These Are Russia's Alleged Propaganda Instructions On Crimea

A list of propaganda stories prepared for Russian news stations by the Kremlin have apparently been leaked by a Russian internet group called 'Anonymous International,' Global Voices reports.

The list of prepared topics instructs television journalists to focus on praising the annexation and development of Crimea, while simultaneously portraying the Ukrainian revolution as being run by fascists and extremely damaging to Ukraine as a whole.

Kevin Rothrock of Global Voices includes this translation of the first two sections of propaganda instructions:

Anonymous International says that the guidelines were created by the Putin administration. Russia has not responded to these allegations.

Notably, Russia President Vladimir Putin made similar comments in conversation with U.S. President Barack Obama, according to a handout from the Kremlin.