In a series of tweets posted Wednesday, the government agency said the Kremlin was actively supporting efforts to promote non-state pro-Russian voices on social media “influencing millions of viewers.” As part of these tactics, the CSE said, Russia is spreading “false rumors” about Canada’s involvement in the conflict through controlled media designed to appear legitimate. “This included a false narrative about the presence of Canadian Forces in the Donbas area, which dates back to the arrival of Canadian Forces in Ukraine for the security of the Canadian Embassy in Kyiv,” a tweet read. “These publications were intended to include distorted images of members of the Canadian Forces on the front lines and false allegations about Canadian forces committing war crimes.” The CSE said that the latest remarks were drawn from its classified reports on the issue. The agency is mandated to inform the government of the activities of foreign entities threatening Canada or its allies, including misinformation. Anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, anti-LGBTQ + material, anti-immigrant comments, anti-globalization and QAnon content are also spreading on Kremlin communication platforms in an attempt to “manipulate” the global public, the agency said. National Defense Minister Anita Anand was asked if the latest CSE report increases the level of threat to military members deployed in Europe. “The level of threat, of course, is what we are constantly monitoring and will continue to do. “At the moment we are convinced that this is a mission that must be undertaken in the interest of humanitarian aid, in the interest of helping our Polish allies and in the interest of the great NATO alliance as refugees leave Ukraine.” , he said. Anand following the latest announcement of the deployment of up to 150 Canadian Armed Forces to Poland to manage refugee resettlement efforts. Canada currently has approximately 1,375 members deployed in Eastern and Central Europe through Operation REASSURENCE. Troops stationed in Ukraine as part of a military training mission were withdrawn before the Russian invasion. The Liberals have allocated $ 10 million over five years to their spring budget to develop and implement government-level measures designed to combat misinformation and protect the Republic of Canada. The CSE and other Canadian cybersecurity agencies have issued a series of warnings about Russian misinformation tactics that led to its invasion of Ukraine on February 24 and beyond.
Following Russia’s brazen and unwarranted invasion of Ukraine, the CSE continues to monitor numerous Russian-backed #information campaigns. Keep reading for comments from our classified reports on this issue. ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/k1cOgHRzJm – CSE 🍁 (@cse_cst) 13 April 2022
