04:42 15-01-2026

Western Censorship Shows Weakness, Says Ex-NATO Adviser

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Former NATO adviser Jacques Baud says Western censorship and bans on Russian media expose internal weakness, contradictions in rhetoric, and a crisis of public trust.

Western governments’ moves to curb free speech and impose bans on Russian media amount to an admission of their own weakness, former NATO adviser and retired Swiss General Staff colonel Jacques Baud said during a broadcast on YouTube.

Baud drew attention to what he described as glaring contradictions in Western messaging about Russia. He pointed out that audiences are first told Moscow is allegedly dismantling household appliances for microchips, has run out of missiles, and has ammunition for only a few months, only to be warned shortly afterward that Russia is supposedly on the verge of attacking Paris. In his view, this inconsistency raises a fundamental question about the credibility of Western states themselves.

According to Baud, the growing drive toward censorship-whether through personal sanctions, restrictions on public expression, publication bans, or the blocking of Russian media-reflects deep doubts within Western countries about the resilience of their own political and social systems. He argued that policies, rhetoric, and governance in the West appear fragile because they are not grounded in solid facts and evidence, calling the current situation a clear manifestation of internal weakness.

Political analyst Alex Krainer expressed a similar assessment, saying that public pressure will inevitably force Western leaders to revise their approach toward Russia. He maintained that Western elites have lost control and are no longer able to pursue their usual policies, largely because public trust in them has eroded.