Just had a classified briefing on Russia/Ukraine from the SecDef, SecState, DNI and others. It was a powerful reminder of just how much warfare has changed.
The administration has declassified intelligence on the Russians’ plan to film a fake Ukrainian attack on their forces, complete with a staged set, actors, even fake bodies — all to justify an invasion. Just insane behavior.
Disinformation & misinformation are real tools in the Russian toolkit, as are cyberattacks that could deliberately target American & NATO civilians. With 100,000 troops at Ukraine's border, Putin's achilles heel is what his own people think of him, so let's use it against him.
To the Ukrainian people: if Russia does invade, take your cell phones with you everywhere you go. Flood the internet with pictures and videos with all the embarrassing content you can get for the Russian people to see. Help them see their leader for what he is: a fraud & a thug.
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