Audrey MacAlpine

3 weeks ago | united24media.com | Alexander Query |Audrey MacAlpine |Jess Daly |Amira Barkhush

How can a crumpled tissue become the centerpiece of a Kremlin disinformation campaign? The same way it always does: with a wild lie, a network of bots, and those eager to spread it. It all started with good manners. While reporters gathered around UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and French President Emmanuel Macron for a group portrait in the train to Kyiv on May 9, the latter swiftly hid a crumpled tissue lying on the table.