The U.S. and Poland Form a Group to Combat Russia's Disinformation Campaign

The Global Engagement Center of the U.S. State Department announced on Monday that the U.S. and Poland are forming a group to assist Ukraine in combating Russian disinformation. The Global Engagement Center, which works to counter the spread of misinformation from hostile countries, stated in a release that 'the Joint Communications Group for Ukraine has been established in Warsaw to support Ukraine against Russia's aggression in the information space.' According to the U.S. State Department, the new group brings together allies to coordinate messaging, promote accurate reporting of Russia's full-scale invasion, amplify voices emerging from Ukraine, and expose Kremlin actions in manipulating information. The U.S. State Department emphasized that the Kremlin regularly 'uses lies and manipulation as false pretexts for its unjustifiable invasion, obscures its war objectives, and attempts to undermine global solidarity with the people of Ukraine.' The Kremlin has denied allegations of spreading misinformation and accused the West of engaging in 'information terrorism.' According to the Associated Press, Polish officials say that Poland has also been targeted by sabotage and other destructive actions from Russian covert organizations. Oleksiy Kovalенко contributed to this report, with some information sourced from the Associated Press. There has been an increase in cyberattacks and misinformation ahead of the 'Ukraine Peace Summit' in Switzerland. Ukraine claims to have attacked the Russian air defense system in Crimea. Switzerland reports that 90 countries and organizations have expressed readiness to participate in the Ukraine Peace Conference. The G7 is likely to warn Chinese banks about trading with Russia. The presence of Putin's mysterious daughters at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum has made headlines.