Todd Leventhal Profile picture
Countered Soviet, Russian, other dis/misinformation for 25 years mostly at US State Department. Write Substack at https://t.co/PJiNlIo4Uy
Oct 13, 2022 9 tweets 3 min read
Many people dismiss propaganda and disinformation as marginal, but they are key to Russia’s war on Ukraine. Putin’s main propaganda message: if you arm Ukraine more than I wish, this could cause nuclear war. @NatVogel, @kalenskyj, @JakubJanda Thread. 1 of 8 Threatening nightmare scenarios is standard practice for RU prop/disinfo aimed at policy/opinion makers. See “Clandestine Disinformation and Agents of Influence,” at e.america.gov/t/ViewEmail/i/…. 2 of 8