- Putin officials, seeking to tarnish Zelensky's image, likened him to Brad Pitt.
- Documents reviewed by the Washington Post reveal the Kremlin's efforts to sow discord among Ukrainians.
- The Kremlin uses disinformation campaigns and social media manipulation.
Officials in Moscow have complained that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy resembles Hollywood actor Brad Pitt, a global star with an unsulliable image, the Washington Post reported.
The frustrating exchange was archived in a cache of more than 100 Kremlin propaganda documents reviewed by The Washington Post.
Documents obtained by European intelligence agencies reveal that Kremlin officials are struggling to undermine Zelenskiy's popularity.
Zelensky's high level of public trust is still recovering after two years of war, but the numbers have been shaky in recent days. According to the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, trust in Zelenskyy fell to 62% in December 2023, a 22% decline since December 2022.
According to the paper's analysis, these documents reveal the Kremlin's elaborate and persistent efforts to undermine President Zelenskiy.
From orchestrating disinformation campaigns to manipulating social media, Putin's government is pulling the strings behind the scenes to sow discord and division in Ukrainian society.
Internal Kremlin documents have revealed a disinformation campaign designed to tarnish President Zelenskiy's image and destabilize his leadership.
Thousands of social media posts and fabricated articles flooded the online space.
A year ago, Kremlin strategists tried to exploit the rumored tensions between Zelensky and the army's top commander, General Valery Zarzhny, arguing that Zelensky's decision to fire Zarzhny was a sign of weakness and instability. I was thinking of a story called.
Zelenskiy ultimately fired Zarzhni, but public trust in his successor, Col. Oleksandr Shirskiy, is much lower.
Through social media platforms and fake news articles, the Kremlin orchestrated a flood of content depicting Mr. Zelensky as “hysterical and weak,” fostering the perception that Mr. Zelensky was eliminating a perceived threat to his power. did.
Thousands of social media posts and fabricated articles flooded the online space, strategically designed to amplify divisions within Ukrainian society and undermine confidence in President Zelenskiy's leadership.
The Kremlin has outlined four main goals for its multifaceted propaganda campaign in Ukraine. The goal is to discredit Kiev's leadership, divide Ukraine's elite, demoralize the Ukrainian military, and disorient the population.
The focus shifted to penetrating Ukraine's social media landscape, with an emphasis on platforms like Telegram that have emerged as important news sources.
To gain support, they insisted on sensitivity, avoiding overt pro-Russian propaganda and focusing on stories that resonated with Ukrainian audiences.
Strategies include cloning reputable media and government websites to spread fabricated content, amplifying narratives depicting Zelenskiy as a puppet of the West, and spreading misinformation about military operations in Ukraine. It includes things to do.
The Kremlin is currently exploring new avenues, such as deepfake technology, to further its objectives.
Despite the Kremlin's attempts to damage Zelensky's reputation; Ukrainian society remains united In the face of Russian aggression.
February 24, 2022 marks the second anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
