UK volunteers urged to cold call Russia to counter Putin’s propaganda

Protest in support of Ukraine in Trafalgar Square, London. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/Zuma Press Wire/Rex/Shutterstock

Russian speakers in the UK are being urged to phone ordinary citizens in Russia to counter the Kremlin’s propaganda and media blackout about the war in Ukraine.

The #CallRussia initiative, launched on Tuesday, urges volunteers to cold call Russians in order to challenge Vladimir Putin’s narrative about the invasion, one conversation at a time.