{"id":33324,"date":"2026-04-16T09:02:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T06:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=33324"},"modified":"2026-04-16T09:02:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T06:02:39","slug":"russias-war-on-telegram-may-ignite-the-very-fire-it-fears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=33324","title":{"rendered":"Russia\u2019s war on Telegram may ignite the very fire it fears"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Russia-Telegram-Vladimir-Putin.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<p>Russia is preparing for another phase of war in Ukraine, but the battlefield that matters most may no longer be in Donbas. It is inside the country\u2019s own information space. 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