The answer probably lies in the following:
Russian elites (already or long ago) do not believe what Putin says. They have no illusion that it is true. But they have a frantic fear of him. They can lose everything. Or fall from a very high floor.
The broad masses, however, believe what Putin tells them.
That is why the leading Russian propagandists use such primitive and elementary language.
The leading Russian propagandists are speaking directly to the masses, who must be systematically brainwashed into believing what Putin says. This is the drug for the masses that keeps them submissive and voiceless in the fictional reality that Putin lives in.

02/22/2023