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Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov, Head of the Military Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, speaks during the international forum “Information Warfare: From Resistance to Resilience” about modern challenges in the field of cognitive security, Russian manipulations, and the role of states, media, and civil society in shaping information resilience. In a blitz interview, Kyrylo Budanov talks about:

• upcoming Russian military exercises and their informational impact;

• How Russia uses cognitive technologies for manipulation; • Why countering disinformation requires systematic work;

• how Ukraine is preparing for cognitive de-occupation;

• the role of science, technology and artificial intelligence in security;

• how to build your own narratives to effectively counter Russian propaganda;

• international partnership and cooperation with the Baltic countries and NATO.

The forum was organised by the Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine and the Institute for National Resilience and Security with the support of the NATO Office in Ukraine.

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