UNITED NATIONS, May 25. /TASS/. Ukraine’s provocations in the media space, organized according to Western guidelines, may become a global threat and event backfire at those who ordered them, Russian representative to the UN Fedor Strzhizhovsky has said.
"In this context, we cannot fail to mention the fact that Ukraine has developed 'fake factories' of unthinkable scope on its territory. Even though main consumers of their content are situated in Western states, these structures also spread disinformation among the population of Ukraine, thus posing a threat to safety and security of ordinary people," he told an informal Arria formula meeting of UN Security Council member states, headlined ‘Protection of Journalists.’
"Besides, fakes that are produced by President Zelensky’s 'cyberarmy,' as he would call it, cover not only the situation in Ukraine. Today this Russophobic attack targets Russia with every aspect of its life," the Russian diplomat continued. "Tomorrow, these provocations in information space, drafted following Western playbooks, may become a global threat, including for those who order them today."
In his words, Russia has no doubts that the activity of the Disinformation Governance Board of the United States Department of Homeland Security, established on April 27 this year, will be aimed at destabilizing the Russian media space.
"This is evidenced by the story with appointment of Nina Jankowicz, who was born in Western Ukraine, as head of this mechanism. Nina Jankowicz is well known as a leader of information campaign whitewashing neo-Nazism in Ukraine," Strzhizhovsky said.