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How Russian disinformation spreads beyond its borders.
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, Moscow has ramped up its propaganda and disinformation efforts, crafting a through-the-looking-glass picture of the battle wherein Ukraine and the West — not Russia — are guilty for Russia’s assault.
Transnistria is technically a part of the former-Soviet nation of Moldova, however the area’s separatist authorities is backed by some 1,500 Russian troops who’re stationed there and its airwaves are dominated by Russian state-owned media retailers. Residents stay just some miles from the Ukrainian border, nonetheless, and have entry to Ukrainian broadcasts as effectively.
A New York Instances’ video group traveled to the breakaway area and spoke with individuals to search out out what they consider in regards to the battle in Ukraine and to see how disinformation spreads past Russia’s borders.
Simon Ostrovsky is a Knight-Wallace Reporting Fellow