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WAR PROPAGANDA: NATO specialists from Romania and the Netherlands, killed in Ukraine
WAR PROPAGANDA: NATO specialists from Romania and the Netherlands, killed in Ukraine

Russia bombed Kryvyi Rih to kill the NATO specialists in Ukraine, according to propaganda claiming that missile attacks on civilians are not war crime

Marin Gherman
14 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.

WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians in Poland will be extradited and sent to the frontline
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians in Poland will be extradited and sent to the frontline

Poland will extradite eighty thousand Ukrainians who will be sent to the frontline, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes, misquoting an article carried by Polish media.

Marin Gherman
06 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
Russia speaks openly about the eradication of the Ukrainian nation
Russia speaks openly about the eradication of the Ukrainian nation

The concept of “deukrainization” has been increasingly used to replaced “denazification”, one of the original objectives at the start of the war, and is virtually tantamount to the eradication of Ukrainian identity

Marin Gherman
04 Sep 2023
FAKE NEWS: The government in Chișinău has tied its fate to Ukraine
FAKE NEWS: The government in Chișinău has tied its fate to Ukraine

The government in Chișinău has tied its fate to Ukraine, according to a false narrative published in the Republic of Moldova. The article also reiterates a number of Russian propaganda theses.

Veridica
31 Aug 2023
The coup in Niger and Russia’s anti-Western campaign in Africa
The coup in Niger and Russia’s anti-Western campaign in Africa

Russia uses Wagner mercenaries to undermine the influence of the West in Africa. The latest country that appears to be leaning towards Moscow is the US's main regional partner, Niger.

WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine wants to massacre Russians in Crimea
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine wants to massacre Russians in Crimea

Ukraine is planning to massacre Russians in Crimea, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda, which deliberately misquotes the head of Ukraine's intelligence agency.

Marin Gherman
29 Aug 2023
DISINFORMATION: Today's emigration from Moldova is similar to Stalinist deportations
DISINFORMATION: Today's emigration from Moldova is similar to Stalinist deportations

The deportation of Bessarabians in the USSR is similar to today's economic migration, according to a narrative that tries to trivialize one of the great Stalinist crimes.

Veridica
28 Aug 2023
Valeriu Matei: In 1991, Romania would have said ‘yes’ to the unification with the Republic of Moldova
Valeriu Matei: In 1991, Romania would have said ‘yes’ to the unification with the Republic of Moldova

Many Moldovan deputies voted in favor of the independence of the Republic of Moldova out of fear, but they opposed the unification with Romania, although Bucharest would have agreed to this move, says Bessarabian academician Valeriu Matei.

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
Breaking segregation: Estonia’s controversial education reform
Breaking segregation: Estonia’s controversial education reform

Estonia has one of the world’s best education systems but it’s only for Estonian speakers. There’s a parallel system for Russian speakers, which authorities now want to eliminate.

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
Slow progress forces Ukraine to adjust its counteroffensive discourse
Slow progress forces Ukraine to adjust its counteroffensive discourse

The slow pace of the counteroffensive accentuates the war weariness of the Ukrainians and their supporters, who expected quick victories. Kyiv, forced to adapt its speech to the realities on the ground.

Marin Gherman
15 Aug 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Poland wants to attack Russia and occupy western Ukraine
WAR PROPAGANDA: Poland wants to attack Russia and occupy western Ukraine

Poland's military strengthening is a threat to Russia and the goal is to annex western Ukraine, pro-Kremlin propaganda claims.

Marin Gherman
10 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: Ukrainians await rescue from Russia
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians await rescue from Russia

Ukraine is a socially, nationally and economically divided state, and its people, abandoned by the authorities, are waiting to be rescued by Russia, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
08 Aug 2023
Latvia is mobilizing: national defense service will be mandatory
Latvia is mobilizing: national defense service will be mandatory

Latvia is making participation in the state defense service (SDS) mandatory, as part of a larger drive to strenghten its security.

