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The information war over Ukraine
Military intelligence is usually a cloak and dagger matter so why the public release of such information as Russian troop movements?
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A satellite image shows a troop housing area and a vehicle park in Rechitsa, Belarus, on Feb 4, 2022.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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It is still possible that the showdown between Russia and the West will not end up with a war in the heart of Europe. Nonetheless, one form of warfare has already gripped the continent: an intense information war in which Western intelligence agencies - principally those of the United States and of Britain - are doing most of the "shooting".
Not a week passes by without a new revelation from a US or British official about how Russia is preparing to destabilise Ukraine.
