How Ukraine fights Russian disinformation. 10 key lessons from the frontline for the West. A fresh paper by me & @r_osadchuk.

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A few highlights below 🧵 hybridcoe.fi/publications/h…

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1⃣ There is no way around the basics. An extensive monitoring system is a must. Debunking and refutation of the lies is a sine qua non. Action, any kind of action, is a priority, don't search for the "perfect" action while allowing the adversary to spread his lie unopposed.

HOW TO DEFEND AGAINST DISINFORMATION -- my latest report, a result of several years of collecting best practices in countering disinformation in Europe and beyond. In: link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9… 🧵 with highlights below 👇 The title talks about countering COVID-related disinformation, however, the principles can be applied to any kind of disinformation campaign.

Thanks for asking, Adam, I would be delighted to take that question.

1/ REAL sanctions. Not the kind of sanctions when you can still buy a BMW in Moscow, and when Procter & Gamble, Nestle and Oriflame spend millions on advertisement on Russian pseudomedia. Real sanctions.

https://twitter.com/awb58/status/1375211762493063169

2/ periodic toughening the sanctions. "For every three months Russia doesn't end its war in Ukraine / return Crimea / apologise for shooting down MH17 / admit responsibility for the murder of Litvinenko, Magnitsky, Skripal, Khangoshvili, we do X."

I tried to compile a review of Russian information aggression in 2019 for @DisinfoPortal. My main point: the problems with Kremlin's disinformation yet again increased disinfoportal.org/russian-disinf… The pro-Kremlin disinformation machine received more resources, penetrated new territories, improved the information laundering, tightened the screws at home.