Russian disinformation in Austria aims to demonize Ukraine and shift blame to victim – expert
Russia's strategy in its disinformation campaigns in Austria is to demonize Ukraine, shift the blame to the victim, and divert attention from Russia's aggression and responsibility. This was stated in an interview with Ukrinform by Dietmar Pichler, an Austrian expert on countering disinformation, founder of the Disinfo Resilience Network (Vienna). “The Kremlin's strategy is to demonize Ukraine, shift the blame to the victim and divert attention from Russia's aggression and responsibility,” the expert commented on the question of what are the main themes and images about Ukraine in the Kremlin's narratives aimed at the Austrian audience. According to him, old…