The Pulse Team at Two Six Technologies examined three topics tied to global events from the past 90 days that shed light on the Kremlin’s propaganda motives and sensitivities in the international arena. These topics were:
- Embattled Russia-friendly European leaders: Kremlin efforts to defend leaders and politicians in Serbia, Romania, Slovakia, Bosnia and Herzegovina who advocate closer ties with Russia but who find themselves beset by scandals or popular unrest.
- Europe’s response to renewed US-Russia engagement: Kremlin efforts to portray Western European countries as weak, desperate, and powerless as the US administration shifts its policy and pursues negotiations with Russia.
- US military exercises: The Kremlin’s minimal messaging response to military exercises involving the US and its partner countries.
