Infoguerre
Turning the War Into a Crusade
Moscow is doing all it can to ruin hopes for peace and build a crescendo ahead of Putin’s re-coronation on 7 May and the traditional WWII victory parade on 9 May. As we begin the month of May, Russian state propaganda is tuned to two frequencies: drumming up support for Putin ahead of his re-coronation on 7 May and eroding peace prospects and support for Ukraine, especially in Western societies. The volume is turned up everywhere. The streets of Moscow are being decorated with (even more) pictures of Putin, hero-like pictures of soldiers, and banners calling for remembering the battles of the 1940s. Then 7 May will give way to 9 May, the date for the traditional victory day celebration, a cornerstone of the modern Russian raison d’être.