Russia is using propaganda to justify war against Ukraine. The country is portraying the war in Ukraine as part of a broader struggle with the West – a narrative it circulated years earlier to justify its involvement in the civil war in Syria, said Anton Shirikov, a researcher at the University of Wisconsin. But governments throughout history have often relied on less-than-truthful narratives and outright fabrications to rally support for wars or achieve other political goals. Click the link in our bio for the latest on Ukraine's 'shameless willingness' to spread falsehoods.