обозначать свою позицию(Obama generally starts talking tough only to draw a line in the sand, erase it and then keep conceding ground to his opponents until they get most of what they want.)
ложная история(Putin has created a false narrative about the ISIS to disguise the true objectives behind Russia’s intervention Syria and is using this narrative to manipulate the international community.)
ложная история, миф(Putin has created a false narrative about the ISIS to disguise the true objectives behind Russia's intervention Syria and is using this narrative to manipulate the international community.)
усиливать дезинформацию(Putin is leveraging disinformation in order to obfuscate his true objectives in Syria and thereby manipulate the US and regional actors into inadvertently helping Russia achieve its goals.)