Propagandaschlacht um die Ukraine

Propagandaschlacht um die Ukraine

90 mins | Documentary, War, TV Movie | Feb. 8, 2023

The Russian war of aggression in the Ukraine is not only waged with bombs, rockets and rocket-propelled grenades, but also in the media. It is a "propaganda battle" internally and externally. Russia spreads targeted disinformation in order to systematically devalue news. At the same time, their own population should be convinced that they want to liberate the Ukraine from Nazis. The Ukraine's narrative wants to emotionally mobilize its own population and strengthen resistance to the aggressor. Spindoctors are of particular importance in the propaganda battle over the Ukraine. On the Ukrainian side, it's often influencers like Oleksiy Arestovych. On the Russian side, Vladimir Solovyov, Putin's snout, is supposed to sell the war to his own people with his daily TV talks. The documentary shows the new front lines of virtual warfare and provides insights into the populists' bag of tricks on social networks.

Propagandaschlacht um die Ukraine

90 mins | Documentary, War, TV Movie | Feb. 8, 2023

Propagandaschlacht um die Ukraine
The Russian war of aggression in the Ukraine is not only waged with bombs, rockets and rocket-propelled grenades, but also in the media. It is a "propaganda battle" internally and externally. Russia spreads targeted disinformation in order to systematically devalue news. At the same time, their own population should be convinced that they want to liberate the Ukraine from Nazis. The Ukraine's narrative wants to emotionally mobilize its own population and strengthen resistance to the aggressor. Spindoctors are of particular importance in the propaganda battle over the Ukraine. On the Ukrainian side, it's often influencers like Oleksiy Arestovych. On the Russian side, Vladimir Solovyov, Putin's snout, is supposed to sell the war to his own people with his daily TV talks. The documentary shows the new front lines of virtual warfare and provides insights into the populists' bag of tricks on social networks.
Producers Westdeutscher Rundfunk, ARTE, HR, DW, Berlin Producers Media GmbH
Original title Propagandaschlacht um die Ukraine
Directors Saskia Geisler, Kristian Kähler
Writers Saskia Geisler, Kristian Kähler

Cast

Katja Riemann

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Aleksey Arestovich

as Self - Advisor to the President of the Ukraine (archive footage)

Vladimir Solovyov

as Self - TV Presenter, Russia (archive footage)

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

as Self - President of the Ukraine (archive footage)

Vladimir Putin

as Self - President of the Russian Federation (archive footage)

Svitlana Matviyenko

as Self - Interviewee & Analyst

Samira El Ouassil

as Self - Interviewee & Analyst

Greg Yudin

as Self - Interviewee & Analyst

Mychajlo Podoljak

as Self - Interviewee

Tatyana Ulyanova

as Self - Interviewee

Ksenia Klochkova

as Self - Interviewee

Viktor Onoshko

as Self - Interviewee

Ksenia Onoshko

as Self - Interviewee

Miroslav Velgan

as Self - Interviewee

Dimitrij Mahajev

as Self - Interviewee

Maria Avdeeva

as Self - Political Scientist, Kharkiv (archive footage)

Vasily Nebenzya

as Self - Russian Ambassador to the UN (archive footage)

Dmitriy Polyanskiy

as Self - Deputy Russian Ambassador to the UN (archive footage)