After University of Manitoba professor and geopolitical economist Radhika Desai accepted an invitation to attend an academic event in Russia, she was attacked in the Canadian press for allegedly “spreading disinformation.”
A University of Manitoba professor is under fire for attending an event organized by a Russian think-tank on Canada's sanctions list for spreading disinformation during which, critics say, she helped Moscow's propaganda efforts against Ukraine. But Radhika Desai says she's done nothing wrong.
A standing ovation during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to Canada’s Parliament for a Second World War veteran who turned out to have fought alongside the Nazis has sent ripples across the globe, including the launch of a disinformation campaign in Russia.
It could have been a meticulously planned and perfectly executed operation for Russian intelligence operatives in Canada. But it was actually a major blunder of the Canadian government and parliamentarians that the Russians have exploited with gusto.
It could have been a meticulously planned and perfectly executed operation for Russian intelligence operatives in Canada. But it was actually a major blunder of the Canadian government and parliamentarians that the Russians have exploited with gusto.