Exclusive Interview – Russia boasts the world’s largest landmass and one of the world’s largest standing armies, and it has an arsenal of weapons that it has used to great effect since its aggression against Ukraine began in February 2022. It is a state propaganda machine that is almost unparalleled worldwide. Cypher Briefing This year, Stanislav Kucher has reported on how Russian state media and other influential figures supported by the Kremlin have spread false narratives about the war and demonized the West. Most recently, he wrote a piece that compiled disinformation about Ukraine’s invasion of Russia’s Kursk region.
Julia Davis, a Ukrainian-born American engineer and journalist, has spent her career monitoring Russian state media. Russian Media Monitor It has been touted as the most sophisticated analytical source for observing and understanding how the Kremlin disseminates its messages to Russia and the world.
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