Ukraine: Latest news, analysis, video interviews, video reports

Veridica has been publishing updated news about Ukraine ever since its establishment. The developments in this country are monitored by the Bucharest-based team of journalists specializing in international news and current affairs, as well as by Ukrainian contributors. Ukrainian journalists and experts who have over the years contributed to Veridica provide us with a better understanding of the latest news from Kyiv, helping us offer in-depth coverage of the most important stories from Ukraine. Veridica’s news section includes analyses, editorials, video materials, debunked false narratives and press reviews. When writing articles about Ukraine, Veridica journalists work with both local (media outlets, local contributors and their sources) and international sources. Information from and about Ukraine is delivered in a broader context, in geographical terms (taking into account the local, regional and international contexts) as well as by providing a timeline and some background: to better understand present-day developments, it is important to know the events that determined the current state of affairs.
WAR PROPAGANDA: In Ukraine, Russia is waging a war of national liberation

WAR PROPAGANDA: In Ukraine, Russia is waging a war of national liberation

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.

Marin Gherman
Marin Gherman
30 Nov 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: The West wants Ukraine to mobilize women and elderly

WAR PROPAGANDA: The West wants Ukraine to mobilize women and elderly

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.

Marin Gherman
Marin Gherman
24 Nov 2023
In the White House race, the Baltics are rooting for Joe Biden

In the White House race, the Baltics are rooting for Joe Biden

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”.

Kaspars Germanis
Kaspars Germanis
24 Nov 2023
“There is no point in importing someone else’s conflict to us”

“There is no point in importing someone else’s conflict to us”

In Estonia, Hamas’ attack on Israel and the subsequent military operation in Gaza were perceived as a threat to the country’s own security.

Olesja Lagashina
Olesja Lagashina
22 Nov 2023
The capitulation of Ukraine has been predicted in the USA

The capitulation of Ukraine has been predicted in the USA

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.

Marin Gherman
Marin Gherman
20 Nov 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Peace in Ukraine depends on the United States and on Zelenskyy stepping down

WAR PROPAGANDA: Peace in Ukraine depends on the United States and on Zelenskyy stepping down

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.

Marin Gherman
Marin Gherman
17 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
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
Marin Gherman
13 Nov 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: The West needs the war in Ukraine

WAR PROPAGANDA: The West needs the war in Ukraine

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.

Marin Gherman
Marin Gherman
08 Nov 2023
Ukraine: war fatigue grows after counteroffensive fails

Ukraine: war fatigue grows after counteroffensive fails

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.

Marin Gherman
Marin Gherman
04 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
Cezar Manu
31 Oct 2023
FAKE NEWS: Ukrainians no longer want a war and have stopped believing Kyiv’s propaganda

FAKE NEWS: Ukrainians no longer want a war and have stopped believing Kyiv’s propaganda

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.

Marin Gherman
Marin Gherman
30 Oct 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: The UN says Ukraine endangers global food security

WAR PROPAGANDA: The UN says Ukraine endangers global food security

UN experts informally support Russia in the war with Ukraine, but are forced to ignore Moscow's real evidence in order not to upset the West, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
Marin Gherman
26 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
Marin Gherman
23 Oct 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelenskyy has lost the support of the West and Romania

WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelenskyy has lost the support of the West and Romania

The president of Ukraine is no longer supported in the West, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes, calling Zelenskyy “an international beggar” and examining his visit to Bucharest.

Marin Gherman
Marin Gherman
16 Oct 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Because of the authorities, Ukraine will face a hard winter

WAR PROPAGANDA: Because of the authorities, Ukraine will face a hard winter

The Ukrainian authorities have not prepared for winter and the energy system will soon get to the brink of collapse, writes Russian propaganda to justify attacks on the energy infrastructure.

Marin Gherman
Marin Gherman
11 Oct 2023
(Pro)Russian propaganda sees connections between biological weapons and the Nova Kakhovka dam

(Pro)Russian propaganda sees connections between biological weapons and the Nova Kakhovka dam

Russia has claimed for years that Ukraine has biological laboratories and says its attack was meant to destroy those labs. The narrative was also included in the disinformation about the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam.

Cătălin Gomboș
Cătălin Gomboș
10 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
Veridica
09 Oct 2023
Ukraine wants a nuclear incident: one of Russia's major fake narratives

Ukraine wants a nuclear incident: one of Russia's major fake narratives

The (Pro)Russians claim that Ukraine will cause a nuclear incident. The narrative is meant to undermine support for Kiev and has been promoted in Eastern Europe as well.

Cătălin Gomboș
Cătălin Gomboș
09 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.

Michal Kukawski
Michal Kukawski
06 Oct 2023
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
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
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
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.

Ioana Dumitrescu
Ioana Dumitrescu
29 Sep 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians are sending civilians from Kherson to filtration camps

WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians are sending civilians from Kherson to filtration camps

Ukraine is bombing its own settlements and deports the civilian population to filtration camps, a false narrative reads. In fact, Russia itself is responsible for these crimes.

Marin Gherman
Marin Gherman
28 Sep 2023
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
Marin Gherman
26 Sep 2023
FAKE NEWS: Ukrainians don’t learn anything useful from NATO training

FAKE NEWS: Ukrainians don’t learn anything useful from NATO training

Ukraine and NATO blame each other for the failure of the Ukrainian counteroffensive, and the training provided by NATO is ineffective, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
Marin Gherman
18 Sep 2023
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
Marin Gherman
14 Sep 2023
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
Marin Gherman
06 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
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
Veridica
31 Aug 2023
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
Marin Gherman
29 Aug 2023