In the aftermath of Prigozhin's media empire collapse, former employees spoke out about the dark tactics employed, including hiring individuals to portray "victims of Ukrainian Armed Forces” in staged reports that underpinned Russia's fake pretext for the full-scale invasion of Ukraine -- its Big Lie about alleged "genocide in Donbas." Following the unsuccessful mutiny of...

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[–] Wremmi@sopuli.xyz 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Sadly nothing in this is new or surprising. Only thing that baffles me is, that it's been so many years since russian lies started, and how long they have been doing it in order to get "permission" to fully invade.

[–] Froyn@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wag the Dog came out in 1997. Art imitating life or life imitating art, it's all cyclical.

[–] sparkl_motion@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Foundations of Geopolitics is a great read, and really details the steps Putin has taken since gaining power.

[–] xuxebiko@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago