DISINFO: Contrary to Western propaganda, Russia is winning the war
SUMMARY
Over the past six months, the situation in Ukraine looks catastrophic and it has seriously deteriorated over the last few weeks. At the same time, civil servants from the European Union and the United States are deliberately manipulating public opinion in order to pursue the policies they need. The information space is literally crammed with propaganda and much of the information from both sides of the conflict is not credible. However, the successes achieved by Russian troops speak for themselves.
RESPONSE
The article promotes two recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narratives. The first one claims that the ongoing war in Ukraine is definitely being won by the Russian side, whilst the situation for Ukrainian troops is gradually deteriorating. The other argues that the collective West is lying to its citizens about the tragedy that Ukraine endures every day in order to pursue the selfish goals of the EU and UN.
In the last two weeks, the Ukrainian army's careful planning and astute use of Western military resources led to a successful counter-offensive that resulted in the liberation of nearly 3,000 square kilometers of Russian occupied areas. The recent recapture of the Ukrainian territories is by far the Ukrainian military's biggest achievement, since they pushed the Russian troops back from the capital Kyiv in March.
The latter counter-offensive maneuvers have not only pushed Russian troops out of the Kharkiv region but are now also threatening to retake territories Putin's troops seized in the Donbas — the eastern industrial heartland whose "freedom" the Kremlin has pinpointed as the main goal of the "special military operation". If Russia starts losing key territories that they have recently gained in the Donbas region, it would be virtually impossible to hide Kremlin’s ensuing military and political failure.
Regarding the fact that Putin just recently made nuclear threats and initiated a partial mobilisation, the latter can be viewed as a clear indicator that the war is not going according to his plan. Thus, any claims from the Kremlin that the West is sugarcoating the situation in Ukraine are and will become easily refutable.
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