DEZINFORMARE ȘI COMUNICARE STRATEGICĂ: O PERSPECTIVĂ ASUPRA RĂZBOIULUI DIN UCRAINA

This paper seeks to carry out a process of reflection on the current war in Ukraine, from the perspective of its informational component, both from the Russian and Ukrainian point of view. For this purpose, the present article is organized as follows: a brief introduction on the evolution of media presentation of armed conflicts; some aspects regarding Russia’s doctrine on information warfare/confrontation; the use of social media as weapons in informational confrontations; a case study on the use of Twitter social network in Russian disinformation campaigns and another one on the Ukrainian strategic communications, its effects on Ukrainian people morale and on the international community engagement for the Ukrainian cause; final remarks, key ideas and arguments on the information warfare between Russia and Ukraine.