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Breaking segregation: Estonia’s controversial education reform
Breaking segregation: Estonia’s controversial education reform

Estonia has one of the world’s best education systems but it’s only for Estonian speakers. There’s a parallel system for Russian speakers, which authorities now want to eliminate.

FAKE NEWS: Forced by the West to give up the CIS, Chisinau is destroying its economy
FAKE NEWS: Forced by the West to give up the CIS, Chisinau is destroying its economy

The government in Chisinau is being forced by the West to withdraw from the CIS, which is destroying the economy of the Republic of Moldova, according to a false narrative appearing in the pro-Kremlin media.

Veridica
17 Aug 2023
Slow progress forces Ukraine to adjust its counteroffensive discourse
Slow progress forces Ukraine to adjust its counteroffensive discourse

The slow pace of the counteroffensive accentuates the war weariness of the Ukrainians and their supporters, who expected quick victories. Kyiv, forced to adapt its speech to the realities on the ground.

Marin Gherman
15 Aug 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Poland wants to attack Russia and occupy western Ukraine
WAR PROPAGANDA: Poland wants to attack Russia and occupy western Ukraine

Poland's military strengthening is a threat to Russia and the goal is to annex western Ukraine, pro-Kremlin propaganda claims.

Marin Gherman
10 Aug 2023
FAKE NEWS: Moldova is fast turning into a dictatorship, all with the West’s blessing
FAKE NEWS: Moldova is fast turning into a dictatorship, all with the West’s blessing

The democratic principles promoted by the West are just a smokescreen for instating dictatorial regimes, according to a false narrative promoted in Russia and picked up by Chișinău.

Veridica
09 Aug 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians await rescue from Russia
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians await rescue from Russia

Ukraine is a socially, nationally and economically divided state, and its people, abandoned by the authorities, are waiting to be rescued by Russia, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
08 Aug 2023
Latvia is mobilizing: national defense service will be mandatory
Latvia is mobilizing: national defense service will be mandatory

Latvia is making participation in the state defense service (SDS) mandatory, as part of a larger drive to strenghten its security.

WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia is saving Ukrainians from self-destruction
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia is saving Ukrainians from self-destruction

Western propaganda is making Ukrainians self-destruct, and Russia needs to stop them through “de-Nazification”, pro-Kremlin media writes.

Marin Gherman
04 Aug 2023
Chișinău: 45 out of the 80 employees of the Russian Embassy in Moldova will be expelled in the wake of an espionage scandal
Chișinău: 45 out of the 80 employees of the Russian Embassy in Moldova will be expelled in the wake of an espionage scandal

Are the antennas on top of the Russian Embassy building used to spy on Moldovan authorities? The Security and Intelligence Service cancelled the agreements with the FSB and SVR, while the Russian Embassy will stop providing consular services

WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians want a president like Vladimir Putin
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians want a president like Vladimir Putin

Ukrainians want a president like Putin, not the West’s puppets, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda. In fact, 98 of Ukrainians hate Putin.

Marin Gherman
01 Aug 2023
FAKE NEWS: Maia Sandu has closed 200 schools, driving away young people from the Republic of Moldova
FAKE NEWS: Maia Sandu has closed 200 schools, driving away young people from the Republic of Moldova

Conform unor narațiuni false reinterpretate, președintele Sandu ar acționa la indicațiile Vestului, aflat în deficit din cauza numărului mare de persoane LGBT.

Veridica
31 Jul 2023
Kondratyuk: the EU has allowed Ukraine to violate the rights of Russian speakers
Kondratyuk: the EU has allowed Ukraine to violate the rights of Russian speakers

The EU has agreed to Ukraine violating the rights of Russian speakers, reads a pro-Kremlin propaganda article, misquoting a Ukrainian official

Marin Gherman
27 Jul 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians are sentenced to prison for talking to their relatives in Russia
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians are sentenced to prison for talking to their relatives in Russia

Ukrainian citizens are sentenced to prison for corresponding with their relatives in Russia, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
24 Jul 2023
Moldova will lose “all” of its sovereignty by pursuing closer relations with NATO
Moldova will lose “all” of its sovereignty by pursuing closer relations with NATO

The Republic of Moldova’s rapprochement to NATO will cause this country to lose its sovereignty and prevent it from shoring up its security, the Russian MFA spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

Veridica
24 Jul 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Interpol will search for Ukrainians who fled the mobilization
WAR PROPAGANDA: Interpol will search for Ukrainians who fled the mobilization

At the request of the Ukrainian authorities, Interpol will search for the men who fled the mobilization, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
21 Jul 2023
FAKE NEWS: In order to join the EU, the Republic of Moldova must send soldiers to the war in Ukraine
FAKE NEWS: In order to join the EU, the Republic of Moldova must send soldiers to the war in Ukraine

This is a new version of the narrative of "NATO's war against Russia", launched by the pro-Russian press in Chisinau.

