A compromise with Russia that respects core Western principles is an illusion – James Sherr
Six years after Russia annexed Crimea, a number of articulate and influential people in the West have become…
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Russian hybrid war in Ukraine.
Urging to reconsider Russia sanctions: peace at the cost of European integrity
The International Crisis Group (ICG) recently published the report “Peace in Ukraine I: A European War” which recommends…
In the shadow of revised history: Kremlin’s war on remembrance continues
Attacking the local authorities in Prague, the pro-Kremlin disinformation outlets chose to ignore the historical facts, as they…
COVID-19 narratives high but declining, Ukraine on the rise in Russian propaganda
As EUvsDisinfo wrote last week, the pro-Kremlin media is slowly turning away from the virus and it seems…
New stories, old plots: how pro-Kremlin disinfo outlets capitalize on COVID-19 outbreak
The first case in the Disinformation Database with this claim was detected 29 January, when Russian news agency…
Stalin-era city names to be used in occupied Donetsk, Luhansk as part of “great victory” cult
"Voroshilovgrad" and "Stalino" On 16 April, Leonid Pasechnik, head of the Russian occupation administration of Luhansk, signed a…
Moscow continues hybrid war against Ukraine despite pandemic, Danilyuk says
Moscow may be unlikely to launch any major new offensive against Ukraine while the pandemic is going on,…
Vaccine hesitancy and pro-Kremlin opportunism: top-5 COVID-19 conspiracies
The anti-vaxxer trope saw notable growth, beginning in mid-March when several pro-Kremlin outlets published an article from the…
Limit, not ban: Ukraine treats Russian propaganda “like pornography”
The reputable Denmark-based international watchdog Freemuse, which monitors the freedom of artistic expression around the globe, published its…
EU watchdog for disinformation debunks 8,000 cases in 6 years
It likely comes as no surprise that a significant proportion of these latest thousand cases relates to the…
Curve of Russian propaganda on coronavirus goes up, narratives recur and multiply
Lies are easier to remember if you stick to the same stories. Professional journalists need to check facts,…
While nobody is watching, COVID-19 may allow Russia to crush Ukraine
In an article published in March, I conceptualized the Hybrid War, highlighting its two crucial elements: Hybrid War…
Russia keeps throwing coronavirus disinformation at the wall to see what sticks
Comparing the cases on the coronavirus published between January 22 and March 25 with the caseload from this…
Russian propaganda spreads conspiracy that coronavirus could be designed to kill elderly Italians
A Sputnik article published on 15 March promoted an entire catalog of unfounded theories about the origin of…
Donbas peace talks group meets online, averts highly criticized agreement meant to include Russia-run “people’s republics”
The Minsk Trilateral Contact Group (TCG) met on 26 March to discuss the Donbas situation, but no ratification…
Disinformation that can kill: coronavirus-related narratives of Kremlin propaganda
This dangerous game has gone on for two months now. The first piece of disinformation we recorded on…
A guide to Russian propaganda. Part 5: Reflexive Control
Fake news and disinformation receive most of the attention of western security institutions when it comes to examining…
Disinformation websites earn $76 million per year in Europe thanks to ad tech companies, research reveals
New research by the Global Disinformation Index has produced the findings, estimating that more than $76 million in…
Coronavirus is not a biological weapon. It’s an information one
According to a document recently published by European External Action Service — an integral part of the EU…
Research reveals how Russia-linked social media accounts targeted 2020 US elections
The research comes from professor Young Mie Kim of the University of Wisconsin, who started analyzing posts on…