https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/b4de5677-e53b-412b-8234-cf71945ce792 Vladimir Putin has openly encouraged businesses to hire former combatants and ex-prisoners returning from war, describing them as a part of Russia’s “new elite.” At the same time, many Russian veterans continue struggling to receive compensation, medical assistance, or even basic official recognition after returning home. While the Kremlin praises these men publicly, much of the burden of reintegrating them into society is now being shifted onto ordinary businesses and local communities. On a new episode of Break The Fake, Jonasz Rewiński discusses Russia’s worsening labor crisis and the growing social consequences of the war inside Russia itself. Chapters: 00:00 Returning veterans: Russia’s “new elite”? 05:56 Lavrov shows Russia’s true face, threatening journalist in Delhi 🔴 Watch our 24/7 livestream - https://youtube.com/live/9RY46AUtIl4 Bringing you all the latest daily news and updates, TVP World is Poland's first English-language channel where you can find world news as seen from the Polish perspective and the latest news from the CEE region. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram. https://tvpworld.com/ https://www.facebook.com/tvpworldcom https://twitter.com/TVPWorld_com https://www.instagram.com/tvp_world/ https://www.threads.net/@tvp_world https://bsky.app/profile/tvpworld.bsky.social https://www.tiktok.com/@tvpworld.com https://t.me/tvp_world #putin #russia #economy Wed, 20 May 2026 23:01:08 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.echelon.pl https://video.echelon.pl/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/b4de5677-e53b-412b-8234-cf71945ce792 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.echelon.pl/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.