Twitter engagement with pro-Kremlin articles 2022

Interviews containing the pro-Kremlin narrative that Russia has a moral obligation to do something in the Donbas region gathered over 141 favorites and retweets on average on Twitter in the 70 days prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, or from December 16, 2021 to February 24, 2022. Furthermore, online articles in the op-ed or column format that featured the same narrative had over 14 engagements on average. Furthermore, among the articles mentioning that the West was creating tensions in the Donbas region, interviews were the type most interacted with on Twitter.

Average number of Twitter engagements of online articles featuring pro-Kremlin Ukraine-related narratives worldwide from December 16, 2021 to February 24, 2022, by narrative and article type

Characteristic	Interview	News	Vox-pop	Op-ed / column	Analytical article	Document text
Russia has a moral obligation to do something about security in the region	141.4	10.1	3.3	14.3	12.8	-
The West is creating tensions in the region	115.2	9.3	10	10	11.2	21
Russia is seeking peace	55.1	20.6	20.6	8.7	7.2	-
Ukraine is aggressive	0.3	19.9	12.8	8.6	6	-

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Release date

February 2023

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Worldwide

Survey time period

December 16, 2021 to February 24, 2022

Supplementary notes

Engagements include favorites and retweets.

In total, 312,374 online articles of 14 pro-Kremlin outlets were identified by the source, 10,783 of which included pro-Kremlin narratives .
The following outlets were analyzed: Izvestiya, RIA Novosti, TASS, Interfax, Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Kommersant, Vedomosti, RBC, Gazeta. ru, RT, Lenta, Regnum, Nezavisimaya Gazeta, and Vzglyad.

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