Russia launched a propaganda campaign for the anniversary of the Nazi attack on the USSR

Russia, on the anniversary of Nazi Germany's attack on the Soviet Union, launched a large-scale propaganda campaign to justify its armed aggression against Ukraine. This was reported by the Center for Countering Disinformation under the National Security and Defense Council, reports UNN.

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In publications by Kremlin resources and official statements, the key tool of manipulation has been the artificial imposition of parallels between the events of 1941 and the modern war. Propaganda persistently equates Ukrainians with Nazis and Western countries with Hitler's coalition. Modern Russian occupiers are called by Russian media "true heirs of the victors," attempting to give the war of aggression against Ukraine the status of a "sacred rebuff,"

The CCD noted that for foreign audiences, particularly through events facilitated by "Rossotrudnichestvo" in Global South countries, Russia actively promotes the narrative of the Soviet Union as the main victim of World War II, monopolizing this status under the guise of the "great sacrifice of the Russian people."

Thus, the Kremlin is trying to whitewash Russia in the eyes of the international community and shift the focus away from the war crimes it is committing today. Through the militarization of memory, Moscow seeks to absolve itself of responsibility for violating international law and disguise its own war of aggression as a "historical mission,"

Recall

According to an analysis by the Center for Countering Disinformation of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (CCD), today in Russia on social media, over 78% of all organic comments on official government statements are negative.