Russian propaganda against Ukrainians intensifies: what are the underlying reasons

So, under the guise of a pseudo-intellectual discussion, these “experts” are proving the following to Ukrainians:

1. Preserving and establishing the Russian language, culture, and everything else in Ukraine is good. Ukrainization is evil. They are trying to destroy the national consensus on the transition to everything Ukrainian, which has already taken place since the beginning of the full-scale invasion. Russia wants to rewind everything. 

2. Ukrainians, they argue, are a deeply divided society. And in order to smooth out this split, Russia's agents advise to return everything to the way it once was in Russified Ukraine. The truth is quite different - despite the great challenges, Ukrainians generally maintain their balance and hold their own.

3. The same agents of hostile influence promote that the only way to get peace is to make concessions to Moscow. They, of course, keep silent about the fact that after that, Ukraine will definitely be either a ruin or a concentration camp. 

In order to expand the audience for their messages, Russian agents try to involve public opinion leaders with a pro-state position in the public debate. Russian agents need public debate on this topic because it legitimizes them and their messages. 

Why have the Russian puppets become more active right now? It's obvious that the Russians have a window of opportunity for the next six months. Then it may close abruptly due to both internal and external circumstances. The Kremlin has now put everything it can into action. During this time, they want to push us. Including by provoking internal contradictions in Ukraine. Our task is to survive. 

We believe we are right. The truth is behind us. We are on the bright side of History. 

And finally. I have just read that the share of the Ukrainian language in the Ukrainian segment of social networks is growing dynamically. 

We will be fine if we don't fall for enemy misrepresentations and overcome our own stupidity, which sometimes overwhelms us.

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About the author: Mykhailo Basarab, political scientist.

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