Veridica
20 Jul 2023
Putin’s regime, threatened by pro-war extremists and domestic squabbles
Putin’s regime, threatened by pro-war extremists and domestic squabbles

Real or not, the Wagner Group rebellion has shown that, although it desperately fashions itself as a new type of dictatorship, Putin’s regime is just another political construct lacking any real foundation.

Cosmin Popa
20 Jul 2023
FAKE NEWS: The West invites Russia to reconnect to the SWIFT international system of payments
FAKE NEWS: The West invites Russia to reconnect to the SWIFT international system of payments

The West concedes to Russia, admitting that the economic sanctions against Moscow are not working, according to a narrative promoted by a well-known pro-Russian website in Romania.

Cezar Manu
18 Jul 2023
Victory or failure? Reactions to Ukraine’s participation in the NATO summit in Vilnius
Victory or failure? Reactions to Ukraine’s participation in the NATO summit in Vilnius

The Ukrainian media criticizes both the West for its hesitation, as well as Zelenskyy for his failure to carry out the reforms demanded by NATO.

Marin Gherman
16 Jul 2023
The Estonian Northeast is moving the economy to a European footing
The Estonian Northeast is moving the economy to a European footing

Once a major Soviet industrial center, Ida-Viruuma comes back to life, due to the European funds.

Chișinău: Ceban poses as a pro-European mayor, albeit at the expense of the FSB
Chișinău: Ceban poses as a pro-European mayor, albeit at the expense of the FSB

The Republic of Moldova remains the target of Moscow’s active measures. Certain pro-Russian politicians in Chișinău with good chances of securing high office are being counselled by the FSB.

WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine will become part of Poland in order to join NATO and the EU
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine will become part of Poland in order to join NATO and the EU

To become part of the EU and NATO, Ukraine will accept being annexed to Poland, reads a Russian propaganda narrative, deliberately misinterpreting a series of recent political and diplomatic developments.

Marin Gherman
14 Jul 2023
Putin’s regime, threatened by pro-war extremists and domestic squabbles
Putin’s regime, threatened by pro-war extremists and domestic squabbles

Putin’s regime, threatened by pro-war extremists and domestic squabbles

Cosmin Popa
14 Jul 2023
Anxiety in the Baltic states about Wagner’s next move
Anxiety in the Baltic states about Wagner’s next move

Latvia’s unfinished border fence came into focus following Wagner’s rebellion in Russia and its alleged move to Belarus. Experts warn that security requires more than a fence.

FAKE NEWS: The Chișinău airport attack, a consequence of Moldova’s dissociation from the CIS
FAKE NEWS: The Chișinău airport attack, a consequence of Moldova’s dissociation from the CIS

The armed attack on the airport in Chișinău might have been avoided if the Republic of Moldova hadn’t distanced itself from the CIS, the Russian MFA spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova has said.

Veridica
12 Jul 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia’s peace plan rallies growing support from the EU
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia’s peace plan rallies growing support from the EU

The European Parliament has greenlit Russia’s peace plan, Kremlin-linked media writes, in fact quoting a single MEP, known for his close ties with Moscow.

Marin Gherman
11 Jul 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainian cemeteries are overwhelmed by the increasing number of military casualties
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainian cemeteries are overwhelmed by the increasing number of military casualties

Ukraine has sustained such great losses on the battlefield, that the relatives of fallen servicemen have taken to the streets to demand the construction of new cemeteries, Russian propaganda writes. In fact, the rally called for the opening of a National Military Memorial.

Marin Gherman
04 Jul 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians want Russian citizenship to protect their children from the EU
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians want Russian citizenship to protect their children from the EU

Ukrainian refugees will ask for Russian citizenship so that the EU cannot take their children, the pro-Kremlin press writes. In reality, it is Moscow that has kidnapped and deported Ukrainian children.

Marin Gherman
03 Jul 2023
Prigozhin's revolt is a sign that Moldova must distance itself from the Eurasian space
Prigozhin's revolt is a sign that Moldova must distance itself from the Eurasian space

The Wagner revolt came as a confirmation of the fact that Moldova must distance itself from the Eurasian space, officials in Chisinau believe. The Wagner mercenaries were also involved in an attempt to destabilize Moldova.

FAKE NEWS: Moldova is becoming a bridgehead for military actions against Russia
FAKE NEWS: Moldova is becoming a bridgehead for military actions against Russia

Moscow describes Moldova’s plans to become a regional platform for Ukraine’s reconstruction as a declaration of war against the Russian Federation.

Veridica
30 Jun 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: The UN has accused Ukraine of torturing civilians
WAR PROPAGANDA: The UN has accused Ukraine of torturing civilians

The United Nations accused Ukraine of torturing civilians, pro-Kremlin media writes. In fact, the UN report blames Russia for the suffering of civilians.

Marin Gherman
29 Jun 2023
FAKE NEWS: Moldova wants to fine Russian speakers
FAKE NEWS: Moldova wants to fine Russian speakers

TASS has reiterated the false narrative about the persecution of Russian speakers in the Republic of Moldova, in an attempt to fuel anti-European phobias.

Veridica
27 Jun 2023