Over 2.2 thousand online articles that featured a narrative that Russia was seeking peace were published by pro-Kremlin news outlets in the 70 days prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, or from December 16, 2021, to February 24, 2022. Furthermore, other 2.1 thousand articles mentioned that Russia had a moral obligation to do something in the Donbas region.
Number of online articles of pro-Kremlin news outlets that included Ukraine-related narratives from December 16, 2021 to February 24, 2022. by selected narrative
Characteristic
Number of articles
Russia is seeking peace
2,201
Russia has a moral obligation to do something about security in the region
In total, 312,374 online articles of 14 pro-Kremlin outlets were identified by the source, 10,783 of which included pro-Kremlin narratives .
The following outlets were analyzed: Izvestiya, RIA Novosti, TASS, Interfax,
Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Kommersant, Vedomosti, RBC, Gazeta.
ru, RT, Lenta, Regnum, Nezavisimaya
Gazeta, and Vzglyad.
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Number of online articles of pro-Kremlin news outlets that included Ukraine-related narratives from December 16, 2021 to February 24, 2022. by selected narrative [Graph], Atlantic Council, February 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1376082/top-ukraine-narratives-of-pro-kremlin-news/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
