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Three Takeaways from Bulgaria’s Upcoming Double Trouble Election
Three Takeaways from Bulgaria’s Upcoming Double Trouble Election

Former prime-minister Boyko Borissov’s GERB party is tipped to win Bulgaria’s split election. But amid an expected low voter turnout, pro-Russian parties are seeking a moment.

WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians are destroying their own cities to prevent Russia from capturing them
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians are destroying their own cities to prevent Russia from capturing them

The Ukrainian army is destroying its own cities, and the local elites want to steal everything and flee before the establishment of Russian power, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes.

Marin Gherman
31 May 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Von der Leyen, criticized in the EU for supporting Ukraine
WAR PROPAGANDA: Von der Leyen, criticized in the EU for supporting Ukraine

According to pro-Kremlin propaganda, Russia did not attack Ukraine, and the war benefits the EU leadership, which supports Kyiv financially.

Marin Gherman
30 May 2024
FAKE NEWS: Chișinău’s security partnership with the EU leads to Moldova joining NATO
FAKE NEWS: Chișinău’s security partnership with the EU leads to Moldova joining NATO

The security partnership between the EU and the Republic of Moldova aims to militarize the country and push it closer to NATO, the spokeswoman of the Russian MFA, Maria Zakharova claims.

Veridica
29 May 2024
Xi and Putin want a new world order. Hungary and Serbia are ready to support them
Xi and Putin want a new world order. Hungary and Serbia are ready to support them

Xi Jinping visited Europe to project the image of a strong China and announce investments in Serbia and Hungary, both pro-Russian countries. Later, Xi welcomed Putin to Beijing and promised him the help of China, which shares with Russia the vision of a "multipolar" world. But the visit seems, at least for now, to have had fewer concrete results than Xi's visit to Europe.

WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine is falling apart, and Russia will liberate the Ukrainian people
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine is falling apart, and Russia will liberate the Ukrainian people

More and more Ukrainians are awaiting liberation at the hands of Russian troops, while the Ukrainian state is failing due to the Nazi rule, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes.

Marin Gherman
24 May 2024
Nuclear weapons in Belarus: a propaganda fake or real threat?
Nuclear weapons in Belarus: a propaganda fake or real threat?

Almost a year after Aleksandr Lukashenko announced that Russia has started to ship nuclear weapons to Belarus, it’s unclear whether they are there and who controls them.

DISINFORMATION: Zelenskyy is no longer a legitimate president and his administration is illegal
DISINFORMATION: Zelenskyy is no longer a legitimate president and his administration is illegal

Volodymyr Zelenskyy is no longer a legitimate president, and his regime is illegal and led by foreigners, pro-Kremlin media write, citing a politician who fled to Russia.

Marin Gherman
22 May 2024
FAKE NEWS: Moldova’s EU integration will lead to its liquidation
FAKE NEWS: Moldova’s EU integration will lead to its liquidation

If it joins the EU, Moldova will be annexed by Romania and disappear, claims the Socialist deputy, Bogdan Tirdea, a promoter of pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Veridica
21 May 2024
Reporting from Ukraine: the city where bombing has become routine
Reporting from Ukraine: the city where bombing has become routine

Alarmele aeriene s-au activat de 4000 de ori în Zaporojie în ultimii doi ani. Orașul revendicat de ruși se confruntă și cu riscul unor inundații catastrofale și a unui dezastru nuclear. Alex Craiu scrie cum arată o zi „obișnuită” în Zaporojie.

Alex Craiu
21 May 2024
FAKE NEWS: The WEF wants to legalize human-animal marriages
FAKE NEWS: The WEF wants to legalize human-animal marriages

The World Economic Forum in Davos is forcing European states to legalize marriages between humans and animals, according to a false narrative also picked up in Romania.

Cezar Manu
20 May 2024
How the Kharkiv offensive is seen on pro-Kremlin Telegram channels
How the Kharkiv offensive is seen on pro-Kremlin Telegram channels

Ukraine has been abandoned by the West and is being led by Zelensky to disaster, according to narratives about the Russian offensive in Kharkiv that are being promoted on Telegram. The offensive is presented as "unstoppable", and the purpose of the narratives is to strengthen Russian support for the war and demoralize the Ukrainians.

Marin Gherman
20 May 2024
Russia is recruiting Poles for its war against the West
Russia is recruiting Poles for its war against the West

As a new Cold War gathers steam, Poland finds itself on the frontline. Russian intelligence is recruiting agents in the country and it’s even using some for attacks against Kremlin opponents.

WAR PROPAGANDA: In Ukraine, Russia is fighting for traditional values
WAR PROPAGANDA: In Ukraine, Russia is fighting for traditional values

The war in Ukraine is being waged by Russia to save traditional values and the family from the debauchery and perversion of the West, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
16 May 2024
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine may attack the Republic of Moldova
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine may attack the Republic of Moldova

Ukraine will intensify its “unintentional” bombing of the territory of the Republic of Moldova if it advances further on the path of European integration, leaving Kyiv behind, according to the pro-Kremlin Telegram channel “Smuglyanka”.

Veridica
15 May 2024
Dispatch from Odesa: “Curse be they for such a «liberation »!”
Dispatch from Odesa: “Curse be they for such a «liberation »!”

