Russia needs to declare ‘victory’ over Ukraine on Feb. 24, Ukrainian intel claims

Russia is instructing its propagandists to declare "victory" within the struggle "in opposition to Ukraine and NATO" on Feb. 24, the third anniversary of its full-scale invasion, Ukrainian army intelligence (HUR) claimed on Feb. 21.

After Russia didn’t take over Ukraine inside days in 2022 and suffered a number of defeats in 2022, the Kremlin started to push the false declare that Russia was at struggle with NATO. Western companions have been offering Ukraine with weapons because the starting of the all-out struggle however have by no means despatched troops to Ukraine, fearing escalation.

Based on the intelligence company, Russia goals to sow despair amongst Ukrainians, destabilize the state of affairs within the nation, and discredit Ukraine amongst its allies. Russian intelligence companies plan to unfold the narrative that "Ukraine has been betrayed" by the West and the U.S., HUR claimed.

Russian propaganda may also carry on questioning the legitimacy of President Volodymyr Zelensky and "the corrupt Ukrainian officers who steal U.S. help."

Ukraine's allies had usually ignored a propaganda narrative about Zelensky's legitimacy till U.S. President Donald Trump accused Ukraine of beginning the struggle and appeared to echo the Kremlin's traces, dubbing Ukraine's president as a dictator.

This declare ignores the truth that Ukraine's structure prohibits elections throughout martial legislation, which has been in impact since Russia's full-scale invasion started in 2022. Consequently, Zelensky's time period has been prolonged, which constitutional legal professionals argue is permitted beneath Ukrainian legislation.

HUR says that the Kremlin might use the latest U.S.-Russia talks in Saudi Arabia to impose its phrases of peace on the world, attempting to painting governments in Europe that again Kyiv as "enemies of peace."

No concrete selections had been introduced following the assembly between American and Russian delegations, however Ukraine's exclusion sparked alarm in Kyiv and Europe.

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