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Russia’s old-new military doctrine, Ukraine’s struggle, and the future of the West. By Edward Lucas, for CEPA As European decision-makers head for their summer break (“I am out of the office with no access to email until the end of August…”), they should pack a copy of Bob Seely’s new book to fill the leisurely weeks […]

Colombian citizen Osorio chose to remain in the Ukrainian military of his own accord, later transitioning to a role as a drone operator. Pro-Russian media outlets claim that a Colombian soldier, identified as Osorio, was denied demobilization from the Ukrainian Armed Forces despite reportedly losing a leg in combat. According to these reports, military leadership […]

In 2024, the reactor equipment did shut down for a short time, but no accident occurred then. Moreover, the malfunction became known precisely from the IAEA report. The Turkish media Aydınlık published a «sensational» investigation, which was immediately picked up by Russian propagandists: it claims that Ukrainian Security Service employees allegedly covered up the accident […]

By EUvsDisinfo Moscow pays lip service to peace, yet its disinformation peddlers talk constantly of war. This is no accident. Portraying European defence as ‘aggressive militarisation’ and support for Ukraine as ‘warmongering’ is a manipulative attempt to create a skewed reality. A few weeks ago, it was NATO defence spending which found itself in the Kremlin’s disinformation […]

By EUvsDisinfo We continue our examination of the new history books in Russian schools. See the previous article here The myth of the evil West, always on the verge of attacking, served Soviet leaders well for decades—and it’s back in full force in Putin’s Russia, now at the core of historical revisionism embedded in school history textbooks co-authored […]

By EUvsDisinfo In recent days, the Kremlin-backed Matryoshka disinformation network has launched a new blitz aimed squarely at Moldova’s President Maia Sandu, just ahead of the upcoming EU-Moldova Summit in Chișinău on 4 July, 2025. What is a high-profile diplomatic event without a dose of Russian Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI)? According to an investigation by The Insider […]

Claims of “widespread support” for attacks on Ukrainian enlistment centers are based on isolated online comments that could easily have been generated by bots or provocateurs. These do not reflect the broader public mood in Ukraine. A video circulated by Russian media to depict Ukrainians allegedly celebrating a strike is, in fact, a well-known internet […]

The French «media» that spread this news and video was created by Russian propagandists. No other credible sources have written about this incident. A news story is circulating online that the personal surgeon of Brigitte Macron, the first lady of France, was allegedly found dead in Paris. The doctor’s relatives claim that he had no […]

In reality, Fox News did not publish any such video, and no reputable media outlet has reported on the Ukrainian government making such plans. This narrative is a fabrication, circulated through manipulated content and disinformation channels in an effort to discredit Ukraine and provoke mistrust among its allies. Pro-Russian sources are circulating a news clip […]

By EUvsDisinfo Many historians agree that school history textbooks shouldn’t cover current events – some historical distance is usually necessary to make sense of an era. But that rule clearly doesn’t apply to Russia’s new state-approved textbooks, curated and partially written by Putin’s aide Vladimir Medinsky. The new grade 11 textbook doesn’t just cover the events […]

The claim that the Ukrainian Armed Forces operate “barrier units” that shoot deserters is false. One piece of so-called “evidence” widely shared by pro-Kremlin sources features a manipulated photo allegedly showing a Colombian soldier in Ukrainian uniform with a patch identifying him as part of a “barrier unit.” In reality, the image has been digitally […]

The video circulating with the claim that “Russia is taking Ukrainian territory from the U.S.” was edited and taken out of context. In the original footage, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte underscores the importance of a strong and independent Ukraine, stating that Russia “must never again try to take even a single square kilometer” of its […]

The pseudohistorical “Litvinism” is stirring discord between Lithuania and Belarus. By Edward Lucas, for CEPA A half-forgotten, half-baked theory which argues that modern-day Belarus is the rightful heir to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania might seem as arcane and trivial as arguments about the legacy of the Holy Roman Empire. But regardless of its questionable factual […]

By EUvsDisinfo The Kremlin’s information manipulation and influence operations are not always immediately devious. Sometimes Moscow takes a ‘softer touch’. In our previous articles we have uncovered how the Kremlin wields this soft power to expand Russia’s influence. We have explored Rossotrudnichestvo, an influence operation disguised as cultural cooperation. We have also looked at the Kremlin’s […]

By Peter Dickinson, for UkraineAlert Russian President Vladimir Putin believes “all of Ukraine is ours,” he declared last week. The Kremlin leader’s revealing statement is an indication of the increasingly confident mood in Moscow as Russia continues to make slow but steady progress on the Ukrainian battlefield against a backdrop of deepening Western disunity. It also […]

The possible differentiation of relatively «safe» Ukrainian regions is being discussed. Those who already live in Switzerland will not be affected by this change. Propaganda claims that Switzerland is supposedly planning to abolish the «S» status — that is, collective protection — for Ukrainian migrants. This is supposedly explained by the fact that Ukraine is […]

Ukraine’s President did not state that the bombs dropped on Iran on the night of June 22 were supposed to be used by Ukraine. Propaganda has spread a fake screenshot of a Radio Svoboda news story in another attempt to create the impression that the West no longer supports Ukraine. Social media users have begun […]

In reality, the visa center, which helps to obtain visas to the UK, has long since moved to another address. As a result of the Russian shelling, the building where it is currently located was not damaged, and it continues to operate. This visa center is a commercial structure and is formally in no way […]

The American outlet Wired has not reported that a so-called ‘Ukrainian branch’ of the Anonymous hacker collective attacked the U.S. Department of Defense website over a Russian flag image used in a Flag Day greeting. Russian propaganda appropriated Wired’s branding to fabricate yet another disinformation narrative aimed at discrediting Ukraine. Kremlin-linked Telegram channels and social […]

The $130 billion figure, cited by Russian propaganda and attributed to former British diplomat Ian Proud, has been misrepresented. Proud did not claim that Ukraine has already disbursed such a sum in compensation to families of fallen soldiers. Rather, the figure reflects projected total liabilities — encompassing future payments to families of the deceased, those […]