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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, left, with Vladimir Putin, accused the West of supporting Nazi ideas in May 2022. Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images

July 14, 2022

Decrying Nazism – even when it’s not there – has been Russia’s ‘Invade country for free’ card

What do Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Moldova and Kazakhstan have in common with Ukraine? Russian allegations that they are all overrun by Nazis.

A pro-Ukrainian supporter waves the country’s flag outside the Russian embassy on Feb. 24, 2022 in Ottawa, the day Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

August 19, 2022

Russian embassy in Canada weaponizes social media to fuel support for Ukraine invasion

Ahmed Al-Rawi, Simon Fraser University

The Russian Embassy in Canada is active in spreading disinformation and promoting the Russian perspective on the events taking place in Ukraine.

The destroyed fuel station in Stoyanka, Ukraine. Putin has been laying the rhetorical groundwork for the invasion of Ukraine for years. Anastasia Vlasova/Getty Images

April 5, 2022

Using lies and disinformation, Putin and his team have been building the case for a Ukraine invasion for 14 years

Juris Pupcenoks, Marist College and Graig Klein, Leiden University

Putin’s rationale for invading Ukraine wasn’t built over just a few months in 2021. Putin and high-level Russia government staff have been trash-talking Ukraine for more than a decade.

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Juris Pupcenoks
Associate Professor of Political Science, Marist College
Ahmed Al-Rawi
Associate Professor, News, Social Media, and Public Communication, Simon Fraser University
Graig Klein
Assistant Professor of Terrorism & Political Violence, Leiden University

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