Forbes writes: "The video wasn't produced by the Kremlin, yet, Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation suggested it still played into Moscow's narrative that the ongoing conflict in Ukraine is one of NATO's making.
" 'Russian paranoia about the 'NATO threat' has reached new heights. Russian propagandists have released a 'social video' depicting Santa Claus being shot down by Russian air defenses near the Kremlin,' CforCD said in a post on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter."
Source: Pro-Russian Blogger Released Video Of Kremlin Shooting Down Santa
Lots of tastelessness going on....
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