Natalia says that if you went to the in the spring of 20 14, there were barely any pro russian demonstrators at all. The streets were filled with thousands of pro ucranian demonstrators participating in the midon revolution. Natalia remembers exactly the moment when it all started to feel very real. In the summer of 2014, a ground to air missile hit passenger plane going from amsterdam to coalalumper. You may remember malasian airlines flight 17, or m h 17.
This weekend, we discuss the power of disinformation, and how Russia has been using it in Ukraine. We are joined by Natalia Antelava, who has reported in Ukraine and Eastern Europe for years. Natalia is editor-in-chief of the popular news website called Coda Story, which focuses on global digital crises, and has been closely covering Putin’s disinformation machine in Ukraine and beyond. We step back and examine the narratives Russia has used since 2014 to confuse, distort, and spread lies.
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Links and mentions from the episode:
–Key coverage of the war in Ukraine is free to read: https://www.ft.com/content/77ab8dcf-cb02-4e57-aff0-85c8a84f5a1f
–Coda Story, Natalia’s news website: https://www.codastory.com/
-Coda’s Disinformation Matters newsletter: https://www.codastory.com/newsletters/disinfo-matters-newsletters/
– Natalia is on Twitter @antelava. You can also keep up with FT coverage by following @financialtimes on Instagram and Twitter.
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