@obrhoff For some reason, those Russian-speaking individuals living long distance away from Russia (e.g. Fridman) and who haven't had to actually experience the grim realities of Putin's reign themselves – are very susceptible to Russian propaganda, which has been more fierce than ever recently.
So yeah, no surprise Lex is basically repeating Musk's and Trump's talking points re: "the peace deal" – they've been fed the same bullshit from Russia-sponsored media, and they totally fell for it