An anti-war petition launched by Kommersant business daily reporter Elena Chernenko has collected at least 100 journalists' signatures. The signatories include employees of outlets including RBC, Novaya Gazeta, Dozhd, Ekho Moskvy, Snob and The Bell, as well as state-run media TASS and RT.

We, Russian media correspondents and experts who write about Russia’s foreign policy, condemn the military operation launched by the Russian Federation in Ukraine. War has never been and never will be a method of resolving conflicts and there is no justification for it.

More than 150 municipal deputies from Russian cities signed an open letter condemning the deadly attack on Ukraine.

We, the deputies elected by the people , unreservedly condemn the attack of the Russian army on Ukraine. This is an unprecedented atrocity for which there is and cannot be any justification.

We, Russian scientists and scientific journalists, declare a strong protest against the hostilities launched by the armed forces of our country on the territory of Ukraine. This fatal step leads to huge human losses and undermines the foundations of the established system of international security. The responsibility for unleashing a new war in Europe lies entirely with Russia. There is no rational justification for this war. Attempts to use the situation in Donbass as a pretext for launching a military operation do not inspire any confidence. It is clear that Ukraine does not pose a threat

Trolling defined as ‘to antagonize (others) online by deliberately posting inflammatory, irrelevant, or offensive comments or other disruptive content’ has gone viral in the real world. In geopolitics, troll power is increasingly augmenting the two traditional forms of power, hard and soft power.

Troll power is a form of negative soft power, one that imports the slashing mockery and grandstanding rhetorical gamesmanship seen in Twitter feuds into interactions between states and world leaders.

In any analysis of Russia’s disinformation and propaganda tactics, it is important to note there are multiple terms and concepts that have been used to describe the nature of this threat. “Information Confrontation” is the term used in Russian strategic and military circles to describe their approach to the use of information in both peacetime and conflict. There is also a rich public record of the use of “Active Measures” to describe long-standing Russian political warfare methods that utilize disinformation and propaganda as a core tool.

Russian military and intelligence entities are engaged in information confrontation targeting Ukraine.  These activities include the spread of disinformation and propaganda attempting to paint Ukraine and Ukrainian government officials as the aggressor in the Russia-Ukraine relationship.  Such measures are intended to influence Western countries into believing Ukraine’s behavior could provoke a global conflict and convince Russian citizens of the need for Russian military action in Ukraine.

Examples

Three Conditions

1. Resolve Ukraine NATO question. Western assurances that Ukraine will not join NATO anytime soon are not good enough.
2. Ready for talks with the US and NATO on limits for missile deployments and military transparency.
3. Resolve the conflict in eastern Ukraine through the Minsk process.

In addition

Diplomats talk of an "off ramp", a way that all sides can get off the road to war. But finding such a path is not easy. Any compromise would come at a price. Here, though, are some potential routes that do not involve a military and thus bloody outcome.

Relevance of Doctrine formation

From 8 thru 11 February, France will hold a 'One Planet' Summit dedicated to the Ocean in Brest, Britany. The Summit aims to mobilize the international community and take concrete action to reduce adverse effects on the ocean, raising its level of ambition on maritime issues. The Summit will include events aimed at generating solutions  followed by a high-level segment on 11 February with Heads of State and Government and leaders of international organizations, local authorities, civil society, business, and finance. 

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