Speaking anti-Ukrainian in English: an analysis of Russian narratives about Ukraine forwarded by TASS’s English-language online news-reporting
Journal: The George Washington University Undergraduate Review
Year: 2022

With Russia's growing 'hybrid warfare' and disinformation campaigns, there is limited research into Russian news agencies and their English-language online publications. The Russian news agency TASS is a critical player in Russia's international narrative development regarding Ukraine. This paper analyzes the rhetoric TASS uses when covering events in Ukraine in English. By surveying 120 TASS articles, the research identified eight prominent anti-Ukrainian narratives: that Crimea was rightfully