"This is a huge machine": Budanov talks about the influence of Russian propaganda
Kyiv • UNN
According to Kyrylo Budanov, head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Ukraine will not be able to completely destroy Russian propaganda due to Russia's huge financial and human resources in many countries.
Ukraine will not be able to completely destroy the line of Russian propaganda, as the Russians have enough financial and human resources in many countries of the world. This was stated by the Chief of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov at the Third International Forum on Strategic Communications Kyiv Stratcom Forum 2024, UNN reports with reference to the DIU.
No matter what we do here, we will not be able to completely destroy the line of Russian propaganda. It will still be there
According to him, the Russians have enough financial and human resources to do this in many countries around the world.
This comes not only from Russia, but also from their agents of influence in other countries. It's a huge machine, with a huge amount of media resources; [for example], Rushdoors - just look at how many offices they have and in which countries. And this is only the visible part. And how much is hidden, how much goes through the art, and so on
He also noted that almost every Russian movie, which is not related to the war, has at least one moment of hate speech.
