in the campaign “Election Interference and Countering the "Orange Revolution" (2004)”
The conduct of an aggressive information campaign in favor of "their" candidate with the direct participation of the head of the Russian state: live on three Ukrainian television channels two weeks before the vote, praise was voiced for the candidate's government - "V. Yanukovych's government achieved more: they managed to fill this growth with good quality. That is, Ukraine's economy is developing in a diversified way"[1]. In parallel, opponents were demonized with accusations of nationalism and pro-fascist views.