Russia Pushes Patriotic Ringtones for Putin

Russia is kicking off a national campaign to ramp up morale ahead of Victory Day, that allows citizens to download patriotic war songs for free ringtones and express their national pride with their mobile devices. The drive comes as Russia suffers a recession spurred by low oil prices and sanctions imposed by the West for the conflict in Ukraine, while Russian officials and media spread conspiracies that the West wants to destroy Russia and steal its resources. It started Monday as...

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