When the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, announced the attack on Ukraine, the Ukrainian government immediately took to social media. The official Ukrainian government Twitter featured cartoons of Vladimir Putin and Adolf Hitler, the German leader who sparked World War II.
Quoted from Quartz, Thursday (25/2/2022) the cartoon features a large Hitler figure, staring at small Putin. He caressed Putin's face like a father admiring his son.
It is clear that Ukraine views Putin as similar to Adolf Hitler for sparking war in Europe. As is known, Hitler started World War 2 with the invasion of Poland and continued to other countries.
A few moments later, the Twitter account wrote that the cartoon was not a meme but a depiction of the real situation. "This is not a meme, but the reality of us and you at this moment," the Ukrainian government wrote.
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— Ukraine / аїна (@Ukraine) February 24, 2022
Ukraine has posted memes or cartoons attacking Russia several times. One of them said that Vladimir Putin's real fear of attacking Ukraine was because Ukraine upholds human rights, free media and fair elections.
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— Ukraine / аїна (@Ukraine) December 27, 2021
Then there is another meme that illustrates that the most headache-inducing thing is being neighbors with Russia.
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— Ukraine / аїна (@Ukraine) December 7, 2021
This kind of propaganda war on social media is becoming more and more common. In this case, Ukraine seems to want to send a message that Putin's actions against their country cannot be ignored.
Ukraine itself has promised to fight back against Russian attacks. Perhaps this kind of help from social media can also make the world more sympathetic to them and condemn Vladimir Putin.