Monday, April 5, 2021

Russian Defense Adviser Says U.S. Waging A Psychological War Against Moscow

Russian and U.S. state flags fly near a factory in Vsevolozhsk, Leningrad Region, Russia March 27, 2019. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov 


MOSCOW (Reuters) - The United States and other Western countries are waging a psychological war on Russia to try to undermine President Vladimir Putin and state institutions, an adviser to Russia’s defence minister said. 

The aide, Andrei Ilnitsky, also said in comments widely reported by Russian media that Washington also wanted to alter how Russians think in a “war...for people’s minds”. 

Moscow’s ties with Washington are at a post-Cold War low, with U.S. President Joe Biden saying he believes Putin is a killer who deserves to be hit with sanctions for meddling in U.S. politics, charges the Kremlin denies. 

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WNU Editor: I am the first to admit that the Kremlin has always been good at waging disinformation/psychological warfare. But the real masters at it are the Americans.

2 comments:

Hans Persson said...

Well, maybe the Russians should stop all the hacking and after that they can come and complain

Anonymous said...

The Chinese can put back doors into chips. The CIA showed you can spoof country of origin.