Russian propaganda is spreading fake news about Medinsky's meeting with Umerov before the negotiations in Istanbul

Russian propaganda has launched an information attack against the Ukrainian negotiating team, spreading false information about an alleged "personal meeting" between Putin's aide Vladimir Medinsky and Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov. This is reported by UNN with reference to the Telegram channel of the Center for Countering Disinformation.

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The report said that Medinsky publicly stated about an alleged "bilateral meeting" with Umerov before the talks in Istanbul. At the same time, the Center for Countering Disinformation denied this information.

In fact, the meeting took place in the presence of Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, who acted as an intermediary. Statements about alleged "closed agreements" reached at this meeting are a manipulation aimed at undermining confidence in the Ukrainian negotiating team.

In addition, ru-propaganda is preparing a two-vector information attack:

• inside Ukraine fakes with elements of conspiracy and assumptions about "personal connections" of representatives of the Ukrainian delegation with Russians will be spread;

• messages will be spread to the Western audience that Ukraine is allegedly deliberately delaying the negotiations, while Russia is allegedly ready for peace.

Russia's goal is to replace reality and impose a narrative in which the aggressor poses as a "peacemaker," the Center said.

Reference

The Center for Countering Disinformation is a structure under the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, created to identify and neutralize information threats.

Let's remind

Ukraine has repeatedly stated that russia is evading meaningful peace talks, continuing hostilities and information attacks.