Mark Lansbury

2024-04-19 11:46:37

Microsoft says Russian #disinformation campaign targeting US #elections has begun

U.S. officials have said that #Russia engaged in a widespread campaign of digital disinformation and hacking in the past two presidential elections, with particular effort dedicated to the 2016 election.

The governments of Belgium and Czechia also warned earlier in April that Russia was operating a disinformation and interference network targeting the upcoming EU parliamentary election.

According to the Microsoft report, Russia's campaign to sow disinformation in the U.S. has begun in earnest over the past month and a half but has yet to reach the height of previous efforts.

One of the more common methods is for Russia to spread fake "whistleblower" narratives, which are then picked up by U.S. media outlets.

"Ultimately, after the narrative has circulated online for a series of days or weeks, U.S. audiences repeat and repost this disinformation, likely unaware of its original source," Microsoft said.

The focus of the new campaign is to spread "divisive content," including criticism of U.S. support for Ukraine, the Microsoft report said.

https://kyivindependent.com/microsoft-says-russian-disinformation-campaign-targeting-us-election-has-begun/

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Microsoft says Russian disinformation campaign targeting US election has begun

The focus of the new campaign is to spread "divisive content," including criticism of U.S. support for Ukraine, the Microsoft report said.

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Mark Lansbury

2024-04-10 17:32:22

Russian movie theaters are openly stealing Western films, and going unpunished

After Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, #Hollywood's biggest film studios stopped selling their films to Russia. Despite that, Russian movie theaters have continued showing U.S.-made films, now pirated from online platforms.

And instead of a crackdown on piracy, the Russian government is now considering legalizing theft.

Russian state television has been vocal in painting Western #democracies, especially the U.S., as the reason for all of Russia's problems. The desire for U.S.-made products inside Russia, however, remains high, with the country's providers turning to illegal schemes to cover the demand.

https://kyivindependent.com/russian-movie-theaters-openly-steal-western-films-but-remain-unpunished-so-far/

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Russian movie theaters are openly stealing Western films, and going unpunished

Russian state television has been vocal in painting Western democracies, especially the U.S., as the reason for all of Russia's problems. The desire for U.S.-made products inside Russia, however, remains high, with the country's providers turning to illegal schemes to cover the demand. After Russia launched its

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Mark Lansbury

2024-04-06 13:48:14

Russian use of prohibited chemical weapons has become 'systemic'

The tendency of Russian troops to use munition with prohibited chemicals grows and has become "systemic," the command of Ukraine's Support Forces reported on April 5.

Ukrainian forces recorded 371 cases of usage of munition containing prohibited chemicals over the past month, which is 90 cases more than during the previous one.

For such attacks, Russia primarily uses K-51 and RG-VO grenades, which are delivered via drones, according to the Support Forces.

https://kyivindependent.com/military-russian-troops-begin-to-use-munition-with-prohibited-chemicals-more-frequent/

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Military: Russian use of prohibited chemical weapons has become 'systemic'

Ukrainian forces recorded 371 cases of usage of munition containing prohibited chemicals over the past month, which is 90 cases more than during the previous one.

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Mark Lansbury

2024-03-26 12:19:10

Why #ISIS attacked #Russia and why Russia blames Ukraine

DOHA – The terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall #concert venue in a Moscow suburb was no bolt from the blue. The Kremlin dismissed U.S. intelligence warnings of an imminent attack by “extremists,” possibly to shift the blame to a convenient scapegoat when the attack came.

https://kyivindependent.com/opinion-why-isis-attacked-russia-and-why-russia-blames-ukraine/

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Opinion: Why ISIS attacked Russia and why Russia blames Ukraine

DOHA – The terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall concert venue in a Moscow suburb was no bolt from the blue. The Kremlin dismissed U.S. intelligence warnings of an imminent attack by “extremists,” possibly to shift the blame to a convenient scapegoat when the attack came. The murder of

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Mark Lansbury

2023-04-13 10:26:49

Russia’s abduction of Ukrainian children is an established genocidal tactic during war

Russia’s forceful displacement of Ukrainians is a centuries-tested practice of conquest.

Von Guttner Sporzynski highlights that the tradition of abduction and forced displacement of the non-conformist population is deeply rooted in Russia’s history.

He starts from the 16th century, when the first deportations of citizens of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania started, then follows to 19th -century Poland, where around 60,000 people were deported following two anti-Russian rebellions, and ends with the 20th century:

“It is estimated that between 1936 and 1952 at _least three million people were deported across the western territories of Soviet Russia and transported thousands of kilometres away to Siberia and Central Asia.”_ Von Guttner Sporzynski concludes that the children who get abducted today from Ukraine may not find their way back home after the war ends.

https://kyivindependent.com/untitled-16/

#RussiaInvadedUkraine #RussianWarCrimes #PutinWarCriminal #children #Ukraine #deportation #abducted #ChildAbuse #RussiaAggression #Russia #kidnapping #RussianKidnappers #genocide #genocidal #StandWithUkraine