How Russia Recruits Teenagers in Occupied Ukraine for a Pro-Moscow Propaganda Machine

Trips to Russia, master classes from Kremlin-aligned media figures, and lessons in Soviet military glory. Through its “Young Correspondents” program, Russia is training teenagers in occupied Ukraine to promote the invasion and wage information war on Moscow’s behalf.

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