Russia escalates pre-invasion-style messaging against Moldova and Baltic nations, ISW warns
With talk of "racist" laws and "discrimination", Lavrov again revives the same playbook once used to justify attacks on Ukraine.
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ISW: Russia fakes battlefield gains in Kherson city to convince the West it’s winning the war—but Ukrainian troops filmed strolling there next day (updated)
This staged operation fits a pattern of cognitive warfare in which Moscow manufactures illusions of strength to undermine support for Ukraine abroad.
ISW: Russia amplifies select US statements to create US-Ukraine friction
The Kremlin directs media to spread narratives about alleged Western betrayal and Ukrainian corruption.