On April 14, Muhammad Tahir, nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center and former RFE/RL Central and South Asia liaison in Washington, DC, was published in Newsweek on the effect of US aid cuts on Ukrainian media and Russian disinformation.
As Ukrainian newsrooms fade, Moscow steps in. The Kremlin spends billions on RT, Sputnik, and legions of Telegram influencers to shape public opinion. Every day, they blame Kyiv for the war and cast Western support as futile.
