Propaganda Battle Over Ukraine
Directed by Saskia Geisler, Kristian Kähler
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The Russian war of aggression in Ukraine is not only waged with bombs, rockets and rocket-propelled grenades, but also in the media. It is a "propaganda battle" internally and externally. Russia spreads targeted disinformation in order to systematically devalue news. At the same time, their own population should be convinced that they want to liberate Ukraine from Nazis. Ukraine's narrative wants to emotionally mobilize its own population and strengthen resistance to the aggressor. Spindoctors are of particular importance in the propaganda battle over Ukraine. On the Ukrainian side, it's often influencers like Oleksiy Arestovych. On the Russian side, Vladimir Solovyov, Putin's snout, is supposed to sell the war to his own people with his daily TV talks. The documentary shows the new front lines of virtual warfare and provides insights into the populists' bag of tricks on social networks.Read moreLess
The Russian war of aggression in Ukraine is not only waged with bombs, rockets and rocket-propelled grenades, but also in the media. It is a "propaganda battle" internally and externally. Russia spreads targeted disinformation in order to systematically devalue news. At the same time, their own population should be convinced that they want to liberate Ukraine from Nazis. Ukraine's narrative wants to emotionally mobilize its own population and strengthen resistance to the aggressor. Spindoctors are of particular importance in the propaganda battle over Ukraine. On the Ukrainian side, it's often influencers like Oleksiy Arestovych. On the Russian side, Vladimir Solovyov, Putin's snout, is supposed to sell the war to his own people with his daily TV talks. The documentary shows the new front lines of virtual warfare and provides insights into the populists' bag of tricks on social networks.
The story
The Russian war of aggression in Ukraine is not only waged with bombs, rockets and rocket-propelled grenades, but also in the media. It is a "propaganda battle" internally and externally. Russia spreads targeted disinformation in order to systematically devalue news. At the same time, their own population should be convinced that they want to liberate Ukraine from Nazis. Ukraine's narrative wants to emotionally mobilize its own population and strengthen resistance to the aggressor. Spindoctors are of particular importance in the propaganda battle over Ukraine. On the Ukrainian side, it's often influencers like Oleksiy Arestovych. On the Russian side, Vladimir Solovyov, Putin's snout, is supposed to sell the war to his own people with his daily TV talks. The documentary shows the new front lines of virtual warfare and provides insights into the populists' bag of tricks on social networks.
Cast & crew
Katja RiemannSelf - Narrator (voice)
Oleksii ArestovychSelf - Advisor to the President of the Ukraine (archive footage)
Vladimir SolovyovSelf - TV Presenter, Russia (archive footage)
Volodymyr ZelenskyySelf - President of the Ukraine (archive footage)
Vladimir PutinSelf - President of the Russian Federation (archive footage)
Samira El OuassilSelf - Interviewee & AnalystExplore the crew
- Director
- Saskia Geisler
- Writer
- Saskia Geisler
- Editor
- Michaela Stasch
- Editor
- Peter Klum
- Producer
- Stefan Pannen
- Director of Photography
- Sebastian Hattop
- Director of Photography
- Anton Yaremchuk
- Director of Photography
- Björn Düseler
- Director of Photography
- Konstantin Ulianov
- Writer
- Kristian Kähler
- Director
- Kristian Kähler
- Director of Photography
- Dirk Heth