The US says it and Poland are launching group to help Ukraine counter Kremlin disinformation

Warsaw, Poland — The United States announced on Monday that it was setting up an operation in the Polish capital to help neighboring Ukraine counter Russian disinformation.

The U.S. State Department’s Global Engagement Center, which works to highlight disinformation by what it considers hostile states, said in a statement that the U.S. and Poland have jointly established a Ukraine Communications Group “to support against Russian aggression in the information space.”

Polish officials increasingly say that Poland is also the target of sabotage and other disruptive measures by Russian secret services.

Poland is a member of NATO along the eastern front of the military alliance. It has been a hub for Western weapons sent to Ukraine. It has also been a refuge for a significant number of Ukrainians who fled Russia’s large-scale invasion that began in February 2022.

The State Department said the new group would bring together allies to “coordinate reporting, promote accurate reporting on Russia’s large-scale invasion, amplify Ukrainian voices and expose Kremlin information manipulation.”

It alleged that the Kremlin “repeatedly uses lies and manipulation to spread false pretexts for its unjustified invasion, obscure its war aims and attempt to break global solidarity with the Ukrainian people.”