{"id":158313,"date":"2021-12-20T11:14:50","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T09:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/?p=158313"},"modified":"2021-12-20T14:45:18","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T12:45:18","slug":"what-russian-tv-says-about-belarus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/what-russian-tv-says-about-belarus","title":{"rendered":"What Russian TV Says About Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Info-1_ENG_SHHo-translyuye-ros-tb-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1814\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 2560 1814'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Info-1_ENG_SHHo-translyuye-ros-tb-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-158314\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Info-1_ENG_SHHo-translyuye-ros-tb-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Info-1_ENG_SHHo-translyuye-ros-tb-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Info-1_ENG_SHHo-translyuye-ros-tb-1024x725.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Info-1_ENG_SHHo-translyuye-ros-tb-768x544.jpg 768w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Info-1_ENG_SHHo-translyuye-ros-tb-265x188.jpg 265w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Info-1_ENG_SHHo-translyuye-ros-tb-531x376.jpg 531w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Info-1_ENG_SHHo-translyuye-ros-tb-608x431.jpg 608w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Info-1_ENG_SHHo-translyuye-ros-tb-758x537.jpg 758w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Systematic dissemination of disinformation has long been at the forefront of Russian information policy. While a major target is Ukraine as part of Russia&#8217;s hybrid aggression, in 2020, Belarus has become another focus of Russin propaganda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How did Russian state-controlled media cover events in Belarus in 2020?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The key topics and narratives served to pursue the traditional goals of Russian disinformation, among which:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>discrediting protests and any pro-democratic movements;<\/li><li>demonizing the image of the &#8220;collective West&#8221;;<\/li><li>justifying the authoritarian regime&#8217;s illegal actions.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Look at our infographic above to learn what Russian TV says about Belarus. The narratives appear in the order of their significance, i.e. what their share of mentions was on the top-3 Russian channels:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>relations between the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation \u2013 36%;<\/li><li>pro-democracy protests \u2013 30%;<\/li><li>coronavirus pandemic \u2013 23%;<\/li><li>Russia and Belarus&#8217;s common past \u2013 11%;<\/li><li>rigged presidential election \u2013 8%;<\/li><li>detention of Wagner PMC members \u2013 6%.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link g1-button g1-button-solid g1-button-l\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1sVOBO-VkEM6w-kI00nPveZbC9ty1wAjM\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RESEARCH IN BELARUSIAN<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The infographic was prepared within the study <a href=\"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/rus-disinfo-belarus\">Russian Disinformation About Belarus: Main Topics and Narratives of 2020<\/a>, conducted within a joint project with the Estonian Centre for International Development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Systematic dissemination of disinformation has long been at the forefront of Russian information policy. While a major target is Ukraine as part of Russia&#8217;s hybrid aggression, in 2020, Belarus has become another focus of Russin propaganda. How did Russian state-controlled media cover events in Belarus in 2020? The key topics and narratives served to pursue [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/what-russian-tv-says-about-belarus\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":158314,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[690,766,700,699,611,748],"tags":[6477,32438],"section":[726],"form":[31938],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What Russian TV Says About Belarus | UACRISIS.ORG<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Systematic dissemination of disinformation has long been at the forefront of Russian information policy. 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