Which side can maintain domestic support as the war costs regular citizens could also determine the outcome in Ukraine.
Tag: Propaganda
With New Limits on Media, Putin Closes a Door on Russia’s ‘Openness’
The Russian leader is undoing the social freedoms introduced at the end of the Soviet Union, risking a return to total control and ideological isolation.
Ukrainians Find That Relatives in Russia Don’t Believe It’s a War
Many Ukrainians are encountering a confounding and frustrating backlash from family members in Russia who have bought into the official Kremlin messaging.
TikTok Ukraine War Videos Raise Questions About Spread of Misinformation
The Chinese-owned video app is dealing with a flood of war videos and the question of whether it is spreading unverified information.
Last Vestiges of Russia’s Free Press Fall Under Kremlin Pressure
“Everything that’s not propaganda is being eliminated,” a Nobel Prize winning editor said as Russian authorities moved to control the narrative in the Ukraine war.
In Ukraine’s Information War, a Blend of Fact and Fiction
Experts say stories like the Ghost of Kyiv and Snake Island, both of questionable veracity, are propaganda or morale boosters, or perhaps both.
Ukraine War Tests the Power of Tech Giants
Google, Meta, Twitter, Telegram and others are levers in the conflict, caught between demands from Ukraine, Russia, the European Union and the U.S.
Russia’s War With Ukraine Is Already Costing Russian Economy
Despite the Kremlin’s efforts to obscure the offensive in Ukraine, the costs of the war were already evident in both economic and social turmoil.
Piece by Piece, Russia’s Rationale for a Ukraine Invasion Is Put in Place
Theatrical meetings and dubious battlefield reports have shaped the Kremlin’s narrative that war is being pushed on it by a United States determined to destroy Russia.
Russia May Be Seeking Pretext for Ukraine Invasion, Officials Say
The pressure on Kyiv mounted after a weekend of shelling and evacuations in the east, and the extension of war games in neighboring Belarus.