Western media Archives - Euromaidan Press

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Hybrid War

Report: Western media underestimate Russian propaganda’s effectiveness

Limited resources, lack of contacts with Ukrainian experts, media controlled by Russia – the Ukrainian think tank of Lviv Media Forum found out why European media still pander to Russian propaganda

byMaria Tril

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It makes no sense for Ukraine to blow up its Kakhovka dam, despite Tucker Carlson’s rant

The destruction of the Russia-occupied Kakhovka Hydroelectric Plant on 6 June unleashed a humanitarian and environmental cataclysm in…

byMartin Fornusek

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Ukraine calls on international media to not legitimize Russia’s occupation of Donbas

The Minister of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine Oleksandr Tkachenko and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro…

byBohdan Ben

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Who’s winning on the Ukraine-Russia historical narrative battlefield?

The Ukrainian Institute and One Philosophy Group started a joint research initiative to outline the dominant narratives in…

byBohdan Ben

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Hybrid War

How the Washington Times spreads Russian propaganda about Ukraine

As Ukraine strives to emerge as a strong and independent nation, Russian disinformation works to undermine its legitimacy.…

byDirk Mattheisen

Magadan Hills, a painting by Mykola Hetman, a former GULAG prisoner, born December 23, 1917 in Kharkov, Ukraine. Background of the picture: In 1932, members of a Soviet geological expedition discovered gold at the mouth of the Utinny River in Siberia. A GULAG settlement was built between the villages of Balaganny and Ola, the hills there destroyed, piers built, and the settlement named Magadan after a nearby stream. Forced laborers were brought in to build roads from Magadan to the gold. Building the roads was incredibly harsh labor in the permafrost. The prisoners were poorly fed and worked for long hours under fierce conditions with rudimentary tools. The sentiment expressed here is that the roads were built on human bones—that every hill, every gully, and every path in Magadan represents human lives and could be the site of a human grave. The sun is eclipsed to symbolize the darkness and evil that cast its shadow over the people of the Soviet Union. The cross represents the enormous burdens the prisoners had to bear. It also symbolizes Christ's trek up the hill of Golgotha, which the artist likens to the prisoners' journey. (Source: thegulag.org)

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Why do many Westerners show sympathy to Russia and Communism – but not to their victims?

Those who study the post-Soviet world and especially its non-Russian parts are often struck by the fact that…

byPaul A. Goble

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How Russia’s worst propaganda myths about Ukraine seep into media language

Over the past two years, much has been written about the “Ukraine crisis.” This phrase is, in fact,…

byPaula Chertok

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French journalist discusses Ukraine, Europe, and Western media

French journalist Sebastien Gobert, who has been working in Ukraine for more than 4 years, shared his impressions…

byChannel 5

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War in Donbas

Polish journalist: many people in Donetsk do not share separatist views

Mr. Andrusechko, you worked a lot in the regions of Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts, which are currently under…

byRadio Liberty