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The narrative is riddled with distortions and falsehoods: none of the cited artifacts belong to the Ukrainian state. Pro-Russian online channels are amplifying claims that Ukraine’s priceless cultural heritage is being auctioned off abroad. Among the examples they cite are the Ostrog Bible, a portrait of poet Lesya Ukrainka by Viktor Babentsov, and Ivan Aivazovsky’s […]

By Peter Dickinson, for UkraineAlert US President Donald Trump is “very disappointed” with Vladimir Putin and is giving his Russian counterpart just ten more days to agree to a ceasefire or face new economic measures, he announced on Tuesday. Earlier in July, Trump had set a fifty-day deadline for the Kremlin dictator. This new time […]

By EUvsDisinfo Moldova is rapidly moving towards parliamentary elections set for 28 September. Seen as decisive for the geopolitical orientation of the country, the contest for the hearts and minds of potential voters is in full swing. The EU in focus Pro-Kremlin actors are pulling out all the stops to convince Moldovans to abandon European […]

The claim that Estonia is supplying contaminated meat to the Ukrainian Armed Forces is unfounded. Pro-Kremlin outlets manipulated remarks from an Estonian official to suggest that unsafe products were being shipped to Ukraine. In fact, the minister referenced canned meat produced from animals that were culled during routine veterinary inspections but showed no signs of […]

Russia’s rulers are taking more and more extreme measures to block access to independently produced information. But there’s resistance. By Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan, for CEPA The Russian Duma has adopted a bill that effectively introduces punishment for internet searches deemed extremist by the Kremlin. This label is primarily applied to content produced by opposition groups in exile and […]

By EUvsDisinfo As Moscow feigns concern for the rule of law in Ukraine, it perfects a cage at home that frees its subjects from their civil liberties. In the reality that the Kremlin is manufacturing, Russian society is being granted a peculiar kind of freedom: a freedom from liberties. Freedom from the burden of protest, freedom […]

Ralph Niemeyer holds no official position in Germany and carries no political authority or influence. He fled to Russia in 2022. Pro-Russian sources are circulating claims of an alleged NATO provocation in Kaliningrad, citing German national Ralph Niemeyer as their source. According to Niemeyer, the alliance may accuse Russia of interfering with GPS signals in […]

By Polina Lebedeva, for EUvsDisinfo In late June, a 30-year-old German-American volunteer crossed the Polish-Ukrainian border to begin combat training with Ukraine’s armed forces. Like hundreds of others who have left behind civilian lives across Europe, North America, and beyond, he feels this is one of the most tangible ways to contribute to victory. ‘There are things worth […]

The main threat to European countries, as before, is Russia — it was named as the key threat by the majority of respondents who participated in the Pew Research Center poll. In Poland, 81% of respondents consider Russia a key threat (versus 6% who named Ukraine as a possible threat), and in Hungary, 33% placed […]

In the interview, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi emphasized Ukraine’s extraordinary efforts in resisting a much larger adversary. He called on the United States to increase its support, stressing that the provision of long-range weapons would help the Ukrainian Defense Forces save countless lives and better contain Russian forces. Kremlin media have intensified efforts to undermine Ukraine’s […]

In reality, they pay for tickets, accommodation and meals for foreign volunteers who wish to join the Armed Forces of Ukraine. «Where are they flying»?, Russian propagandists ironically comment on a screenshot of a tender for 75 million hryvnias from the Zaporizhzhia Regional Drafting Office, published on the Prozorro website: the money is planned to […]

By EUvsDisinfo One of the most-watched television channels in Georgia, Imedi TV has become the ruling party’s most powerful propaganda machine, relentlessly pushing anti-western rhetoric and echoing Kremlin-style disinformation. Over the past decade, the TV channel established itself as the mouthpiece, serving as a loyal arm of the Georgian Dream party and its increasingly authoritarian […]

Suppression of language is a key part of Moscow’s drive to erase the Crimean Tatar identity as it seeks to colonize occupied Ukraine. Linguists are fighting back. By Elina Beketova, for CEPA The Crimean Tatar language is listed as endangered by UNESCO after generations of forced deportations and Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea, and keeping […]

In reality, an article in an Italian pro-Kremlin media outlet simply repeats the words of Russian propagandists – without any factual basis. Pro-Russian publications are discussing an article published in the Italian media L’Antidiplomatico. The article allegedly provides «convincing evidence» of Ukraine’s use of chemical weapons, and accuses Ukraine of conspiring with NATO and the […]

Rustem Umerov, Ukraine’s former Defense Minister, holds only Ukrainian citizenship, according to his official asset declarations. Under Ukrainian law, dual citizens are barred from holding top security posts—making it highly unlikely he could have served as Defense Minister or later as Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council had he possessed U.S. citizenship. Kremlin-aligned […]

The NME outlet has not published any such video reports, and the visual design circulating online appears to be fabricated. Coldplay has not removed any posts in support of Ukraine — this is confirmed by both the band’s official social media pages and archived versions of their content. A video circulating online bearing the logo […]

Government secrecy breaches leave red faces in London. By Edward Lucas, for CEPA Old habits died hard in the former empire. Murky commercial and espionage interests in the former colonies survived long after nominal independence. In the former imperial capital, secrecy and deceit reigned. How else to maintain to the fiction of global significance? From spy […]

The assertion that Ukraine is orchestrating a provocation involving the explosion of 550 tons of ammonia in Novotroitske is unfounded. The ammonia pipeline in that area has been out of service since 2022, with the section in the Donetsk region fully decommissioned. It no longer contains any significant quantity of ammonia, making such a scenario […]

In reality, the video was published by an Ivanka Trump fan profile that is in no way related to the president’s daughter. A number of Russian media outlets — both political sources and tabloid media — wrote that Ivanka Trump, on her personal profile on social networks, allegedly admires the beauty and style of Russian […]

By EUvsDisinfo The Kremlin’s information manipulation apparatus is sparing no resources in its effort to cast Germany as a historical villain, saturating its channels with narratives of a resurgent, aggressive power. Russian state-controlled television and other pro-Kremlin outlets relentlessly push the idea that Germany is on a war footing, deliberately distorting Germany’s defensive security policies into […]