#Russia Steps Up Propaganda War Amid Tensions With #Ukraine
“The disinformation campaign includes [false] claims that NATO and Ukrainian forces are preparing to attack Russian speakers in Ukraine” (😬same lies Putin used to seize Crimea and Donbas 2014) nytimes.com/2022/01/25/us/…
“The disinformation campaign includes [false] claims that NATO and Ukrainian forces are preparing to attack Russian speakers in Ukraine” (😬same lies Putin used to seize Crimea and Donbas 2014) nytimes.com/2022/01/25/us/…
Why it’s called Hybrid War: Alongside its military buildup, #Russia ramps up its #propaganda against #Ukraine, pumping out #disinformation painting Russia as victim, Ukrainians as Nazis committing genocide against Russians, and US as overlords plotting a chemical weapons attack🙄 
“Much of the propaganda is aimed at a domestic audience in Russia and at pro-Moscow Ukrainians… If Russia does invade Ukraine…it wants to make sure it has the support of Russian speakers in the country as its tanks and artillery roll across fields or knock down houses.”😨😒
“Much like its efforts to divide the American electorate in 2016 by stoking debates about racism, guns and other divisive issues, Russia is trying to increase polarization in Ukraine to give it a tactical advantage”
That’s Putin’s playbook—division by disinformation, menace, war
That’s Putin’s playbook—division by disinformation, menace, war
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