Russian Troops positioned themselves along
the northern and eastern border of Ukraine to conduct a military
operation.
onesided, downplays the situation,
loaded words These troops, who were embarking on a peacekeeping mission,
onesided,
hopeful, glittering generality entered Ukraine in late
February of 2022. Lugansk and Dontesk, two regions who had declared independence
from Ukraine, had to be saved from genocide
disinformation, anger, loaded words
that was being inflicted
disinformation, anger, loaded words upon them by the Ukrainian
government. Russian troops were fearlessly pushing through the
Nazi-plagued
disinformation, loaded
words government in order to save their Russian brothers and
sisters that had been separated
loaded words from Russia by the
ruthless
onesided, anger
Ukrainian government. Historically, Ukraine has been a part of
Russia
verified, loaded words and
the people must be reunited
onesided, hope, loaded words
Russian troops surrounded Ukraine in an attempt to intimidate
onesided, anger the Ukrainian government into surrendering
anger
their hope to join NATO. When this intimidation
anger tactic was
unsuccessful, Russian troops invaded
anger, loaded words Ukraine with a goal to topple Kiev
verified, anger
, the capital city. This invasion was the start of a bloody war
verified,anger, loaded words
,an act of cruelty
anger, loaded against the
sovereign
verified, hope, generalities
nation of Ukraine. This attack on sovereignty
verified, hope,
generalities , liberalism
verified, hope, generalities , and
freedom
verified, hope,
generalities was considered to be absolutely unacceptable by
western nations, prompting a swift wave of warranted sanctions
onesided, pride
against Russia.
This is precisely the question that we asked ourselves when we started our research. Reading the news from Russia and news from the USA about the conflict can feel like you are reading about two completely different events. Russian media tells you that there is no war, just a military operation. American news portrays a violent invasion and threat against fundamental freedoms, such as freedom of speech and sovereignty.
Our research aims to explore the different tactics used by each country to shape the narrative around the Donbas conflict both before and after Russia's entry into Ukraine.
For more information on how we identified validity, emotions, and propaganda techniques, please visit our methodology page