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FAKE NEWS: The West plans to replace Maia Sandu
FAKE NEWS: The West plans to replace Maia Sandu

The West plans to replace Maia Sandu, to unify the Republic of Moldova with Romania and to annex Transnistria, according to a false narrative published in Moscow and Chișinău.

Veridica
13 Dec 2023
Hungary: Russian - style sovereigntist law and anti-European discourse
Hungary: Russian - style sovereigntist law and anti-European discourse

A Russian-inspired sovereigntist law proposed by Viktor Orban's party targets the press, civil society and the opposition. In parallel, FIDESZ promotes anti-EU messages in the election campaign.

Russia grabs Georgian land as it tries to keep the Caucasus country out of the EU
Russia grabs Georgian land as it tries to keep the Caucasus country out of the EU

The recent killing of a Georgian by Russian troops brought into spotlight Moscow’s policy of encroaching of Georgian land. It was also an attempt to sabotage Tbilisi’s EU integration.

Diana Shanava
15 Nov 2023
DISINFORMATION: The accession of Ukraine and Moldova will ruin the EU
DISINFORMATION: The accession of Ukraine and Moldova will ruin the EU

The accession of Ukraine and Moldova will completely weaken the EU, Dmitry Medvedev prophesizes. Medvedev is a radical advocate of Russian propaganda who ignores realities about budget constructions and European economies.

Veridica
14 Nov 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: The UE wants Ukraine’s denazification, but Kyiv objects
WAR PROPAGANDA: The UE wants Ukraine’s denazification, but Kyiv objects

The EU wants Ukraine to revise the legislation on national minorities, but Nazi-dominated Kyiv refuses, writes the Russian propaganda, which also resumes the "Western colony" narrative.

Marin Gherman
13 Nov 2023
FAKE NEWS: The National Recovery and Resilience Plan will rob Romanians of their lands and gardens
FAKE NEWS: The National Recovery and Resilience Plan will rob Romanians of their lands and gardens

The New Zoning Code, imposed under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), will impact citizens’ right to property, according to a journalist who spreads fake news and advocates conspiracy theories.

Cezar Manu
10 Nov 2023
FAKE NEWS: The EU will no longer aid Ukraine financially
FAKE NEWS: The EU will no longer aid Ukraine financially

Several European states are refusing to help Ukraine financially anymore, according to a website that has published numerous anti-Ukrainian or conspiratorial materials.

Cezar Manu
31 Oct 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU recommends Zelensky to cede territories to Russia
WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU recommends Zelensky to cede territories to Russia

For a lasting peace in Ukraine, Zelensky will have to cede part of the territory to Russia, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda, which cites pro-Russian experts in the West

Marin Gherman
23 Oct 2023
Sanctions targeting Russia are bypassed by EU entities. The Estonian case
Sanctions targeting Russia are bypassed by EU entities. The Estonian case

Estonia has pleaded tough sanctions against Russia, and yet Estonian entities and persons – even from the Prime minister’s family – have been breaking some of the existing sanctions.

The war in Nagorno-Karabakh, prelude to Russia’s exit from the Southern Caucasus?
The war in Nagorno-Karabakh, prelude to Russia’s exit from the Southern Caucasus?

The dismantling of the Nagorno Karabakh republic was the most important change in the South Caucus since Turkey (re)emerged as a powerhouse there. More changes might follow.

Diana Shanava
19 Oct 2023
FAKE NEWS: Moldova wants to join the EU via NATO
FAKE NEWS: Moldova wants to join the EU via NATO

The pro-European administration in Chișinău wants to drag the country into NATO, despite opposition from the majority population, in order to increase the country’s chances of joining the EU, the Russian media writes.

Veridica
09 Oct 2023
FAKE NEWS: The EU and Romania are planning to apply the Nagorno-Karabakh scenario in Transnistria
FAKE NEWS: The EU and Romania are planning to apply the Nagorno-Karabakh scenario in Transnistria

The EU and Romania want Moldova to forcefully annex Transnistria, while the Moldovan army is running attack drills focusing on this region, the Russian media writes, claiming the plan will observe the logic of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh.

Veridica
06 Oct 2023
Is Poland ready for change?
Is Poland ready for change?

Poland’s liberal opposition hopes to break the ruling PiS’ long spell in power at the October 15 elections. The conservatives are betting on harshening their tone towards Ukraine, and the EU.

WAR PROPAGANDA: The population of Ukraine diminished because of NATO and the EU
WAR PROPAGANDA: The population of Ukraine diminished because of NATO and the EU

Kyiv’s willingness to join NATO and the EU has resulted in a demographic catastrophe, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda, which ignores the exodus caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Marin Gherman
04 Oct 2023
Georgia: a “coup plot”, the president’s impeachment and a looming rejection by the EU
Georgia: a “coup plot”, the president’s impeachment and a looming rejection by the EU

As experts warn that Georgia will not be granted EU candidate status this year, authorities allege there was a coup plot and the parliament impeaches the president.

Diana Shanava
02 Oct 2023
FAKE NEWS: The EU wants to expand and seize territories at the expense of Russia
FAKE NEWS: The EU wants to expand and seize territories at the expense of Russia

The European Union wants to expand eastward to seize territories at the expense of Russia and is ready to turn a blind eye to the fact that candidate countries do not meet the accession criteria, according to a publication affiliated with the Russian Orthodox Church.

