Russian state TV host rolls her eyes at claim the US and Britain blew up ... trends now

Moscow's propaganda machine has been in overdrive since the destruction of Ukraine's Kakhovka Dam this morning, and now claims that Britain and the US may have been behind it have even left one of Putin's puppets rolling her eyes.

Russian state TV host and friend of the Kremlin Olga Skabayeva was scarcely able to conceal her scepticism as Igor Korotchenko declared that the 'terrorist attack' was planned by Washington and London.

Reserve colonel Korotchenko said on Rossiya-1: 'This is the direct responsibility of official London, Washington. And we have to call things by their proper name.'

Moscow has blamed Kyiv's forces for staging strikes on the dam, which is in Russian-held territory in southern Ukraine on the Dnieper river.

But Ukraine immediately blamed 'Russian terrorists' for the attack, labelling it a 'war crime' as the breach has devastated towns and villages with floodwater pouring into the surrounding areas.

Unfounded claims around who is responsible for the blast were pushed on Russian media today, including on Skabeyeva's talk show 60 minutes.

Dubbed Putin's 'Iron Doll' for her steely looks and hardline stance on the war, Olga Skabeyeva is on the frontline of the Kremlin's disinformation war and used to touting conspiracy theories.

But even Skabeyeva looked unimpressed with her guest's bizarre rant, as she raised her eyes to the ceiling in what could be described as either boredom or disbelief.

Korotchenko, who is editor-in-chief of Russia's National Defence magazine, made the outlandish claim that Ukraine's allies may be to blame for the destruction of the dam as he spoke on the panel of Russian propagandists.

He said: 'Let us remember the famous concept that was proposed by the American think-tank, the RAND Corporation to overstretch Russia, to stretch Russia's forces to take it out of equilibrium.

'As a matter of fact, one of the

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