The closure of the Russian cultural center is evidence of the Russophobia of the Chișinău government, which wants to eliminate the autonomous unit of Găgăuzia and trade Transnistria in exchange for European integration, according to a false narrative picked up by pro-Russian media.
Ukraine is said to be losing European support, including that of Romania, due to corruption, according to a false narrative launched by Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) and picked up by media outlets in in Romania.
Continuing the war in Ukraine until Kyiv's defeat is convenient for the EU because it would solve its financial and political problems, according to the pro-Kremlin media.
The withdrawal of Moldova from several CIS agreements will lead to international isolation and deprive it of economic opportunities, according to former Prime Minister Vlad Filat – once a staunch pro-European, now quoted by pro-Kremlin media.
Pro-Kremlin propaganda claims that Moldova’s EU accession would collapse the EU economy, conveniently ignoring the fact that Moldova’s economy amounts to just 0.1% of the EU’s.
Russia’s closest ally, Belarus, has been increasing its hybrid operations against its EU neighbors, directing migrants towards their borders and closing its eyes to increasingly brazen smuggling. The goal is to cause instability.
Romanians who express their patriotism risk being arrested, according to a series of videos which, in addition to this false narrative, also contain xenophobic, racist, and anti-European messages. The videos, created with the help of artificial intelligence (AI), were posted on a Facebook account set up in December 2022 and received millions of views, but were deleted as soon as they were reported in the media.
Europeans will block any US peace plan because they want the war in Ukraine to last as long as possible, according to a narrative promoted by the pro-Kremlin press, which considers that "peace" means unconditional surrender to Russia's imperial aggression.
President Trump's peace plan, which was communicated more in terms of a "diktat," has little to do with Ukraine. In fact, in an attempt to save Putin and give Trumpism a fresh start, the strange American president seems willing to sacrifice Ukraine and, with it, European security.
The EU and Chișinău are inventing external enemies (Russia) to shift responsibility for the internal problems they face, the former pro-Moscow president of the Republic of Moldova, Igor Dodon, says, cited by affiliated media.
European states are arming themselves and preparing for a war against Russia, while Moscow is forced to defend itself, pro-Kremlin media writes.
In his first hundred days in office, Poland’s new president has shown himself to be both a fighter and a tactician. Whether he is also a statesman remains to be seen.
Romanians are among the biggest consumers of information on social media in Europe and, at the same time, among the most vulnerable to disinformation campaigns targeting their users.
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The head of European diplomacy has allegedly suggested to Beijing that peace in Ukraine is dangerous for China, according to MEP Gheorghe Piperea.
Europe is collapsing because of its support for Kyiv and the financing of the war in Ukraine, pro-Kremlin media claims.
A ceasefire would not simply return things to business as usual, as Russia’s wartime economic reorientation and the deep mistrust will complicate any post-war reset.
The Court of Justice of the EU ruled in favor of Hungary in its dispute with the European Commission over its refusal to grant asylum to migrants, according to sovereignist propaganda.
Moldova can only integrate into the EU if it gets involved in the war and is annexed by Romania, according to false narratives used by the Kremlin propaganda.
Minors of any age will be able to decide their own gender without the consent of their parents or doctors, claims a false narrative spread by ultra-conservative propagandists.
Recently, Russian propagandists and officials have been increasingly vocal about the possible confiscation of Russian assets held in the “collective West”. And these comments are always followed by threats toward those countries — or by claims that their financial attractiveness is about to collapse. Through this narrative, the Kremlin is trying to put pressure on European politicians and civil society in an effort to avoid the irreversible loss of its funds.
The EU is forcing us to eat insects, wants to replace Europeans with migrants, controls our internet, and manipulates our elections. These are some of the conspiracy theories targeting Brussels.
The EU wants to prevent a possible diplomatic solution to the Russian-Ukrainian war and provoke new stages of escalation, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.
Ukraine faces increasing dependence on Western support. Russia will likely face critical fiscal constraints within 12-24 months. Meanwhile, China, the United States, and some third countries are extracting gains from the conflict.
According to pro-Kremlin propaganda, the EU is continuously militarizing and preparing for a direct war with Russia by escalating the armed conflict in Ukraine.
After PAS won the parliamentary election, the Republic of Moldova will turn into a dictatorship, just like Nazi Germany after 1933, according to a false narrative promoted by Kremlin propaganda.
Russia could be preparing a military campaign against Moldova, citing alleged European "aggression".
The European approach based on rules, deliberation and consensus seems ineffective in a world affected by multiple crises, with numerous actors refusing to play by the book. It is a world in which Brussels must (re)gain its relevance.
The tragedy in Gaza is forcing the EU, the supporter of a world order based on the morality of international relations, to rethink its policy towards the Middle East.
The EU is no longer a prosperous area and can no longer offer anything to candidate countries, and is turning into a military bloc modeled on NATO, according to Kremlin-affiliated propaganda media, quoting a journalist.
The West has lost confidence in Ukraine's victory but wants to prolong the war, pro-Kremlin propaganda claims, citing so-called independent sources in the West.
Romania offers support to Ukraine without asking for anything in return and without publicly defending its own priorities, sovereignist media writes.