A newly published poll by Russia Public Opinion Research Center (VTsIOM) suggests that some 80 percent of Russians believe Western media are trying to divide their country through critical coverage of President Vladimir Putin.
via @ChristopherJM
Very popular meme today:
RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service video of government forces and Russian-backed rebels exchanging 19 prisoners at a checkpoint near the town of Schastia, north of Luhansk, yesterday. A prisoner released by separatists was visibly shaken but said he'd been treated well. Small exchanges of this kind are an occasional occurrence in the conflict. A cease-fire has been in place since September 5, but has often been broken.