The Russian war narrative after mobilization

I look at how Putin's explanation about the war has changed after mobilization. Surprisingly, it hasn't changed as much as one might expect. It is still a balancing act between pleasing the ultranationalists and comforting the population. 0:00 A new Russian war narrative 1:15 Narrative before September 2:39 Ukrainian success mad old narrative untenable 3:24 Russia now fully committed 4:01 Annexation, mobilization, and nuclear threats 4:50 Sergey Surovikin 5:51 Meaning of drone strikes 8:54 Framing Ukrainians as terrorists 10:38 Criticism of mobilization is also propaganda 11:55 Mobilization is over 12:14 Crisis in Western Europe 12:46 Optimistic message to everyone 14:05 Still an impossible balancing act