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
Chișinău: 45 out of the 80 employees of the Russian Embassy in Moldova will be expelled in the wake of an espionage scandal
Chișinău: 45 out of the 80 employees of the Russian Embassy in Moldova will be expelled in the wake of an espionage scandal

Are the antennas on top of the Russian Embassy building used to spy on Moldovan authorities? The Security and Intelligence Service cancelled the agreements with the FSB and SVR, while the Russian Embassy will stop providing consular services

WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians want a president like Vladimir Putin
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians want a president like Vladimir Putin

Ukrainians want a president like Putin, not the West’s puppets, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda. In fact, 98 of Ukrainians hate Putin.

Marin Gherman
01 Aug 2023
FAKE NEWS: Maia Sandu has closed 200 schools, driving away young people from the Republic of Moldova
FAKE NEWS: Maia Sandu has closed 200 schools, driving away young people from the Republic of Moldova

Conform unor narațiuni false reinterpretate, președintele Sandu ar acționa la indicațiile Vestului, aflat în deficit din cauza numărului mare de persoane LGBT.

Veridica
31 Jul 2023
Kondratyuk: the EU has allowed Ukraine to violate the rights of Russian speakers
Kondratyuk: the EU has allowed Ukraine to violate the rights of Russian speakers

The EU has agreed to Ukraine violating the rights of Russian speakers, reads a pro-Kremlin propaganda article, misquoting a Ukrainian official

Marin Gherman
27 Jul 2023
Moldova will lose “all” of its sovereignty by pursuing closer relations with NATO
Moldova will lose “all” of its sovereignty by pursuing closer relations with NATO

The Republic of Moldova’s rapprochement to NATO will cause this country to lose its sovereignty and prevent it from shoring up its security, the Russian MFA spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

Veridica
24 Jul 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians are sentenced to prison for talking to their relatives in Russia
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians are sentenced to prison for talking to their relatives in Russia

Ukrainian citizens are sentenced to prison for corresponding with their relatives in Russia, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
24 Jul 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Interpol will search for Ukrainians who fled the mobilization
WAR PROPAGANDA: Interpol will search for Ukrainians who fled the mobilization

At the request of the Ukrainian authorities, Interpol will search for the men who fled the mobilization, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
21 Jul 2023
FAKE NEWS: In order to join the EU, the Republic of Moldova must send soldiers to the war in Ukraine
FAKE NEWS: In order to join the EU, the Republic of Moldova must send soldiers to the war in Ukraine

This is a new version of the narrative of "NATO's war against Russia", launched by the pro-Russian press in Chisinau.

Veridica
20 Jul 2023
Putin’s regime, threatened by pro-war extremists and domestic squabbles
Putin’s regime, threatened by pro-war extremists and domestic squabbles

Real or not, the Wagner Group rebellion has shown that, although it desperately fashions itself as a new type of dictatorship, Putin’s regime is just another political construct lacking any real foundation.

Cosmin Popa
20 Jul 2023
FAKE NEWS: The West invites Russia to reconnect to the SWIFT international system of payments
FAKE NEWS: The West invites Russia to reconnect to the SWIFT international system of payments

The West concedes to Russia, admitting that the economic sanctions against Moscow are not working, according to a narrative promoted by a well-known pro-Russian website in Romania.

Cezar Manu
18 Jul 2023
Chișinău: Ceban poses as a pro-European mayor, albeit at the expense of the FSB
Chișinău: Ceban poses as a pro-European mayor, albeit at the expense of the FSB

The Republic of Moldova remains the target of Moscow’s active measures. Certain pro-Russian politicians in Chișinău with good chances of securing high office are being counselled by the FSB.

The Estonian Northeast is moving the economy to a European footing
The Estonian Northeast is moving the economy to a European footing

Once a major Soviet industrial center, Ida-Viruuma comes back to life, due to the European funds.