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Russian disinformation
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Russian propagandists must be tried for inciting genocide and war – international lawyer
[editorial]Ukrainian advocate, doctor of law, and MP Oleksandr Merezhko talked to Euromaidan Press about Russian propagandists’ criminal responsibility,…
Russian propaganda is a war tool and must be ostracized – military expert
“Russia says it hit 17 Ukrainian facilities, and killed more than 200 troops.” “Russia says Ukraine shells its…
Putin triples spending on state media to promote his war in Ukraine
There is a classic Soviet joke which ever more frequently comes to mind given Vladimir Putin’s war in…
What is Azov Regiment? Honest answers to the most common questions
1. Is Azov regiment / brigade /battalion “neo-Nazi”? I’m used to answering questions about the Azov Regiment from…
‘They are defenders of Ukraine!’, open letter to CNN from Ukrainian civic leaders about Azov Regiment
[editorial] The Azov Regiment has been combating Russia’s genocidal invasion of Ukraine, heroically resisting the siege of Mariupol,…
War in Ukraine intensified zombification of Russian TV viewers: longer programs, higher hysteria, no more opponents
Russian television which remains the main mobilizing force in that country nonetheless has changed fundamentally since Vladimir Putin…
Ukraine is the number one victim of Russian disinformation. Here is how it can fight back
Although it is Russia that has militarily occupied the Crimea, waged a deadly war in the Donbas, and…
Ukraine remains main target of pro-Kremlin disinformation in 2021: EU disinfo watchdog
Ukraine remains Russian propaganda’s top target Roughly one-third of all the recorded cases of pro-Kremlin disinformation collected by…
Entire spectrum of Russian propaganda increasingly aggressive in its messaging, Kirillova says
Russian propaganda can be classified into three broad categories, and until recently, only the last contained aggressive messages,…
Exploiting the crisis in Afghanistan: Russian and Chinese media draw parallels with Ukraine and Taiwan
Almost in unison, Russian and Chinese state-controlled media outlets continue to draw direct (and false) parallels between Afghanistan…
Trading socialism for chewing gum: Kremlin building military doctrine on self-deception
The Kremlin leadership has cultivated a special brand of “Dolchstosslegende” since the collapse of the Soviet Union 30…
Kremlin’s chronic case of Anglophobia: mental war and Anglo-Zionist empire among week’s propaganda narratives
Russian official documents on security policy usually identify the US as the Bad Guy in international relations. Recently,…
Ukraine, Crimean Platform, and the Witches’ Sabbath: this week’s Russian propaganda
The fact that seven years after the events unraveled on the Maidan square in Kyiv the Kremlin media…
Afghanistan and Lithuanian-Belarusian border crises: this week’s Russian disinformation targets
As the international community reckons with the fall of Kabul and Afghanistan itself into the Taliban’s hands, the…
The five biggest trifles of disinformation
“There is nothing as important as trifles.” – Arthur Conan Doyle, “The Adventures and Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes”…
A year of disinformation in Belarus: Infographic
Disinformation is at the heart of Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s regime. The illegitimate president of Belarus has been clinging to power based…
Hushing up is also lying: this week’s pro-Kremlin disinformation
Sometimes, what is not lied about is revealing. Seven years ago last week, a Russian military unit shut down Malaysian…
Why anti-Western conspiracies have inundated Ukraine
Authors of the recent report entitled “Why Conspiratorial Propaganda Works and What We Can Do About It” have…
Disinformation on the UN Charter as a tool of Russian imperialism
Other false claims concern “UN bias” and the UN as a “channel for Russophobia.” Still, the UN Charter…
This week’s pro-Kremlin disinformation: Ukraine, HMS Defender, See Breeze 2021
Summer steam While summer is upon us, accompanied by scorching heatwaves in several parts of the globe, including in…