Analysis: Ukraine is showing its strength at information warfare in the global arena while Russia reveals unexpected weakness at influencing foreign opinion, especially in the West.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky virtually addresses the U.S. Congress on March 16, at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center Congressional Auditorium, in Washington, D.C.
On the very first day of Russia's invasion, a tiny island along Ukraine's Black Sea coast became an early target. It was a minor military loss that Kyiv would turn into a major propaganda victory, in a narrative aimed at a Western audience as much as a domestic one. Ukraine was about to show its strength at information warfare in the global arena; Russia, to reveal its unexpected weakness at influencing foreign opinion in this conflict, especially in the West.
"Its standing in the world is damaged, probably beyond repair," said Ilya Metveev, a St. Petersburg-based political analyst. Moscow "understands now that it is useless to push Russia's narrative in the West. Whatever they try, this will not work." As Russian patrol ship Vasily Bykov turned its guns on Snake Island on Feb. 24 and demanded surrender, a Ukrainian border guard defiantly radioed back "Russian warship, go f--k yourself."that day by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for his sacrifice.At the time, Zelensky said "all the border guards died heroically" in the subsequent attack.
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