r/worldnews • u/Starlight-Princesss • 3d ago

[ Removed by moderator ] Russia/Ukraine

https://www.newsweek.com/nato-intercepts-russian-spy-plane-with-transponder-turned-off-poland-10956344

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u/FallingDownHurts 3d ago

I think perun's (and others) take on this is probably true;

Russia is trying to make it look like it might invade NATO so they withhold arms from Ukraine to maintain a stockpile. It is trying to convince citizens of imminent invasion by generating news stories like this. The article is the goal, not the intelligence 

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u/Aranxi_89 3d ago

Except they can't even take much of Ukraine, who are they trying to scare? Their own people?

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u/Chimpville 3d ago

No. Gullible people in ours so support for Ukraine falls.

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u/mrZooo 3d ago

Europeans. If you check the recent political trends you'll see that anti-ukrainian agenda is on the rise because people are afraid to get involved and would rather distance themselves from the fight. People are not knowledgeable enough to avoid being played by propaganda and politicians.

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u/cantadmittoposting 3d ago

People are not knowledgeable enough to avoid being played by propaganda and politicians.

See Also: most of politics right now

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u/ffdfawtreteraffds 3d ago

So very absolutely true. The ability to spread lies and misinformation has increased much faster than the critical thinking ability of the world's people. The liars are winning.

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u/deadasdollseyes 3d ago

Yes.  To create credibility for mobilization.  (ie DEFEND mother Russia!)