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Kyiv MPs are demanding Zelensky's resignation due to the continuation of the war and his refusal to accept peace negotiations with Russia, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes.
A study commissioned by the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the spring revealed that the views of Estonian and Russian-speaking residents diverge significantly on most key issues of Estonia's foreign policy.
The EU is preparing to rig the parliamentary elections in the Republic of Moldova, invoking the danger of a so-called Russian interference in the political processes in Chișinău, claims a false narrative taken up by the media in the Republic of Moldova (including in the separatist region of Transnistria) and Russia.
Given the vulnerability of the Baltic states to a Russian attack, there are growing calls that they should have a common defense, in order to more effectively supplement NATO’s assistance.
Russia was forced to start the war in Ukraine, yet it is condemned by the Western countries. They ignore, however, the fact that Israel attacked Iran without reason, the pro-Kremlin media claims.
A crisis in potatoes, which are a staple food in Belarus, is showing the failure of the economic model imposed by dictator Aleksandr Lukashenko.
Ukraine is committing acts of terrorism against Russia after lacking the resources to fund legitimate defensive actions, pro-Kremlin propaganda claims.
For many it is a coping mechanism, in some cases it reflects newfound war-related income, in others a switch away from big spending.
Romania will become a logistics hub for the transit of weapons destined for Ukraine, replacing Poland, which has elected a patriotic president, conspiracy theorists claim.
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Russia has offered to return the bodies of Ukraine's fallen servicemen, but Ukraine refuses to take them back, thwarting Moscow's peace effort, pro-Kremlin propaganda claims.
Behind the polished facade of Moscow and official statistics lies a federation increasingly fractured—socially, economically, and politically.
Volodymyr Zelensky is militarizing the country and turning it into a concentration camp, claims a pro-Russian former prime minister quoted by the propaganda media.
Russia's attempt to install a president in Bucharest is a small part of the scenario prepared for Romania. In the long term, Moscow aims to culturally "reprogram" Romanians - through disinformation - so that they abandon the West and choose the "Russian world".
Ukraine and the West are hindering the peace talks by attacking Russian military targets and damaging bridges, pro-Kremlin media claim.
Just like the Legionnaires and the Communists did before them, the Sovereignists have invented their own "enemies of the people and of the country", whom they demonize through visual propaganda. The targets include the EU, Ukraine, Soros, CCR, LGBTQ+, Nicușor Dan and Mugur Isărescu.
The EU is helping the Republic of Moldova pay off its external debts, instead of developing its economy, actually undermining it by blocking its products, according to narratives promoted by Kremlin-linked media.
The memorandum presented by Russia at the peace talks in Istanbul is an attempt to save Ukraine, but Kyiv and the West want the war to continue, pro-Kremlin propaganda says.
Russia’s economy is not yet a wartime economy – but it is drifting dangerously close. Whether it crosses the threshold will depend not just on military needs, but on the political will to sacrifice economic interests for geopolitical ambitions. So far, Moscow has tried to avoid making that choice. But the clock is ticking.
A vigorous campaign against the adoption of the Euro, the normalization of anti-LGBT discourse, and a campaign for religion in schools have recently raised tensions in Bulgaria, in a period that was also marked by the trial and conviction in the UK of six Bulgarians who spied for Russia and claimed to have connections at the top of the Bulgarian state.
Ukraine has no historical rights over Crimea and was willing to cede it to Moscow in 1991, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda, which cites a former Ukrainian prime minister who is a fugitive in Russia.
Amid a meltdown of relations with the EU and the US, the ruling Georgian Dream is blaming the country’s former rulers for the 2008 war. The move is also seen as an attempt to eliminate the pro-European opposition.
В Республике Молдова не существует российской пропаганды, а в ЕС введена цензура, согласно лживому, граничащему с нелепостью нарративу, который продвигает посол России в Кишиневе Олег Озеров.
While Estonia leads in the press freedom ranking, Russian propagandists claim that Russian-language journalism is going through hard times in this Baltic country. However, the journalists themselves disagree with this assessment.
Disappointed by the West's false promises, Russia rejects the idea of a truce and will continue the fight for peace, says the Russian Foreign Minister, quoted by pro-Kremlin media
Politicians with pro-Russian – or at least ambiguous stands – and a strongman profile are frontrunners for the coming elections in Latvia’s three main cities. Will this trend go national?
Республика Молдова, как и другие западные соседи Украины, претендует на ряд территорий Украины, согласно ложному нарративу, распространяемому российскими СМИ.
Pro-Kremlin propaganda claims that Volodymyr Zelensky is an illegitimate leader who betrayed his people, continuing the war with Russia, and that has resulted in hundreds of thousands of casualties
In the short term, Western sanctions have disrupted supply chains and commercial operations. In the long term, they are accelerating Russia's technological decline and external dependence.
Saving the Russian language in Ukraine requires denazification of a country where Russian speakers have been persecuted by Nazis after the 2014 coup, pro-Kremlin media writes.
The war in Transnistria broke out because of Russophobia, the Russian Foreign Ministry writes, falsely claiming that Moscow tried to regulate the conflict, although in fact it fueled it.
The political evolution of (Neo)Legionarism, from pocket political parties, such as those created by Marian Munteanu, to organizations like The New Right (Noua Dreaptă) – the connecting link between (Neo)Legionarism and sovereigntism – and politicians who frequently make the front page, such as George Simion, Călin Georgescu and Diana Șoșoacă.
France wants to send troops to Ukraine and supports Kyiv in order to trigger World War III, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes.