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Reuters allowed the Kremlin-run TASS news agency to join Reuters Connect. The Kremlin might use this access to spread its false narratives among Western audiences under the veneer of objective reporting- a campaign ISW has tracked in detail. bit.ly/2NvzPRy THREAD 1/11
TASS CEO Sergey Mikhailov said the deal will help present news from Russia "as objectively & reliably as possible." 2/11
Joining Reuters Connect is a gain for the Kremlin and its efforts to make Russia’s global information space less vulnerable to counter-disinformation efforts. 3/11
The #Kremlin is building a global media conglomerate & attempting to pull countries around the world into #Russia's information space. ISW tracked down 50+ bilateral media cooperation agreements the Kremlin signed around the world in the past 5 years: bit.ly/2Sqm486 4/11
Russia's 2015 Information Security Doctrine defined “growing bias with regards to Russia in the foreign media” and “international efforts to block the activity of Russian media” among Russia’s key challenges: bit.ly/2Sqm486 5/11
The Kremlin launched the campaign to cultivate partnerships with local media outlets around the world simultaneously with its revision of Russia’s Information Security Doctrine in 2015. bit.ly/2Sqm486 6/11
The Kremlin is manipulating the information space in its conflicts, such as the war in Ukraine. The West should call out the Kremlin’s attempts to manipulate the global information space, not enable it. bit.ly/3a4OjAK 7/11
ISW investigated how the Kremlin used disinformation in February to help fuel violent protests in Ukraine. bit.ly/3aLVvSp 8/11
Credible Western media organizations should not grant the Kremlin's media opportunities to expand its global influence and reach. bit.ly/2HfTlk9 9/11
Russia's information operations pose daunting but not insuperable challenges. The US and its allies must develop a coherent global approach to transcending the Russian challenge. bit.ly/ruschlg 10/11
ISW will continue closely watching Russian use of disinformation in efforts to agitate real activity, such as protests, as the Kremlin evolves its hybrid warfare toolkit. This thread brought to you by ISW's Russia Team @nataliabugayova @georgewbarros & Mason Clark 11/11
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