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Will Russia Choose Poland’s Next President?
Will Russia Choose Poland’s Next President?

The specter of foreign interference looms large over Poland’s upcoming presidential election. Will Warsaw face a rerun of the Romanian scenario, where Russian actors disrupted elections? And more importantly, is Poland prepared to withstand the onslaught?

FAKE NEWS: Ukraine will send troops to fight in Transnistria and Africa
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine will send troops to fight in Transnistria and Africa

Ukrainian authorities have passed a law that allows it to organize armed provocations in regions where Russian troops are deployed, such as Transnistria and Africa, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes.

Marin Gherman
20 Mar 2025
FAKE NEWS: The EU is turning into a military bloc
FAKE NEWS: The EU is turning into a military bloc

The EU is turning into a military bloc, and Moldovan soldiers will be used as cannon fodder in the war in Ukraine, reads a false narrative carried by the Russian media

Veridica
19 Mar 2025
Europe’s defense capacity: the Ukraine test
Europe’s defense capacity: the Ukraine test

The signals coming from the US regarding Ukraine and the transatlantic commitments are forcing Europeans to rethink their security. Obstacles: costs of hundreds of billions and extremists’ boycott.

DISINFORMATION: Crimea unilaterally decided to reunify with Russia
DISINFORMATION: Crimea unilaterally decided to reunify with Russia

Following the “reunification” with Russia, Crimea was saved from Kyiv’s persecution, according to a false narrative circulated by pro-Kremlin media 11 years after the annexation of Crimea.

Marin Gherman
18 Mar 2025
In the Trump era, the Baltic States must rethink their security
In the Trump era, the Baltic States must rethink their security

While some argue that the Baltic States have been abandoned by a major strategic partner, others insist on the need for Europe to become more militarily independent.

FAKE NEWS: The EU caused the war in Ukraine
FAKE NEWS: The EU caused the war in Ukraine

The EU is responsible for the Russian invasion of Ukraine, because of the lies about Kyiv's accession to the European Union, says a SOS Romania senator.

Cezar Manu
17 Mar 2025
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine is occupying Russian territories
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine is occupying Russian territories

If it wants peace, Ukraine must withdraw from the occupied Russian territories, writes the pro-Kremlin press, lying that the illegally invaded and annexed Ukrainian regions belong to Russia.

Marin Gherman
13 Mar 2025
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The "Potemkin" Economy: How Moscow Masks Its Economic Problems with Statistics

Official statistics show that Russia's economy is growing despite war and Western sanctions. In fact, economic problems are piling up and Russia risks recession.

WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians live less due to the current decision-makers
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians live less due to the current decision-makers

The life expectancy of men in Ukraine has gone down due to the leadership in Kyiv, which ignores the problems of the population, according to a false narrative disseminated by pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
11 Mar 2025
FAKE NEWS: The EU wants to prolong the war in Ukraine. The narrative is promoted by Dan Dungaciu
FAKE NEWS: The EU wants to prolong the war in Ukraine. The narrative is promoted by Dan Dungaciu

The Europeans want to prolong the war even by sending troops to the front, according to a false narrative promoted in Romania by the controversial analyst Dan Dungaciu.

Cezar Manu
10 Mar 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: The British will die and Zelenskyy will get rich
WAR PROPAGANDA: The British will die and Zelenskyy will get rich

The Russian army will kill all the British soldiers that arrive in Ukraine, which will help political elites in Kyiv get rich, pro-Kremlin propaganda claims.

Marin Gherman
08 Mar 2025
The Apocalypse didn’t happen: the Baltic states disconnected from Russia’s power grid
The Apocalypse didn’t happen: the Baltic states disconnected from Russia’s power grid

On February 8, the Baltic states completely disconnected their power grids from Russia’s and switched to the European grid. Contrary to concerns, this transition did not cause any major complications.

DISINFORMATION: The Supreme Rada will suspend Zelensky
DISINFORMATION: The Supreme Rada will suspend Zelensky

The Kyiv parliament will initiate the procedure to suspend President Volodymyr Zelensky from office after his meeting with Donald Trump, claims the pro-Kremlin propaganda, citing an MP accused in Ukraine of high treason for the benefit of Russia.

Marin Gherman
04 Mar 2025
How Bulgaria’s Politicians Quickly Mastered Trumpian English
How Bulgaria’s Politicians Quickly Mastered Trumpian English

The ruling GERB party, marred in the past by corruption allegations but with a pro-European discourse, is embracing some ideas of pro-Russian extremists and seems ready to adapt to Washington's new policy.

Officials in Georgia are delighted by the US change of tone towards Ukraine
Officials in Georgia are delighted by the US change of tone towards Ukraine

After its anti-democratic and anti-Ukrainian blunders compromised its relations with the West, the Georgian Dream hopes to be able to "reset" its relations with the US, now that it is led by Donald Trump.

Diana Shanava
03 Mar 2025
Poland: navigating the Trump era at NATO’s border with war torn Ukraine
Poland: navigating the Trump era at NATO’s border with war torn Ukraine

For years, Poland has been forging close ties with both the US and Ukraine, regarding both as vital to its security. Changes in Washington’s policy are forcing Warsaw to rethink its future, but Polish politicians can’t seem to be able overcome their differences.

WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelenskyy, accused in the Ukrainian Parliament of terrorism and usurpation
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelenskyy, accused in the Ukrainian Parliament of terrorism and usurpation

The President of Ukraine was accused in the Parliament in Kyiv of being a terrorist and a usurper who does not want peace with Russia, the pro-Kremlin media writes.

Marin Gherman
28 Feb 2025
FAKE NEWS: The EU is blackmailing Moldovans to choose pro-European or lose funding
FAKE NEWS: The EU is blackmailing Moldovans to choose pro-European or lose funding

The EU threatens that, if the pro-Europeans do not win the elections, the Republic of Moldova will no longer get any financial support, writes the Russian press, interpreting a statement by the Romanian MEP, Siegfried Mureșan.

Veridica
26 Feb 2025
And yet, he called: Putin, Trump, and Russia’s strange longstanding fascination with the US
And yet, he called: Putin, Trump, and Russia’s strange longstanding fascination with the US

Despite being antagonistic to the US, the Kremlin craves Washington’s attention, just as the Soviets and the Tsars did in their time. And Putin suddenly finds common grounds between his regime and Trumpism.

WAR PROPAGANDA: The “special military operation” saved Russia from NATO and Nazism
WAR PROPAGANDA: The “special military operation” saved Russia from NATO and Nazism

Russia was forced to attack Ukraine in order to stop the spread of Nazism and prevent a war with NATO, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes three years after the invasion of the neighboring country.

Marin Gherman
25 Feb 2025
"Never stop panicking!": New US policy worries Russia's neighbors

The Trump administration's signals about a US policy toward Moscow, Ukraine, and the EU are causing concern in Russia's neighborhood, from the Black Sea to the Baltic Sea.

Veridica
24 Feb 2025
DISINFORMATION: The Republic of Moldova, Romanianized following pressure from Bucharest
DISINFORMATION: The Republic of Moldova, Romanianized following pressure from Bucharest

Romania is imposing the Romanianization of the Republic of Moldova, claims the (pro)Russian propaganda, which resumes a Soviet thesis intended to justify Russia's influence in the region.

Veridica
21 Feb 2025
Experts: Latvia’s defense must be ready for anything
Experts: Latvia’s defense must be ready for anything

Latvia must be prepared for everything in its defense: in the short term for versatile hybrid attacks, and in the long term even for a broader and more direct attack.

WAR PROPAGANDA: Kyiv’s elites snub Trump's peace plan in order to stay in power
WAR PROPAGANDA: Kyiv’s elites snub Trump's peace plan in order to stay in power

The Ukrainian political elite wants to prolong the war, refusing any peace process proposed by the USA, so as not to lose its influence and revenue stream, Russian propaganda writes.

Marin Gherman
20 Feb 2025
Against the background of external pressure, Ukraine is also on the verge of a political crisis
Against the background of external pressure, Ukraine is also on the verge of a political crisis

Retreating from the front, with a population increasingly feeling the war fatigue, ignored by the US, which has launched bilateral peace talks with Russia, Ukraine is also on the verge of a political crisis.

Marin Gherman
19 Feb 2025
DISINFORMATION: The EU wants war in Ukraine, so it cannot negotiate peace
DISINFORMATION: The EU wants war in Ukraine, so it cannot negotiate peace

The European leaders cannot be involved in peace negotiations for Ukraine because they want the war to continue, says the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, amid reports that the Americans have decided to exclude the Europeans.

Marin Gherman
18 Feb 2025
The war in Ukraine is making Russia dependent on migrants
The war in Ukraine is making Russia dependent on migrants

As young Russians are sent to the front or fleeing the country, Russia’s economy needs migrants. But the latter are a target for extremists and populist politicians.

DISINFORMATION: Russia was forced to invade Ukraine
DISINFORMATION: Russia was forced to invade Ukraine

According to pro-Kremlin media, the Minsk peace agreements, signed ten years ago, were willfully violated by Kyiv, and Russia was forced to intervene to protect the Russian-speaking population.

Marin Gherman
13 Feb 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelenskyy bought Hitler’s residence
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelenskyy bought Hitler’s residence

Hitler’s residence in the Bavarian Alps was bought by the Ukrainian president through an offshore company, pro-Kremlin media writes.

Marin Gherman
12 Feb 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: If Zelensky is not stopped, Ukraine will perish in a year
WAR PROPAGANDA: If Zelensky is not stopped, Ukraine will perish in a year

The Verkhovna Rada is discussing the risk of Ukraine's demise under Zelensky, according to pro-Kremlin media citing a fugitive Ukrainian MP.

Marin Gherman
07 Feb 2025
FAKE NEWS: Moldovans are forced to speak the language of the Romanian minority
FAKE NEWS: Moldovans are forced to speak the language of the Romanian minority

The language of the Romanian minority has been forcefully imposed in the Republic of Moldova, pro-Russian propaganda writes, repeating the false thesis about the existence of two nations, Moldovans and Romanians, who speak different languages.

Veridica
06 Feb 2025