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.
WAR PROPAGANDA: Moscow will try Ukrainian war criminals
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.
The protests that took place in Ukraine in July, despite the war, show that the fight against corruption, which is vital for maintaining the European path, remains one of Ukrainians’ key aspirations.
The EU is turning into a military bloc and is imposing foreign values on Moldova, according to the former pro-Moscow president of Chișinău, the Socialist leader Igor Dodon.
The West will use the protests in Ukraine to remove Volodymyr Zelenskyy from power, which will put an end to the authorities’ repression against civilians, pro-Kremlin propaganda claims.
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The West is preparing a new war against Russia and for this reason is not allowing Kyiv to sit down at the negotiating table with Moscow, pro-Kremlin propaganda claims.
Martial law has been secretly declared in Romania, and the country is being ruled by a foreign military authority, according to Romanian conspiracy theorists.
The Metropolitanate of Bessarabia (part of the Romanian Orthodox Church) was created by Romania and the West to destroy Orthodoxy and promote LGBT agenda, pro-Russian Bishop Marchel claims.
Ceban, banned in Romania, has made anti-EU statements and worked with the pro-Russian leaders Vladimir Voronin and Igor Dodon. He now wants to be the leader of the pro-European opposition, but there are suspicions that he prefers Moscow.
Romania is the richest country in the EU in terms of resources, but it is impoverished by the European Union, according to MEP Diana Şoşoacă.
The no-confidence vote against the Commission has no chance of passing, but following the efforts of conspiracist and lawyer Gheorghe Piperea, von der Leyen will now have to answer the questions of MEPs.
The EU seeks to destroy Iran based on the model of the war waged against Russia, using sanctions and unjustified criticism, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes.
Viktor Orbán's ideology is promoted in Brussels at events organized by Mathias Corvinus Collegium, a university generously funded by the Budapest government.