As the Iran war enters its fourth week, the many faces of Russian propaganda are once again flooding X.

While the well-known antisemite and rogue-regime enthusiast Jackson Hinkle continues to mourn the murder of Ali Khamenei, and Russian-Israeli blogger Andrey X preaches about the “evils” of Israel from the West Bank, other, lesser-known but still influential handles have entered the scene.

One of them is Sasha Meets Russia, who suddenly took to X to lambast both Kyiv and Jerusalem: “Ukraine supporting Israel is not surprising. It’s actually spot-on with their fascist agenda. Russians have been telling you for years.”

Her real name is Alexandra Jost, and she enjoys a following of 58,000 on X. Her legend goes like this: half-American, half-Russian, she abandoned her life in the West to travel around Russia, showcasing its landmarks, cultural agenda, and the many advantages of living in a country that has now effectively restricted access to the internet.

I don’t know about most readers, but every time I travel around Italy, for example, I don’t get to meet Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni or high-profile officials to enjoy an Aperol Spritz while watching the sun set over the Colosseum. Jost, however, does. She has met Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova, Putin’s ideologue Alexander Dugin, and........

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