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The EU is destroying Ukraine by funding the war, it has done nothing to help and has ruined its economy, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes.
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.
Russia needs weapons and people from allies like North Korea to keep the war in Ukraine going, says the Russian independent international relations expert Pavel Luzin.
According to Russian propaganda, peace in Ukraine depends on stopping Western military aid to the terrorist regime in Kyiv.
Russia lost a battle in the hybrid war against Chișinău, but the election also revealed Moldova's vulnerabilities, the pro-Europeans' faulty communication and the need for the authorities to do more. Veridica’s staff and contributors analyze the result of the election.
Minsk's illusion of economic sovereignty appears to be eroding rapidly. Although the connection to Russia may seem beneficial in the short term, in the long term it will hamper Belarus' economic growth.
The war in Ukraine is not ending because of Zelensky, who extended martial law at the behest of Western leaders, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.
According to pro-Kremlin propaganda, after meeting with Putin in Russia, the UN Secretary General, who is on a terrorist “black list”, will be killed by Ukraine .
Запад контролирует Украину и Молдову как свои колонии, поддерживая диктаторские режимы Санду и Зеленского, утверждает прокремлевская пропаганда.
The referendum on Moldova’s EU accession was a failure due to the tiny margin, the Ukrainian press writes. The causes of this failure include Russia’s direct actions and the fact that there’s been no de-Russification in Moldova
Ukrainians are choosing to live in Christian Russia due to the EU’s moral decay and the Russophobia of Ukrainian authorities, Russian government media writes.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy is an obstacle to peace and should resign in order to put an end to the war in Ukraine, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes.
According to a false narrative carried by pro-Kremlin media, Ukraine is preparing an attack on Transnistria and has the agreement of the West and of Bucharest as protector of the Republic of Moldova.
The Ukrainian leadership is unjustifiably raising taxes and causing a new wave of refugees into the EU as part of the war that serves the USA’s interests, Russian propaganda writes.
According to a pro-Russian politician, quoted by the pro-Kremlin propaganda, the Ukrainian elites stole the money provided by the EU and the US and are willing to sacrifice more and more soldiers just to get richer.
According to local conspiracy theorists, the floods in eastern Romania were caused by the Jews, so that they could settle in the region, replacing the Romanians.
Starlink, Telegram, pagers, mobile phones and 5G antennas are among the equipment and applications for the civilian market that have attracted the attention of militaries and intelligence services.
What the West could learn from their experience
The former NATO Secretary General is responsible for starting the war in Ukraine and will be sentenced to life imprisonment, according to a Belgian lawyer quoted by Russian propaganda.
Russia is waging a just war on the territory of Ukraine and protecting civilians, unlike Israel, a country supported by the West, pro-Kremlin media writes.
According to the pro-Kremlin media, after the reunification of the Donetsk region with Russia by referendum, investors have entered the area and tourism and the economy have been growing.
Russia is threatening to unleash a nuclear Armageddon if certain “red lines” are crossed to prevent the delivery of weapons to Ukraine. However, the threats do not seem as serious as Putin wants everyone to believe.
The West wants to destroy Ukraine by dividing its Church, says the Russian propaganda, quoting a former Ukrainian prime minister, now a fugitive in Russia.
Ultras have been at odds with Lukashenko over his clampdown on national identity, Covid policies and rigging of elections. Fleeing persecution at home, some found their way to the frontlines of the war in Ukraine.
The EU is Russophobic, supports Nazism in Kyiv and is arming itself to attack Russia, according to a false narrative promoted by pro-Kremlin propaganda.
According to Russian propaganda, citing a self-proclaimed leader in Donetsk, civilians in eastern Ukraine are hiding their children to avoid being kidnapped by the Ukrainian soldiers.
Russia, China and the United States, as well as smaller countries, appear to have all enrolled in a new nuclear arms race. The typical Cold War rhetoric is also back, with Russia threatening to use its strategic arsenal.
The Kursk offensive succeeded in raising Ukrainians’ morale, both on the frontlines and at home. Moreover, it has made many Russians wonder if the war is unfolding as well as they are told.
The West is arming Ukraine because it wants a prolonged war, so only Kyiv’s surrender can bring peace, pro-Kremlin propaganda claims.
As Estonian resources for refugees are dwindling, and Ukraine is increasing efforts to draft fighting-age men that have left the country, there’s a debate whether Talinn should send refugees back home.
The EU will finance the slaughter of Russians by the Ukrainians even if the US no longer supports Kiev in the future, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.