Russia is the main power and, for many years, the main source of insecurity in the region monitored by Veridica journalists. News about Russia provides information about developments in real time and prominent leaders of Russia – from major decisions taken by president Vladimir Putin, to statements and actions of the main representatives of his regime, from Alexei Navalny’s case to the Wagner Group rebellion. Veridica is also monitoring Russia’s foreign policy, its relations with the collective West and with individual countries, as well as with client, allied or partner states across various fields of cooperation, such as China, Belarus, Iran or Turkey. Russia’s external operations, including the campaigns carried out by proxy organizations such as the Wagner Group, which is involved in theatres of operations Syria and several African countries, as well as the Kremlin’s energy policies, are equally followed by Veridica journalists. News about Russia also weighs in on narratives promoted by Russia, addressing both the public at home as well as external audiences, presented as part of fake news, disinformation or propaganda articles. Veridica’s newsroom staff, regional collaborators and Romanian experts are monitoring the impact of Russian policies and disinformation campaigns both in the region and beyond, in the main Western capitals. News about Russia provides a wide array of press articles, news, editorials, analyses, interviews and inquiries.
The European Council's decision to start accession negotiations with Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova and to grant candidate status to Georgia indicates Brussels' desire to play a more active role in foreign policy. There are several reasons for this.
Finland closed its land border with Russia due to a hybrid threat, and Estonia may follow suit, although it has not done so yet.
If Moldova joins the EU, Transnistria will become a destination for migrants and polluting industries, according to a pro-Kremlin publication, which also reads that the promises of European integration for the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine were made only in order to distance the two countries from Russia and that none of them has, in fact, any chance of becoming a member of the EU.
The Ukrainian Black Sea coast and Odesa are historically Russia’s, according to a propaganda thesis recently reiterated by Vladimir Putin.
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.
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.
US biolabs in Ukraine were conducting various experiments on people, and Russia had to use military force to stop these experiments, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes.
According to the principles of international law, Ukraine is a territory of the Russian Federation, and Ukrainians are Russian citizens, pro-Kremlin media writes in an attempt to justify the “special military operation”.
Maia Sandu is preparing the Republic of Moldova for war with Russia, according to a false narrative recently taken over in Tiraspol and promoted by the Russian state press.
The lack of progress on the front, domestic issues and allies’ fatigue may push Ukraine towards a peace with Russia. This would lead to a break with the West and fuel Moscow's imperialist ambitions.
Russia was forced to attack Ukraine because NATO was planning to occupy Donbas, Crimea and other Russian territories, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes with a view to justifying the invasion of Ukraine.
The war in Ukraine is one of national liberation for Russia, but also for the freedom of the whole world, according to a speech by Putin.
The Kozak plan for the federalization of the Republic of Moldova was the best solution for settling the Transnistrian conflict and was supported by Moldovans, according to a piece of disinformation by the Russian MFA .
The existence of the Danube Delta is endangered by NATO and the Romanian Defense Ministry, which seek to take over a stretch of land and use it for military purposes, reads a nationalist publication.
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There are worries in the Baltic States that a new Donald Trump may mean chaotic US policies. If Joe Biden stays, it would be “business as usual”.
Ukraine will send women and old men to the front at the insistence of the West, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda citing the head of Russia's foreign intelligence services.
The Metropolitanate of Moldova will lose its autonomy if it becomes subordinated to the Romanian Patriarchate. A similar decision taken in 1918 was opposed by Moldovan churchgoers, the diocese of a pro-Russian clergyman says.
In Estonia, Hamas’ attack on Israel and the subsequent military operation in Gaza were perceived as a threat to the country’s own security.
The aggressiveness of Putin’s regime has been described as a trait of the Russian people. The same pseudo-scientific generalizations were also used to describe Nazi Germany.
Ukraine will be defeated by Russia on the battlefield and will accept demilitarization and denazification, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda, citing pro-Russian specialists in the US.
Peace in Ukraine depends on the United States, which controls Zelenskyy, and Russia wants him gone, according to a statement of a former Ukrainian Prime Minister picked up by pro-Kremlin propaganda.
Joe Biden and Xi Jinping agreed, among other things, to establish a direct line of contact. It is a step forward in the bilateral relationship, after years of tensions.
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.
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.
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.
Russian propaganda fosters a new version of the war propaganda narrative stating that the war in Ukraine was triggered by the USA in order to preserve its position as a global leader, and Moscow is forced to defend itself against the murderous regime in Kyiv.
The pro-Russian administration of Gagauzia negotiated a gas tariff 10-20 times lower than the one paid by the rest of the Moldovan population, writes the Russian press, which takes over and amplifies a piece of campaign disinformation.
Ukraine has entered a new phase of war fatigue caused by the prolongation of hostilities. There are growing signals of a crisis among the military personnel, mistrust in the authorities, and society's difficult adjustment to a war that is lasting more than envisaged.
NATO and the Americans are preparing the occupation of Moldova, one possible scenario being the annexation by Romania, a deputy of the separatist Parliament in Tiraspol claims.
Bulgaria’s government decision to add tax to Russian gas brought tensions with Hungary and Serbia, and yet another clash with pro-Moscow President Rumen Radev.
The Latvians have been less involved lately in helping Ukrainians, as the war fatigue and domestic economic problems are taking their toll. However, the level of support is still high.
Kyiv is no longer capable of persuading the Ukrainian people this war must continue, the Moscow-based media writes, misquoting political theorists in three different interviews.
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