The thing about Russia is, they say something and it is a lie. If you still believe a single word the Russian government says, you weren’t paying attention.
Their trolls are precious, too. I remember, back on the asian ass porn site known as reddit, one smugly said to me „have fun being drafted“. I wonder which one of the blown up carcasses I see on a daily basis he was.
So anything that comes from Russia must be taken the opposite way. I call it the 180 rule. Never fails.