Odesa, the main port-city of Ukraine, has been the target of Russian bombings since 2022. The attacks intensified after Russia withdrew from the grain agreement. Tatsiana Ashurkevich spent a few days in the city and found among its residents a mix of fatalism, fatigue, and determination against the Russians.

FAKE NEWS: France sent the Foreign Legion to the Ukrainian front
FAKE NEWS: France sent the Foreign Legion to the Ukrainian front

Thousands of French Foreign Legion soldiers are already fighting on the Ukrainian front, according to a pro-Russian and anti-Western publication.

Cezar Manu
14 May 2024
The (R)evolution of Drones in the war in Ukraine
The (R)evolution of Drones in the war in Ukraine

The war in Ukraine has turned drones into one of the most formidable weapons in the arsenal of both warring factions, while innovations in this field advanced at great speed.

FAKE NEWS: Chișinău marks Europe Day in order to divide society
FAKE NEWS: Chișinău marks Europe Day in order to divide society

The Government in Chișinău is marking Europe Day on May 9 instead of Victory Day in order to divide Moldovan society, pro-Kremlin media writes, labeling “revanchist” those who refuse to celebrate the Soviet Union’s victory against Nazi Germany.

Veridica
10 May 2024
War Propaganda: In 1945 Russia defeated the collective West for the first time
War Propaganda: In 1945 Russia defeated the collective West for the first time

Russia defended itself against the invasion of collective Europe in World War II and can do it again now, in the context of the war in Ukraine, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
09 May 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia is liberating territories from Ukrainian occupation
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia is liberating territories from Ukrainian occupation

Ukrainians are not an indigenous population, but rather the occupiers of Ukraine, and Russia is liberating its historical provinces, pro-Kremlin propaganda claims.

Marin Gherman
07 May 2024
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine forbids Orthodox Christians from attending the Easter Vigil
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine forbids Orthodox Christians from attending the Easter Vigil

Kyiv is using the war against Russia to forbid citizens from coming to church on Easter ad to attack Orthodox traditional values, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes.

Philippe Sands: “Every person can do terrible things”
Philippe Sands: “Every person can do terrible things”

Literature helps us understand the act of justice. To overcome the traumas, inherited from victims or executioners, we need both literature and justice. Writer and international law expert Philippe Sands explains how he embarked on a real-life Nazi literary hunt and why it's still relevant today.

Marian Voicu
03 May 2024
Reporting from Ukraine: “We’re already used to death”. Life in Kharkiv under Russian missile fire
Reporting from Ukraine: “We’re already used to death”. Life in Kharkiv under Russian missile fire

Kharkiv has been a target for the Russian army ever since the war broke out. Its inhabitants refuse to leave their homes and carry on with their lives, trying to preserve some sense of normalcy despite the constant shelling.

FAKE NEWS: Bucharest fears Moldovans might renounce the Union of 1859
FAKE NEWS: Bucharest fears Moldovans might renounce the Union of 1859

Moldovans in Romania might renounce the Union of Romanian Principalities of 1859, due to the aggressive Romanianization policy promoted by Bucharest in the Republic of Moldova, a so-called political theorist from Transnistria says.

Veridica
30 Apr 2024
Putin's Russia is preparing for a long, large-scale war
Putin's Russia is preparing for a long, large-scale war

Beyond Ukraine, Moscow is working on three fronts: strengthening the regime by "shaking up" its own elite, establishing governments-in-exile in former Soviet satellites, and promoting a pro-Russian discourse in the West.

Cosmin Popa
30 Apr 2024
Belarus: video “confessions” as a regime weapon against the opposition
Belarus: video “confessions” as a regime weapon against the opposition

Videos of opposition activists confessing trumped up crimes and praising Aleksandr Lukashenko have been increasingly used in Belarus.

Latvia’s tough stance towards Russia is undermined by business connections
Latvia’s tough stance towards Russia is undermined by business connections

From hardliner Dmitri Medvedev’s wine to raw materials for the arms industry, Russian imports are transiting Latvia in spite of the latter’s hawkish stance towards Moscow.

WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine, a Russian invention now run by non-Ukrainians
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine, a Russian invention now run by non-Ukrainians

According to pro-Kremlin propaganda, Ukraine cannot exist without Russia, and the political elites in Kyiv are made up of non-Ukrainians who want to destroy the country.

Marin Gherman
26 Apr 2024
Estonia: a political drive against Russian speakers and Moscow’s Patriarchy
Estonia: a political drive against Russian speakers and Moscow’s Patriarchy

Political parties in Estonia are trying to deprive Russian speakers of the right to vote and to kick out of the country the Russian Orthodox Church, seen as a Kremlin mouthpiece.

Bulgaria Plunges in Autocracy, One Day a Time
Bulgaria Plunges in Autocracy, One Day a Time

Chiar sub privirea UE și după ani de potențiale reforme, democrația Bulgariei devine tot mai mult una de fațadă, dominată de partidul lui Boiko Borissov și de „sistem”.

(Pro)Russian disinformation narratives regarding Romania’s Defense Law
(Pro)Russian disinformation narratives regarding Romania’s Defense Law

The proposed amendments to Romania's National Defense Law gave rise to disinformation narratives fostered by Russian propaganda and pro-Russians in the Republic of Moldova.

Veridica
21 Apr 2024