Russian Foreign Ministry Twitter Accounts Dataset

This publication introduces a novel dataset of 403 diplomatic X/Twitter accounts belonging to the Russian government (primarily the Russian Foreign Ministry) and accompanying metadata. These accounts have become a known vector in the spread of false and misleading information around the Russian invasion of Ukraine, however, given new restrictions on the accessibility of the X/Twitter API and visibility of users' following lists, the vast majority of these accounts are no longer easily discoverable by researchers. The primary aim behind the publication of this dataset is to provide a comprehensive resource for further analysis of this disinformation vector.