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February 26, 2025

AFP: ISD’s Joseph Bodnar on Russian disinformation widening the Trump-Zelensky rift

Joseph Bodnar, a senior research manager at ISD, spoke to Agence-France Presse (AFP) about the surge of Russian disinformation targeting Ukraine after Trump’s shift on the Russia-Ukraine War. He explains that these efforts focus “on fostering animosity between the Trump and Zelensky administrations.”

“Russia wants to convince US negotiators that Ukraine is their enemy, not their partner. It’s a means for the Kremlin to extract favorable terms in whatever peace settlement comes,” he added.

The full article is available on AFP.

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