The symbol of legitimacy in Indo-European cultures is the rod / mace /staff. Where there is neither an agreed staff, nor an agreed holder, legitimacy rests solely in Disinfolklore.
Chef of Disinfolklore, Wanger Nazi leader, controls the War Magic producing factories.
Until recently "Right" resided in the Chief Sorcerer Putin. He controlled the State Disinfolklore assets. His people controlled the content creators. When Western media wanted to "Both Sides" Ukraine-war, they knew to quote Peskov / Putin / Official State media outlets.
Now, there's no longer a unified message. There's no sole authority determining what's "Right."
The Staff / Crown / Mace / Election / Inauguration is the symbol of the anointment of who determines what is Roght or Reich.
Today, in Russia, we don't have the symbols of legitimacy: Putin's surrogates and A.I. mean even the appearance of Putin no longer confers legitimacy.
Contrast with Ukraine, on and after 24th February 2022. @ZelenskyyUa communicates by iPhone every night to assure Ukrainians (and its allies) that the Sovereign is identified with one person. "Right" and the ultimate say in all matters resides in President Zelenskyy.
This is why the Wanger Nazi Chef of Disinfolklore's assassination squads tried to kill President Zelenskyy.
Contrast too the spontaneous understanding among Ukrainians instantly the invasion began about what to do.
In Ukraine - a highly decentralised community in which everyone understands the basis of legitimacy and right is their independence from Russia and the president 73% of them directly elected.
That's a fall back, which Russia doesn't have: it's a society of authoritarian followers, who need to know who is the authority before they will follow.
The Chef's Disinfolklore apparatus will persuade the Russian people, as it has already done for the Russian army, that "Right" and legitimacy no longer resides in the dictator.
In such a vacuum the Chef's Wanger Disinfolklore production army of trolls can dominate the info space.
And in a vacuum where there no longer a consensus of who controls the thunderbolt, she who controls the War Magic / Disinfolklore dominates the Right View.
And this is why Putin the Chief Sorcerer has lost.