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: 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
WAR PROPAGANDA: Only union with Russia can save Ukraine
WAR PROPAGANDA: Only union with Russia can save Ukraine

Ukraine is going through a crisis similar to that of the 17th century and, as then, only union with Russia can save it, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
05 Feb 2025
DISINFORMATION: London supports neo-Nazi Ukraine to turn it into a colony
DISINFORMATION: London supports neo-Nazi Ukraine to turn it into a colony

Britain is funding the neo-Nazi regime in Kyiv to turn Ukraine into a British colony, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda citing Putin’s adviser.

Marin Gherman
31 Jan 2025
FAKE NEWS: The EU caused theThe EU's Russophobia led to the interruption of gas deliveries to Transnistria and the increase in energy prices on the right bank of the Dniester, Russian propaganda claims, ignoring the fact that Gazprom chose to stop supplying gas. energy crisis in Moldova
FAKE NEWS: The EU caused theThe EU's Russophobia led to the interruption of gas deliveries to Transnistria and the increase in energy prices on the right bank of the Dniester, Russian propaganda claims, ignoring the fact that Gazprom chose to stop supplying gas. energy crisis in Moldova

Rusofobia UE a dus la oprirea livrărilor de gaze spre Transnitria și creșterea prețurilor la energie în dreapta Nistrului, afirmă propaganda rusă, care ignoră faptul că Gazpromul a ales să nu mai dea gaze.

Veridica
30 Jan 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelensky risks suspension for mental health issues
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelensky risks suspension for mental health issues

Ukraine's parliament could suspend Volodymyr Zelensky as president due to mental health issues, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
29 Jan 2025
NATO’s enlargement increased security in the Baltic region, but more needs to be done
NATO’s enlargement increased security in the Baltic region, but more needs to be done

New NATO members Finland and Sweden are increasingly involved in the security of the Baltic region, which has seen a number of aggressive Russian moves including sabotages of undersea infrastructure. However, the potential for cooperation with the Baltic countries has merely been tapped.

DISINFORMATION: The US calls for Zelensky to be sentenced to life in prison
DISINFORMATION: The US calls for Zelensky to be sentenced to life in prison

American society calls for Zelensky to be sentenced to life in prison for starting the war in Ukraine and killing civilians, according to pro-Kremlin media.

Marin Gherman
24 Jan 2025
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine has territorial claims to Belarus
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine has territorial claims to Belarus

Kyiv is claiming certain territories in Belarus that were taken from it by the King of Poland five centuries ago, according to pro-Kremlin media, citing the former head of Ukrainian diplomacy.

Marin Gherman
22 Jan 2025
FAKE NEWS: The head of NATO agrees to hand over Greenland to the USA
FAKE NEWS: The head of NATO agrees to hand over Greenland to the USA

Mark Rutte believes that, because the EU needs US protection, it must renounce Greenland, the Russian media writes, citing statements that the NATO Secretary General never made. Another fabricated claim is that Rutte allegedly said that NATO is much weaker economically and militarily than Russia and is not concerned about the fate of Ukraine.

Marin Gherman
20 Jan 2025
FAKE NEWS: Moldova blocks Russian gas deliveries to Transnistria
FAKE NEWS: Moldova blocks Russian gas deliveries to Transnistria

Chișinău blocks Russian gas deliveries to Transnistria, a region with a stable economy that Kyiv and Chișinău are trying to suffocate, according to a comment published by the Russian website dzen.ru.

Veridica
17 Jan 2025
DISINFORMATION: Ukraine adopts an educational model imposed by the Nazis
DISINFORMATION: Ukraine adopts an educational model imposed by the Nazis

According to pro-Kremlin propaganda, Ukraine's education policies are a continuation of those imposed by the Nazis in the territories they occupied.

Marin Gherman
16 Jan 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: EU leaders benefit from corruption and crime in Ukraine
WAR PROPAGANDA: EU leaders benefit from corruption and crime in Ukraine

The West supports corruption and crime in Ukraine, laundering money to the detriment of the interests of citizens, pro-Kremlin propaganda claims.

Marin Gherman
15 Jan 2025
FAKE NEWS: Putin, energetically attacked from Ukrainian territory
FAKE NEWS: Putin, energetically attacked from Ukrainian territory

The president of Russia attacked Ukraine because he was suffering from the Havana syndrome, energetically induced by the HAARP system on that territory, claims Cozmin Gușa.

Cezar Manu
13 Jan 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: The West forced Russia to invade Ukraine
WAR PROPAGANDA: The West forced Russia to invade Ukraine

According to the pro-Kremlin media, which quotes Maria Zakharova, Russia had no choice but invade Ukraine, given that the West had been unjustifiably arming Kyiv

Marin Gherman
09 Jan 2025
Ukraine in 2024: Top PROPAGANDA, FAKE NEWS and DISINFORMATION NARRATIVES debunked by Veridica
Ukraine in 2024: Top PROPAGANDA, FAKE NEWS and DISINFORMATION NARRATIVES debunked by Veridica

Russian propaganda has intertwined anti-Ukrainian and anti-Western narratives with a view to weakening Ukrainian society from the inside and cutting off external aid to Kyiv.

