publicdiplomacycouncil.org
Thursday, October 15th 2015
“Since fighting broke out in eastern Ukraine 18 months ago, Moscow has used its state media and top-level denial to mask its military involvement in the conflict and rebuke growing evidence suggesting Russian troops supported — and sometimes directly fought alongside — separatist forces.” In his October 2, 2015, article, “Russia’s Information Campaign Spreads from Ukraine to Syria,” in foreignpolicy.com, Reid Standish provided details. This quote jumped out:
Now, less than a week into its game-changing foray into Syria, the Kremlin may be deploying similar tactics to deflect accusations that Russia is more interested in protecting its ally, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, than going after the Islamic State.