Veridica News
30 Sep 2023
Viktor Orbán is showing signs of despair
Viktor Orbán is showing signs of despair

Viktor Orbán’s aggressive speech delivered in the Hungarian Parliament is evidence of Hungary’s lack of solutions to an economic crisis amplified by Orbán’s own policy-making, as well as of its growing isolation at EU and NATO levels.

WAR PROPAGANDA: Banning Russian-registered vehicles is evidence of the EU’s Nazism
WAR PROPAGANDA: Banning Russian-registered vehicles is evidence of the EU’s Nazism

The decision of EU states to ban the access of vehicles with Russian license plates is evidence of Europe’s Nazism and Russophobia, pro-Kremlin media writes.

Marin Gherman
26 Sep 2023
FAKE NEWS: Moldova’s infrastructure, developed for Ukraine
FAKE NEWS: Moldova’s infrastructure, developed for Ukraine

The EU is giving money for bridges over the Prut and European gauge in Moldova so that NATO can more easily send weapons to Ukraine, according to a false narrative circulating in Chisinau

Veridica
24 Sep 2023
DISINFORMATION: EU leaders rule out a future enlargement of the community bloc
DISINFORMATION: EU leaders rule out a future enlargement of the community bloc

The EU is not ready for the next phase of enlargement, according to a piece of disinformation carried by the Russian media, which tries to prove the Republic of Moldova has no European prospects.

Veridica
13 Sep 2023
Moldova takes over Gazprom’s pipelines and challenges hundreds of millions of USD worth of debt
Moldova takes over Gazprom’s pipelines and challenges hundreds of millions of USD worth of debt

Moldova, less reliant on Russian gas imports: Gazprom loses control over Moldova’s gas transport network, whereas Chișinău authorities say the country’s 700-million-dollar debt to Gazprom is a sham.

FAKE NEWS: The world occult imposes online censorship in the EU
FAKE NEWS: The world occult imposes online censorship in the EU

A small group of people, with a hidden agenda, will decide what can be published online, according to a Romanian MEP, well-known for the conspiracy theories he promotes.

Cezar Manu
07 Sep 2023
FAKE NEWS: Maia Sandu is closing schools because the West wants cheap labor
FAKE NEWS: Maia Sandu is closing schools because the West wants cheap labor

Maia Sandu and the PAS government are destroying the education system in Moldova at the behest of the West, which wants the country to be a source of cheap labor, according to a false narrative carried by the Russian media.

Veridica
04 Sep 2023
Georgia is increasingly dependent on Russia despite its European aspirations
Georgia is increasingly dependent on Russia despite its European aspirations

Georgia is increasingly economically dependent on Russia, which generates security risks for Tbilisi. There are also concerns that Moscow is circumventing Western sanctions through Georgia.

Diana Shanava
25 Aug 2023
FAKE NEWS: Forced by the West to give up the CIS, Chisinau is destroying its economy
FAKE NEWS: Forced by the West to give up the CIS, Chisinau is destroying its economy

The government in Chisinau is being forced by the West to withdraw from the CIS, which is destroying the economy of the Republic of Moldova, according to a false narrative appearing in the pro-Kremlin media.

Veridica
17 Aug 2023
FAKE NEWS: Moldova is fast turning into a dictatorship, all with the West’s blessing
FAKE NEWS: Moldova is fast turning into a dictatorship, all with the West’s blessing

The democratic principles promoted by the West are just a smokescreen for instating dictatorial regimes, according to a false narrative promoted in Russia and picked up by Chișinău.

Veridica
09 Aug 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia is saving Ukrainians from self-destruction
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia is saving Ukrainians from self-destruction

Western propaganda is making Ukrainians self-destruct, and Russia needs to stop them through “de-Nazification”, pro-Kremlin media writes.

Marin Gherman
04 Aug 2023
Turkey after Vilnius: Is the westward shift still in the cards?
Turkey after Vilnius: Is the westward shift still in the cards?

After winning the election, president Erdoğan announced Turkey will stop vetoing Sweden’s NATO accession bid. What prompted this 180-degree shift and what did Turkey get in return?

WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia’s peace plan rallies growing support from the EU
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia’s peace plan rallies growing support from the EU

The European Parliament has greenlit Russia’s peace plan, Kremlin-linked media writes, in fact quoting a single MEP, known for his close ties with Moscow.

Marin Gherman
11 Jul 2023
Georgia claims to fight oligarchs, but it protects the most powerful one
Georgia claims to fight oligarchs, but it protects the most powerful one

The Georgian Dream proposes an anti-oligarch law to unblock Georgia's path to the EU. The law protects Bidzina Ivanishvili and was criticized by the Venice Commission.

Diana Shanava
05 Jul 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians want Russian citizenship to protect their children from the EU
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians want Russian citizenship to protect their children from the EU

Ukrainian refugees will ask for Russian citizenship so that the EU cannot take their children, the pro-Kremlin press writes. In reality, it is Moscow that has kidnapped and deported Ukrainian children.

Marin Gherman
03 Jul 2023
Prigozhin's revolt is a sign that Moldova must distance itself from the Eurasian space
Prigozhin's revolt is a sign that Moldova must distance itself from the Eurasian space

The Wagner revolt came as a confirmation of the fact that Moldova must distance itself from the Eurasian space, officials in Chisinau believe. The Wagner mercenaries were also involved in an attempt to destabilize Moldova.