In Russia, nationalists and imperialists control the entire Duma and the government.
Barbos is kept in the dark, is told what to say and has no access to the truth. If he had any idea of the realities that are apparent to those outside Putler’s propaganda bubble, he’d likely die of embarrassment.
I don't like this attitude. Barbos obviously has access to the same information we are. How exactly is he kept in the dark?
Your subtext is, "I am too lazy to come up with an argument, but I have access to more information than you, so just trust me".
1) nobody will be convinced by that
2) it's condescending
Like it or not, if you want to convince Barbos of anything you will need to meet him as an equal and respect his opinions.
Pro-war Russians don't support Putin out of a lack of alternative information