The U.S. State Department's disinformation unit, led by James Rubin, reported by Reuters, has warned that Russia is preparing information operations to influence public opinion against Ukraine ahead of the 2024 European elections. Jamie Rubin, the special envoy for the U.S., stated that these operations aim to sway the elections by portraying Ukraine negatively. Additionally, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), in its daily report, indicated that Russia is also conducting an information campaign to misrepresent NATO’s defensive 'Steadfast Defender 2024' exercises as provocative, framing NATO's actions as aggressive despite being a response to Russian threats.
🙄 Russia wants to present NATO exercises as provocation – ISW https://t.co/AJf4kpAzdi
Russia is conducting an information campaign aimed at portraying NATO’s defensive Steadfast Defender 2024 exercises as provocative actions to deflect attention from its own aggression, ISW said in its daily report. https://t.co/uVvlOb0rkd
⚡️ISW: Russia conducting information operation to distort NATO’s 'Steadfast Defender 2024' exercises. As NATO gears up for the Steadfast Defender 2024 exercises, Russia has been engaged in an information campaign seeking to cast NATO's actions as provocative, the Institute for…
NEW: Russia is conducting an information operation to misrepresent NATO’s defensive "Steadfast Defender 2024" exercises – a response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and Russian threats directed towards NATO members - as provocative. 🧵1/5 https://t.co/vnoqXOqb3Z
⚡️ US warns of Russian efforts to turn public opinion against Ukraine in upcoming European elections. Russia plans to use information operations to turn public opinion against Ukraine amid key elections across Europe in 2024, said Jamie Rubin, the special envoy for the U.S.…
⚡️#Russia is preparing information operations aimed at shaping public opinion against #Ukraine ahead of the 2024 elections in European countries, the head of the U.S. State Department's disinformation unit, James Rubin, said, Reuters reported.