Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with Russian military forces attacking multiple targets overnight. Putin declared the beginning of a “special military operation” which is the culmination of the past several weeks of Russia mounting| The Soufan Center
In the lead up to the current crisis with Ukraine, Russia continued to value mis-, dis-, and malinformation (MDM) as a key part of its approach to influencing and manipulating public opinion, both domestically and abroad| The Soufan Center
The world’s attention is focused on an ever-growing Russian military deployment which now nearly encircles Ukraine, and Putin has ordered "peacekeepers" into the Donbas. Meanwhile, U.S. President Joseph Biden suggested that Washington believes Russian President Vladimir Putin| The Soufan Center