- Russia’s leadership is aware that it is committing crime through it’s army (destruction of households, civilian infrastructure the killing of peaceful citizens), therefore the Kremlin’s propaganda machine is pushing the narratives about the war with “Nazis” so that their own citizens saw Ukraine as an enemy and refrain from anti-war protests.
- Moscow sees that its “great army” is being defeated on multiple fronts (destroyed armored convoys, massive death toll, etc.), so they are trying to conceal actual losses, at the same time discrediting the Ukrainian Army (portraying it as weak and incapable in the eyes of the Russians), claiming that it’s mostly foreign mercenaries, armed with foreign weapons, who are fighting in Ukraine.
- The fact that Ukrainian forces are now armed with foreign weaponry is not about the desire of the Ukrainian government to arm “Nazis”, as Russian propaganda alleges, but a critical need to repel Russian aggression. Had it not been for the threat of Russian invasion, Ukraine would have not applied for such lethal aid.
- Kremlin propaganda pundits present all cases of war crimes, committed by the Russian army, in a light that is favorable for Moscow, conveying manipulated reports to their own citizens. For example, the video showing an unarmed civilian holding his hands up being shot by a Russian tank is presented as liquidation of a territorial defense member who could allegedly wield a grenade. The strikes targeting clinics, maternity hospitals, schools, and kindergartens are claimed to be the attacks on “Nazi” headquarters allegedly set up in those facilities.
- The Kremlin propaganda has created an image of the western world as Russia’s archenemy, which has seized Ukraine and is now trying to destroy Russia. The Russians are being fed disinfirmation claiming that Putin’s “special operation” is about saving Ukrainians, allegedly from “Nazis”, supervised by the West, who have been intimidating the Ukrainian people. who.
- ● The lies spread by the Russian media expose fears of both Putin and his entourage of their own people. The Russians should open their eyes and do their utmost to topple Putin’s regime, not only to stop the war with Ukraine but also to keep on living, giving birth to children and raising them in a developed democracy that actually has a future.