The Fake Victim of Terrorism: How to Counter Moscow’s New Tricks?

Press center UCMC announce

Speakers: ⦁ Dmytro Levus, political scientist, expert at “United Ukraine”;
⦁ Oleh Lisnyi, political scientist, vice president of "Politika";
⦁ Mykola Davydiuk, director of the Policy Center, author of the book How Putin's Propaganda Works;
⦁ Petras Auštrevičius, Lithuania’s Member of European Parliament;
⦁ Edwards Smiltens, Member of the Saeima of Latvia, Speaker of the Saeima in 2022-2023;
⦁ Sergej Sumlenny, Director, European Resilience Initiative Center, Berlin, Germany;
⦁ Ilya Ponomarev, former member of the State Duma who voted against the occupation of Crimea, political coordinator of the Legion of Freedom of Russia;
⦁ Volodymyr Solovian, PhD, Head of the Hybrid Warfare Analytical Group at Ukraine Crisis Media Center.

Venue: Ukraine Crisis Media Center, Press center, 2 Khreshchatyk Street

Attention! In case of an air alert, visitors of the event can use the shelter located in the basement of the Ukrainian House ( Ukraine Crisis Media Center Ukrainian House, 1st floor. 2 Khreshchatyk street, Kyiv 01001 )

On April 11, 2024, Ukraine Crisis Media Center will host a public international discussion “The Fake Victim of Terrorism: How to Counter Moscow’s New Tricks?”

Follow the online broadcast of the event on Ukraine Crisis Media Center’s YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@UACrisisMediaCenter/videos

Discussion Qs:

  • Was the shooting at Crocus City Hall a deliberate provocation or is it evidence of the degradation of Russia’s intelligence services?
  • Is the terrorist attack in Moscow an element of escalation in the war against Ukraine?
  • How did Ukraine prevent the Kremlin’s from successfully playing the “victim of terrorism” card?
  • How does Russia use the terrorist attack in Moscow to influence those in the “Global South”?