Marin Gherman
04 Jan 2025
Romania in 2024: Top FAKE NEWS & DISINFORMATION NARRATIVES debunked by Veridica
Romania in 2024: Top FAKE NEWS & DISINFORMATION NARRATIVES debunked by Veridica

Politicians, influencers, and some media outlets have promoted false narratives related to sovereigntist discourse, wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, climate denial, and conspiracy theories, from "sanitary dictatorship" to moon landing.

Cezar Manu
02 Jan 2025
FAKE NEWS: The USA refuses to normalize relations with Russia
FAKE NEWS: The USA refuses to normalize relations with Russia

According to a Russian propaganda site in Romania, the US and the Western states do not want to normalize their relations with Russia, although Moscow insists on it.  

Cezar Manu
27 Dec 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelenskyy refuses peace to preserve his revenue streams
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelenskyy refuses peace to preserve his revenue streams

The Ukrainian president rejects peace initiatives because the war is profitable for him, pro-Kremlin propaganda claims, ignoring the fact that by “peace”, the Russians understand Ukraine’s surrender.

Marin Gherman
24 Dec 2024
FAKE NEWS: The EU does not support the Republic of Moldova in its efforts to overcome the energy crisis
FAKE NEWS: The EU does not support the Republic of Moldova in its efforts to overcome the energy crisis

The European Union forgot about the Republic of Moldova after the election and no longer supports it in the context of the energy crisis it is facing, according to the Smuglyanka Telegram channel.

Veridica
19 Dec 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelensky is a puppet in the hands of Nazis
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelensky is a puppet in the hands of Nazis

Ukrainians are not staging an uprising against Zelensky because they fear persecution by Nazi military groups, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
18 Dec 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine must pay in blood for joining NATO
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine must pay in blood for joining NATO

In order to be accepted into NATO, Ukraine must send more young men to the front and continue the war for two more years, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
16 Dec 2024
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine's land has been sold to foreign corporations
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine's land has been sold to foreign corporations

According to Russian propaganda, Western corporations own most of Ukraine's agricultural land in exchange for support for the warring Ukrainian state.

Marin Gherman
06 Dec 2024
DISINFORMATION: The leniency of the authorities allowed the coup d'état in Ukraine
DISINFORMATION: The leniency of the authorities allowed the coup d'état in Ukraine

There was a coup in Ukraine because the authorities at the time did not resort to force to stop it, the pro-Kremlin press is lying 11 years after the brutal police intervention at Euromaidan.

Marin Gherman
30 Nov 2024
Are Latvians getting weary of Ukrainian refugees?
Are Latvians getting weary of Ukrainian refugees?

Ukrainian refugees in Latvia have generally been well received, but there were also some displays of hostility. Experts warn a long-term integration program is needed for the refugees.

WAR PROPAGANDA: The Ukrainian Nazis’ Russophobic sentiments makes it impossible to end the war
WAR PROPAGANDA: The Ukrainian Nazis’ Russophobic sentiments makes it impossible to end the war

According to pro-Kremlin propaganda, Ukraine rejects Russia's peace initiatives because the authorities have adopted an anti-Russian and neo-Nazi ideology.

Marin Gherman
21 Nov 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelensky will cause a civil or nuclear war
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelensky will cause a civil or nuclear war

According to pro-Kremlin media, the Kyiv Parliament is accusing Volodymyr Zelensky of provoking a civil war or a nuclear conflict just to stay in power.

Marin Gherman
19 Nov 2024
Cut out by the West, Russia bet on China and India. On the long run, it’s a poor bet
Cut out by the West, Russia bet on China and India. On the long run, it’s a poor bet

Despite Western sanctions, Russia managed to keep its economy afloat by switching its trade flows to China and India. However, on the long run that makes the Russian economy more vulnerable.

Belarus: has longtime strongman Lukashenko found a successor?
Belarus: has longtime strongman Lukashenko found a successor?

Alexander Lukashenko may be grooming the head of his presidential administration, Dmitry Krutoy, to be his successor. Krutoy is considered to be staunchly pro-Russian.

WAR PROPAGANDA: Volodymyr Zelensky is a terrorist leader who is killing his own people
WAR PROPAGANDA: Volodymyr Zelensky is a terrorist leader who is killing his own people

Ukraine's attacks on Russian territory show the terrorist nature of the Zelensky regime, according to pro-Kremlin media, citing Maria Zakharova.

Marin Gherman
13 Nov 2024
DISINFORMATION: Ukrainians live on the historical territory of Russia
DISINFORMATION: Ukrainians live on the historical territory of Russia

The territories of modern Ukraine are historically Russian, and Ukrainians and Russians are the same people, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
12 Nov 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU has ruined Ukraine
WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU has ruined Ukraine

The EU is destroying Ukraine by funding the war, it has done nothing to help and has ruined its economy, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes.

Marin Gherman
07 Nov 2024
Can Ukraine get the nuclear bomb?
Can Ukraine get the nuclear bomb?

Ukraine gave up its nuclear weapons in exchange for security guarantees that Russia violated with its 2014 invasion. President Zelensky has recently said his country could rebuild its nuclear arsenal.