Russia has increased the number of fakes and misinformation about Zelensky - CNN

The Russians decided to focus their efforts on misinformation in two directions: the departure of Ukrainian troops from Avdiivka and the absence of the next election of the President of Ukraine, said CNN interlocutor from Biden administration. According to the observations of US intelligence services, in recent months, Russia has intensified its misinformation efforts to discredit President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky and call into question its legitimacy. CNN writes about it.

"Russia spread misinformation about Zelensky before the war, but the latest intelligence data shows that" it is definitely growing, "said CNN a high -ranking official of Biden administration. Escalation of Moscow's efforts occurs at a time when Ukrainian troops are trying to keep the front line from the front The splash of Russian attacks in the Kharkiv direction. It remains stable, devoted and critical leader in its country, "the official said.

According to intelligence, Russia has identified two main areas in misinformation: at the same time the United States is more concerned about misinformation on countries abroad than the trust of Ukrainians in Zelensky. She tried to blamed Zelensky, and for two years of this war, perhaps, not so many sitting on the fence, which could be shaken by the impetus to the left or right to hold the election of Zelensky or the maintenance of Avdiivka by Ukrainian troops, "the official explained.

Which Russian department is unclear, but US officials believe that Russia's special services involved in Russia, noting that the initiative often comes from the bottom up from pro -Russian unofficial groups. "Russia uses its typical platforms, both traditional and public media, intelligence services and proxy servers that they try to manage, as well as social networks to disseminate these messages," the official said.

The motive for strengthening misinformation against the President of Ukraine, an official from Baiden, called Russia's inability to achieve its military goals. "We not only see that these misinformation efforts are growing, but we also expect that they will continue to grow," the CNN interlocutor said. We will remind, on May 12 CNN stated that the attack of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the north of Kharkiv region exposed the weaknesses of Ukraine.