Ten weeks into the war, many Russians seem to accept Putin's narrative. Around the world, many countries remain on the sidelines or, like China, are on Russia's side
Ukrainian citizens and supporters attend a demonstration of solidarity with Ukraine at the Main Square, demanding NATO to close the sky for Russian planes over the territory of Ukraine following Russian invasion. Krakow, Poland on May 2nd, 2022. (Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
If the first casualty of war is truth, then the corollary in Ukraine is that information is the first battlefield.
That was where the war began, in early 2022, weeks before Vladimir Putin sent the first rockets, armored vehicles and troops into Ukraine, when he claimed that the massive buildup of troops along Ukraine’s borders was but another military exercise. And that was where the United States and its allies scored their first victories, when they made public intelligence anticipating the invasion and the pretext Putin would use for it.
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