Ambassadors of war: Social and semantic networks of Belarusian pro-government Telegram channels during the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Journal: Intersections
Year: 2025

This study examined the response of Belarusian pro-government Telegram channels to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine in its initial phase (22 February to 24 March 2022). A socio-semantic network approach was used to analyse the relationships between 21 influential pro-government channels and the concepts they disseminate. We applied a four-stage framework based on mutual citation analysis, extended hyperlink analysis, bipartite channel-concept network analysis, and inter-conceptual relations