KUIDAS KREML PÜÜAB SOTSIAALMEEDIAS ÕIGUSTADA UKRAINA VALLUTAMIST
THE KREMLIN’S JUSTIFICATIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT SEIZING UKRAINE
Author(s): Andreas Ventsel, Mari-Liis Madisson, Sten HanssonSubject(s): Media studies, Russian Aggression against Ukraine, Russian war against Ukraine, Fake News - Disinformation, Hybrid Warfare
Published by: Kaitseväe Akadeemia (KVA)
Keywords: Twitter; (de)legitimization; the Russo-Ukrainian War; semiotic approach to strategic narratives;
Summary/Abstract: In this article, we combine the concept of strategic narratives, discourse analysis, and semiotic approach to understand the Kremlin’s justifications about the illegal seizing of Ukraine. An analysis of the posts made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation on their official English-language Twitter account during the first year of the war helps to explain the complexities of legitimising military aggression on social media (e.g. combining rhetorical references to authority, moral values, and fear) that concurrently serve several strategic purposes.
Journal: Sõjateadlane
- Issue Year: 2025
- Issue No: 26
- Page Range: 99-128
- Page Count: 30
- Language: Estonian
