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"We all know Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine with tanks in
2022. But many don’t know that in 2024, he invaded Romania — with tweets.
In both cases he failed — for now. But Putin’s aggression is focused on the
U.S. and all its allies. He’s spending millions of dollars, bombarding European
voters with manipulative social media and disinformation campaigns on a mass
scale. It’s a new type of warfare on democracy that eliminates the need to roll
tanks into capitals.
Putin’s constantly evolving playbook is the result of his failed military
campaign to capture Kyiv and strangle Ukrainian democracy. He ran into
Ukraine’s indominable resilience, and as a result, he began deploying a
long-standing Russian (and Soviet) strategy to destroy Western democracies from
within by supporting and cultivating pro-Putin political candidates. And
TikTok, Telegram and other social media channels are now weapons in this new
kind of war.
Never far from his KGB roots, the Russian president realizes public opinion can
be manipulated and shaped by political proxies and propaganda beholden to
Russia’s strongman. One only need examine Romania’s recent election to confirm
this sinister truth."
Via Violet Blue’s
Threat Model - Cybersecurity: July 8, 2025
https://www.patreon.com/posts/cybersecurity-8-133645645
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
