The documentary “On the track of Putin agents” reveals the Russian strategy to destabilize the West

Identify the weaknesses of Western countries, undermine the credibility of their leaders, sow disorder and fear by flooding the social networks of false information … the documentary On the track of Putin agents, Directed by Elsa Guiol and broadcast as part of the program “La Fabrique du lie”, Sunday, May 4 at 9:05 p.m. on France 5, dates back to the sources of Russian disinformation policy.

Roman Dobrokhotov, Russian dissident journalist in exile at the head of the investigation media The Insider Long investigated in propaganda distilled in Europe by Russian external intelligence services (SVR). “”We have discovered documents in the e-mail boxes of some of the members of the SVR who show how Russia must behave in the West, “ says the reporter in the documentary.

This confidential dossier, presented at a private meeting of the SVR in the Moscow Senate in May 2022, turns out to be a methodical and thoughtful political program, developed by the Russian government in order to deliver its war of scale in the West. “The goal is just to create chaos, an atmosphere of fear”explains the journalist.

“By creating this disorder, it will be easy for Russia to manipulate the political situation in the West.”

Dobrokhotov novel, Russian dissident journalist

In the documentary “On the track of Putin agents”

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This attack planentitled “Propaganda”, clearly details the tools and psychological springs used by the Kremlin. “”This work consists in disseminating by all channels what is called a negative agenda (…) the call, not to reason, but to emotions (…) contributes to the most reliable achievement of the objectives set (…) moral and ethical considerations must be ignored in the development of content. There can only be one goal: victory “can we read in the document.

This policy targets France in particular, even more from May 2023. During a Slovakian forum, more than a year after the start of the war in Ukraine, Emmanuel Macron tones the tone towards Vladimir Putin. For Elsa Vidal, journalist specializing in Russia, her speech constitutes a “True turning point”. “There is no longer any desire to keep a hand stretched and a discussion channel with Moscow (…) at that time, in a way, the bridges are burned and France must be Punished, “she said.

A few months later, when the Israeli-Palestinian conflict brutally invited itself to French society, mysterious blue stars of David are tagged on many facades of Parisian buildings, creating swirls in French society. The arrest of a couple of Moldovan nationals makes it possible to orient the authorities towards a Russian interference aimed at destabilizing the country.

Moldova, an old Republic of the landlocked USSR between Ukraine and Romania, is also the victim of the Russian information war and various intimidation operations. This small country, with fragile democracy, is home to many activists manipulated by Moscow to shake its government and prevent it from adhering to the European Union. “It is no coincidence that it is the same people who are involved in the demonstrations in Moldova and in the actions in Paris, it is clear that it is the same control towers”says Stefan Bejan, Moldovan journalist, in the documentary.

Behind these pro-Russian activists, hides Ilan Shor, an Israeli-Moldave oligarch near Vladimir Putin. “It is the man who is at the origin of the system of corruption and remuneration of the demonstrators in Moldova.”, supports Andrei Curaracu, the co -founder of the Think Tank Watch Dog. “”You have to consider Shor and the people around it, as performers not the organizers. The organizers are probably the Russian secret services “, says Stefan Bejan. After being accused of being at the head of a criminal organization, the businessman was sentenced to 15 years in prison and fled Moldova. “” Ilan Shor is in Moscow, where he is financially and logistically supported by the Kremlin “Assure Stefan Beje.

The documentary The factory of lies: on the track of Putin agents, Directed by Elsa Guiol, was broadcast on Sunday May 4 at 9:05 p.m. on France 5. It is already available on the France.TV platform.