How Kremlin Propaganda Captured US Media

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US media and YouTube have been targeted by Kremlin influence networks for years, seeding myths like Ukraine biolabs, Nazi framing, and claims about protecting Russian speakers to soften the ground before the 2022 invasion. This interview traces how those narratives moved from Moscow to mainstream, how bot farms and proxy outlets manufactured engagement, and why entertainment pipelines helped launder stereotypes that still shape perceptions of Ukraine. We show how platform enforcement reveals the scale of these operations and why telling real Ukrainian stories resets the narrative. Featuring Jason Jay Smart, a political adviser who has lived and worked across Ukraine and the former Soviet space, and who was banned for life by the Kremlin in 2010 for supporting Russia’s democratic opposition. Jason explains how information warfare changes policy, how audiences can spot recycled myths, and why our international documentary project Kyiv of Mine focuses on human lives to raise the cost of lies and build durable support for Ukraine. If you want a clear, advertiser friendly breakdown of propaganda mechanics and a credible path to counter them, start here. DW Phillips is a filmmaker, constitutional attorney, and journalist featured in The Kyiv Post. He is executive producer for the three part film series, Kyiv of Mine, which recently had its world premier and is available for free now on YouTube. DW is also the director of Ukraine Story, a foundation dedicated to filmmaking, documentary reporting, and journalism on the courage, defiance, unity, and hope of the people of Ukraine. 👉 Watch the Kyiv of Mine trailer here: 🎬 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arJUcE1rxY0 👉 To follow DW Phillips: Substack: https://substack.com/@directorukrainestory LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dw-p-59111859/ YouTube:UkraineStoryOfficial 👉 Subscribe to Ukraine Story on YouTube #Ukraine #RussianPropaganda #InformationWar #BiolabsMyth #KyivOfMine