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Ukraine's first lady has argued that the false claims Russia has made about its invasion are worse than the propaganda spread by the Nazis during World War II.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy's wife Olena Zelenska was asked about how Russia is censoring information about the invasion by CNN in an interview published on Sunday.
She replied: "The level of Russian propaganda is often compared to Goebbels' propaganda during World War II."
"But in my opinion, it exceeds [that], because in the Second World War there was no internet and access to information, such as now."
Joseph Goebbels was the chief propagandist for the Nazi Party during the Third Reich.
Zelenska added that she does not believe that Russian citizens want to see the reality of what has been happening in Ukraine.
"After all, it is easier to say: 'It's all fake,' and go drink your coffee than to read the story of a particular person who died, look at her...
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