Excellent thread on the information operation aspect of Russia's annexation efforts in #Ukraine👇
Please read, especially if reporting on these topics.
Also explains why mentions of Baltic countries "joining USSR" or as "former Soviet republics" are so deeply wrong and harmful.
RT @SofiOksanen: About "referendums" in #Ukraine. Many have asked, why #Russia even makes the effort to stage "#referendums", which look so fake to any West…