Dan Cohen reveals the network of foreign strategists, Washington lobbyists and intelligence-linked media outlets behind Kiev's public relations blitz. By Dan Cohen in Washington, D.C. MintPress News Since the Russian offensive inside Ukraine commenced on Feb. 24, the Ukrainian military has cult

This is a pretty dense one. It's wild how explicit things get. For example:

Such Russian clichés like "referendum in Crimea" or "will of the people of Crimea" are absolutely unacceptable.

The document deems unacceptable the terms “Civil war in Donbass,” “Internal conflict,” “Conflict in Ukraine” and “Ukrainian crisis” to describe the Ukrainian military’s war with the breakaway republics of the Donbass region.

Proper wording is critical. While highlighting the situation in Ukraine, a clear reference must always be done to Russia as an aggressor. We protect the entire Europe, not only ourselves, as Putin will not stop in Ukraine.

...these “verified sources that objectively cover what is happening in Ukraine” are anything but independent. Most of them are tied to the U.S. and European governments and billionaire foundations.

It's amazing how directly the language filters through to places like :reddit-logo: too. How much of it is actual paid shills, and how much of it is people internalizing this stuff verbatim?

  • TankieTanuki [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Russia’s air force bombed military installations adjacent to where the foreign fighters were sleeping. Having fled to neighboring Poland, a Spanish fighter described the bombing as a “message” that could have killed thousands.

    Similarly, an American fighter who hid in an ambulance to escape the frontlines warned that Ukrainian authorities were killing foreigners who decided not to fight, calling it a “trap.”

    :jesus-christ: