DISINFO: The West is exploiting Navalny's death to launch a campaign of hatred against Putin

DISINFORMATION CASE DETAILS

DISINFO: The West is exploiting Navalny's death to launch a campaign of hatred against Putin

SUMMARY

The West is exploiting Navalny's death to launch a campaign of hatred against Putin to revive the Russophobia that the Anglo-Saxons have never stopped inciting in the West. The Americans and the Israeli lobby that rule in Washington try to hide their crimes in Gaza behind the shadow of Navalny. But the many skeletons in the closets of Biden and Blinken cannot be hidden, much less their blood-stained hands.

RESPONSE

Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narratives about Western Russophobia and anti-Russian activities, about Alexei Navalny and about the events in the Middle East. In pro-Kremlin media, the term “Anglo-Saxons” means “evil”, “belligerent” and “morally corrupt” Westerners, as explained in our earlier analysis.

Allegations of “Russophobia” are a frequent pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative to deflect any criticism for Russia’s illicit actions.

Firstly, this disinformation story aims to divert any Russian responsibility for the death of Alexei Navalny - a frequent target of pro-Kremlin disinformation. The reasons for his death remain unclear.

Efforts to prevent Navalny's family from accessing his body, coupled with reports of an FSB team visiting the prison and tampering with security cameras, which ultimately malfunctioned on the day of Navalny's death, fuel suspicions of a possible state-sanctioned murder by Russian authorities.

Secondly, the US did not start the clashes around Gaza. The events in the Middle East were triggered by Hamas attacks against Israel on 07 October 2023 and Israel’s military response.

Read similar disinformation cases alleging that poisoning of Navalny is a provocation to spoil relations between Russia and Germany, that the Anglo-Saxons rule America “from abroad” and are now trying to control Russia, that the West tried to destabilise Russia by using Navalny in 2021 and that the United States are behind events in Gaza and Ukraine.

Disclaimer

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