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Fri Jun 13, 2025, 08:41 PM 16 hrs ago

How Russia saves on the security of its own citizens - Break The Fake - TVP WORLD



The new Lada Vesta "Comfort" edition is here, priced at 1.7 million rubles or roughly $21,000. But what do you actually get for that money? Spoiler: no radio, no overhead mirror, no steering wheel buttons - and rust comes standard. In this episode of Break the Fake, Diana Skaya breaks down what Russia calls a "modern car" and compares it to what the rest of the world can buy for the same price.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:29-2:43 Ex-CIA agent praise Russia’s “freedom”
2:43-5:05 When propaganda meets reality
5:05 - do końca - Rolling rust, Russian edition
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