The threat of nuclear war – what is the goal of the Kremlin's horror stories – the head of the CPD – World
Both the statements of the officials of the Russian Federation and the outbursts from Russian bots in public are concentrated precisely on the countries of the West.
In the information field of Western countries, the Kremlin promotes the thesis about the “threat of nuclear war”, which is allegedly “higher than during the Caribbean crisis”.
Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation of the NSDC, explained the purpose of such an information campaign by Russian propagandists.
He noted that both the statements of the officials of the Russian Federation and the comments made by Russian bots in public are concentrated precisely on the countries of the West, which provide active support to Ukraine. However, activity in the countries of the Global South, in particular in Asia, is practically absent.
“Russia wants to scare the West and change its course to support Ukraine,” Andriy Kovalenko said.
According to him, the escalation of the “threat of nuclear war” topic in the countries of the Global South is not…
