kindly guardians of public order handing out free hot tea and face masks. One report even said that officers in Siberia "offered" protesters to come and "warm themselves up in the bus for detainees."