Stickers with the slogan ““Russia is not my enemy” have appeared in Romania, France, and Italy.
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“Russia has launched the propaganda campaign ‘Russia is not my enemy,’ which has reached Romania. Stickers with this message are appearing in cities as part of the Kremlin’s hybrid campaign aimed at creating the illusion of a ‘peaceful partnership.’ Through such tools of influence, Russia seeks to portray itself as a peacemaker, downplay its own crimes, and sow discord within European societies,” the statement by the Center for Countering Disinformation under Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council said.
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The Center added that the purpose of the campaign is to undermine citizens’ trust in the rule of law and democratic institutions in their countries, cast doubt on the Euro-Atlantic course, and discredit support for Ukraine.
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Russia has significantly intensified hybrid attacks on the EU’s critical infrastructure since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
If I categorised people as enemies because a significant portion of them have been fooled by propaganda then the whole world would be my enemy. That would not be reasonable.
Where exactly do you draw the line? Until very recently the whole state had access to outside info. My own country is infested with russians that have had freely available information for decades, yet so many bow down to their czar.
But sure, they’re all good people wishing the best for me and ukrainians and all the other peoples russian empire has steamrolled over.
Same goes for any other groups of idiots like flat earthers, corona conspiratards… they all have access to the truth and yet
I appreciate your positive approach, though a couple of these assumptions need closer examination imo:
not the" whole world" is fooled by propaganda, though many are.
you presume “they” are not your enemy, but you could be wrong. Specifically, history and recent events paint examples of how appeasement and naivety causes a situation to become worse.
what is “reasonable” depends on your life expectency and perceived threat to your mental, psychological and physical integrity.
It’s not always beneficial to project your assessment of your life and situation to others, when your goal is to understand them or make a critical analysis. I mean, everybody has different situations and realities.
For me both are my enemy though against the active participents leathal force and any means are okay. Against the fooled and innocent no such thing. Force can not be crippling or lethal