Ukraine Urges Anti-Russia ‘Twitter-Storm’ to Get West to Care

The government of Ukraine announced a “Twitter-storm” against Russia on Thursday as its military confronted territorial assaults on several fronts, mimicking the social media strategies the U.S. State Department has used against violent actors in the past.

The Ukrainian government’s official Twitter account urged its international supporters on Thursday to launch a “Twitter-storm” against Russia in a global awareness campaign aiming to garner widespread support against the Russian invasion.

This initial tweet from the official Twitter account of Ukraine was followed by a call for individuals to “Tag @Russia and tell them what you think about them”.

Join our Twitter-storm on February 24rd from 12 to 2 pm Kyiv, 10 am – 12 pm UTC. Use #StopRussianAggression and #RussiaInvadedUkraine hashtags to tell the world of the ongoing Russian aggression against Ukraine and the fact that Ukraine is under attack. pic.twitter.com/QY9p2ySQvZ

— Ukraine / Україна (@Ukraine) February 24, 2022

The move mirrors similar initiatives undertaken by the Democrat-controlled United States when met with conflict or violent events around the world.

During the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014, current Biden administration White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki held a sign reading “#UnitedForUkraine” in an apparent effort to deter Russia from further invading when she was a spokesperson for the State Department. – READ MORE