Russia's shifting war narratives update: after incorporating additional topics discussed in @HannaNotte's 🧵on similarities b/t Russia's campaigns in Ukraine and Syria, we start to see some stabilization around 3 clusters of war topics on Russian TV.
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https://twitter.com/HannaNotte/status/1508470588695883778?s=20&t=_YE4zFXkI6HQGRKJtDy3xA
Tier 1, enemies & victims: Nazis/fascists, foreign fighters (mercenaries & terrorists), and humanitarian corridors;
Tier 2, treachery: human shields, CBWs, Nuclear weapons, and Kosovo/Yugoslavia references; and
Tier 3, legitimation: genocide and information warfare.
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Tier 2, treachery: human shields, CBWs, Nuclear weapons, and Kosovo/Yugoslavia references; and
Tier 3, legitimation: genocide and information warfare.
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The gap between national and regional media coverage continues to widen. National TV keeping nationalists at the top of the agenda, while regional broadcast media emphasizes sanctions, above all. 3/5
So what are regional media saying about sanctions? I've only had time to look at some broadcasts from last week. In Tatarstan, lots of stories about sanctions' lack of impact. In Krasnodar and Yaroslavl, sanctions are revealed as a gift in the form of import substitution.
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In general, regional press dismisses sanctions loudly and often. Mentions of local concern, lack of goods, supply chain issues are followed by reassurances that they aren't serious, won't last, or that Russia is better off. Basically, all the repertoires learned since 2014.
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