Battle Rages Between Russia and Euromaidan on Social Media
On Friday Russian “president” Vladimir Putin proved that his big-deal New York Times op-ed scolding President Obama on Syria and arguing that all countries should go through the United Nations before declaring war should have included an “except when I do it” disclaimer.
#Russian flags raised in the #Ukrainian cities of Melitopol, Yevpatoria and Mariupol http://t.co/xchF0cwlsW pic.twitter.com/Xq5T9q4auV –@RT_com
— Euromaidan PR (@EuromaidanPR) March 1, 2014
As the conflict on the ground intensifies, with Russian troops closing the nation’s airports and effectively seizing the Crimean peninsula, a proxy communications battle between the pro-Europe Ukranian protestors and the Kremlin has begun.
In order to keep the Western world informed and push the narrative, the Euromaidan movement established its own comms operation or “International Public Relations Secretariat” complete with corresponding Twitter and Facebook pages.
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