Russian President Putin and his spokesperson Peskov have blamed the recent pogroms in Makhachkala, Dagestan on foreign interference and information influence. Peskov specifically mentioned external interference, including information influence, while Putin stated that the events were inspired, in part, through social networks and by agents of Western intelligence services, with Ukraine being mentioned as a territory from where the inspiration came. The focus now is on strengthening measures to counter this interference and manipulation.
Peskov hints that Russia has decided to blame the events in Dagestan on "external powers": "The discussion will focus on strengthening measures to counter the very interference from the outside, including information and external manipulation, which are capable of provoking… https://t.co/XtDFMWoJxI https://t.co/cxoSJA5Hkv
🤡 Putin blames pogroms in Dagestan on influence of Ukraine and "Western special services" https://t.co/Hpn88iHWUm
Russian President #Putin said at a meeting on #Dagestan that the events in #Makhachkala “were inspired, in part through social networks, not least from the territory of #Ukraine, by the hands of agents of Western intelligence services.” https://t.co/u0Lk47DzGk
Peskov blames “foreign interference” for the pogroms in Dagestan.
Peskov : the events in Makhachkala are the result of “external interference, including information influence.” https://t.co/LwtqWBB0a9