EXPLAINED: Russia’s Dubious Attempt to Link Ukraine to Hamas

Russia is exploiting the Hamas attacks in Israel to launch a number of disinformation campaigns against Ukraine.

Following the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev made a series of bold claims on X.

Medvedev accused Ukraine of selling Western weapons to Hamas, repeating an unfounded conspiracy theory that was already circulating on social media.

But there’s a twist – Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) predicted Russia would do just that, three hours before he posted it…