May 12, 2023 | The Telegraph
It’s time to put Putin on the defensive
Moscow continues to spread toxic disinformation to cripple the West. Much more can be done to do the same to Russia
May 12, 2023 | The Telegraph
It’s time to put Putin on the defensive
Moscow continues to spread toxic disinformation to cripple the West. Much more can be done to do the same to Russia
Excerpt
Britain always has been, is now, and will be our eternal enemy,” Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev declared, promising the UK’s imminent collapse “into the abyss of the sea from a wave triggered by a cutting-edge Russian weapons system.” Even as Russia’s military struggles in Ukraine, Moscow still has a powerful weapon – information – which it is currently deploying in full force against London.
For weeks now, Russia has accused the UK of endangering Ukrainian civilians by supplying Kyiv with armor-piercing shells containing depleted uranium. This claim is false: according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, “[n]o human cancer of any type has even been seen as a result of exposure to … depleted uranium.” In fact, Russia also uses ammunition containing depleted uranium.
Ivana Stradner is a Research Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. You can hear her interview on Russian propaganda on the Telegraph’s daily podcast ‘Ukraine: The Latest’ here.