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Ukraine debunks Kremlin fake about US plans to “replace” Zelensky with someone else
Kyiv • UNN
Russian media are spreading disinformation about US plans to oust Zelenskyy over the actions of the Armed Forces in the Kursk region. This is part of Russia's information campaign aimed at destabilizing the situation in Ukraine.
The Kremlin media are spreading false information about the possible removal of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy by the United States in response to the actions of the Armed Forces in the Kursk region. The Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security explains that this is part of a Russian information campaign aimed at destabilizing the situation in Ukraine, UNN reports.
The Kremlin media spread the thesis that the US authorities may consider removing Zelenskyy in response to the Ukrainian Armed Forces' operation in the Kursk region, based on the statements of former CIA officer Larry Johnson.
The Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security explains that this is part of an information campaign aimed at reinforcing the recent fake news claiming that the United States plans to "replace" President Zelensky with another person. The Russians are trying to add weight to this fake by using comments from pseudo-experts and propagandists with American citizenship, such as former CIA officer Larry Johnson, who was convicted of molesting a minor, and former UN inspector Scott Ritter.
These individuals have no real connection to political circles or intelligence services and have been working for Russian propaganda for many years, using their former regalia and willingness to disseminate any information. The purpose of this fake is to strengthen the narratives of "external governance" and "state failure" and to attempt to destabilize the domestic political situation and undermine the confidence of international partners in Ukraine's military and political leadership.
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