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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.

Russian expert: Moscow needs external support to continue the war
Russian expert: Moscow needs external support to continue the war

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.

WAR PROPAGANDA: Peace in Ukraine depends on the West
WAR PROPAGANDA: Peace in Ukraine depends on the West

According to Russian propaganda, peace in Ukraine depends on stopping Western military aid to the terrorist regime in Kyiv.

Marin Gherman
04 Nov 2024
The election in the Republic of Moldova: a defeat for Russia’s hybrid war
The election in the Republic of Moldova: a defeat for Russia’s hybrid war

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.

Veridica
04 Nov 2024
Belarus’ Growing Economic Dependence on Russia: Navigating a Precarious Future
Belarus’ Growing Economic Dependence on Russia: Navigating a Precarious Future

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.

WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelenskyy prolongs the war at the West’s behest
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelenskyy prolongs the war at the West’s behest

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.

Marin Gherman
30 Oct 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians want to kill the UN Secretary General
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians want to kill the UN Secretary General

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 .

Marin Gherman
28 Oct 2024
DISINFORMATION: Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova – Western colonies led by dictatorial regimes
DISINFORMATION: Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova – Western colonies led by dictatorial regimes

Запад контролирует Украину и Молдову как свои колонии, поддерживая диктаторские режимы Санду и Зеленского, утверждает прокремлевская пропаганда.

Marin Gherman
25 Oct 2024
The Republic of Moldova – the Empire strikes back?
The Republic of Moldova – the Empire strikes back?

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

Ihor Lubianov
22 Oct 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians are leaving the EU, preferring to move to Russia
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians are leaving the EU, preferring to move to Russia

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.

Marin Gherman
21 Oct 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Volodymyr Zelenskyy does not want peace in Ukraine
WAR PROPAGANDA: Volodymyr Zelenskyy does not want peace in Ukraine

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.

Marin Gherman
18 Oct 2024
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine is preparing to attack Transnistria, with the tacit support of the West
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine is preparing to attack Transnistria, with the tacit support of the West

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.

Veridica
17 Oct 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Europe threatened by a new wave of Ukrainian refugees
WAR PROPAGANDA: Europe threatened by a new wave of Ukrainian refugees

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.

Marin Gherman
15 Oct 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine's leaders stole $240 billion provided by the EU and the US
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine's leaders stole $240 billion provided by the EU and the US

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.

Marin Gherman
11 Oct 2024
FAKE NEWS: The Jews caused the floods in Romania
FAKE NEWS: The Jews caused the floods in Romania

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.

Cezar Manu
09 Oct 2024
'War on the airwaves': How militaries have hijacked civilian communications technologies
'War on the airwaves': How militaries have hijacked civilian communications technologies

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.

WAR PROPAGANDA: Stoltenberg will be held criminally liable for the war in Ukraine
WAR PROPAGANDA: Stoltenberg will be held criminally liable for the war in Ukraine

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.

Marin Gherman
07 Oct 2024