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FAKE NEWS: The EU is preparing Romania and the Republic of Moldova for war
FAKE NEWS: The EU is preparing Romania and the Republic of Moldova for war

The Russian foreign intelligence service (SVR) says that the EU is preparing the infrastructure of the Republic of Moldova and Romania for war, and that Brussels is interfering with Moldova’s internal affairs, with devastating consequences.

Veridica
05 Dec 2024
FAKE NEWS: There are no extremist anti-Western parties in Romania
FAKE NEWS: There are no extremist anti-Western parties in Romania

There are no anti-EU, anti-NATO or far-right parties in Romania, claims Ion Cristoiu, a well-known promoter of narratives of Russian origin.

Cezar Manu
04 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
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelensky wants to eliminate three quarters of Ukrainians
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelensky wants to eliminate three quarters of Ukrainians

The pro-Kremlin press writes that Zelensky wants to keep the war going until only 10 million people are left in Ukraine. The reason? The EU will accept it more easily because it will have fewer MEPs.

Marin Gherman
28 Nov 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelensky, an MI6 agent seeking to destroy the EU
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelensky, an MI6 agent seeking to destroy the EU

Zelenskyy is a foreign agent who wants to prevent Western leaders from talking to Putin, so that peace in Ukraine is not achieved, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes.

Marin Gherman
26 Nov 2024
Călin Georgescu: A
Călin Georgescu: A "back-up" prime minister, an admirer of the legionnaires, hostile to NATO and the EU

Georgescu was once considered a technocrat with a solid international career. When that career ended, he adopted a pro-Russian and anti-Western discourse and expressed his admiration for Ion Antonescu and Corneliu Zelea Codreanu.

Cezar Manu
25 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
Trump’s victory and Europe. The party is over. What’s next?
Trump’s victory and Europe. The party is over. What’s next?

Donald Trump (re)winning the White House could give a long-term boost to the far right in Europe, but it could also encourage the EU to rely more on itself.

America in a new Trump era: what that means for the USA, its allies and rivals
America in a new Trump era: what that means for the USA, its allies and rivals

At home, Donald Trump could adopt certain illiberal measures. At international level, we could see new policies towards Russia and Ukraine, a trade war with China, tensions with Europe and an escalation in the Middle East.

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
FAKE NEWS: The referendum in Moldova enables the discarding of neutrality and the unification with Romania
FAKE NEWS: The referendum in Moldova enables the discarding of neutrality and the unification with Romania

The election and the referendum took place in an undemocratic climate, and now Parliament can decide, by a simple majority vote, to discard neutrality and unite with Romania, Russian propaganda claims.

Veridica
31 Oct 2024
Georgia’s momentous elections: choosing between the West and Russia
Georgia’s momentous elections: choosing between the West and Russia

The elections will be not only a struggle for power but also an important geopolitical event that will define the future of a country at a crossroads between the West and rapprochement with Russia.

Diana Shanava
25 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
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
Europe’s geopolitics, voice and sticks
Europe’s geopolitics, voice and sticks

Russia's aggressiveness, China's expansion or the wars in the Middle East have all shown that the EU doesn’t have yet all it takes to be a relevant geopolitical player, although it aspires to this position.

A year after their landslide victory, Polish reformists are borrowing from the populist playbook
A year after their landslide victory, Polish reformists are borrowing from the populist playbook

Many of the changes promised by Poland’s pro-EU reformists are still to be seen. Insted, prime-minister Donald Tusk has started to talk in terms that remind of the conservatives his coalition defeated.

Fractured Ties: How Sanctions Are Redefining EU-Russia Trade
Fractured Ties: How Sanctions Are Redefining EU-Russia Trade

Traditional trade relations have been disrupted after the invasion of Ukraine by sanctions that affect not only the EU and Russia, but also dozens of third countries that have been caught in the middle.

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
The nuclear fuel monopoly is mounting energy pressure on democratic countries
The nuclear fuel monopoly is mounting energy pressure on democratic countries

The West's transition to clean energy could be exploited by Russia and China, which dominate the global markets for nuclear fuel and rare metals.

FAKE NEWS: The Republic of Moldova managed to get closer to the EU only due to its Russophobia
FAKE NEWS: The Republic of Moldova managed to get closer to the EU only due to its Russophobia

Moldova's approach to the EU is due to the Russophobic policy of the current administration, according to a false narrative promoted by a pro-Russian political theorist / politician from Chișinău.

Veridica
08 Oct 2024
FAKE NEWS: The EU integration referendum in Moldova is, in fact, an LGBT referendum
FAKE NEWS: The EU integration referendum in Moldova is, in fact, an LGBT referendum

The success of the referendum regarding the European integration of the Republic of Moldova “may lead to the loss of traditional family values”, according to a false narrative promoted by the party of wanted oligarch Ilan Shor.

Veridica
02 Oct 2024
Why is Serbia seemingly trying to court Estonia?
Why is Serbia seemingly trying to court Estonia?

As Serbia’s relationship with the EU are tensed by a range of issue, including support for Russia, Belgrade is opening towards Estonia, one of Europe’s harshest Russia critics.

FAKE NEWS: The referendum in the Republic of Moldova seeks to eliminate the opposition
FAKE NEWS: The referendum in the Republic of Moldova seeks to eliminate the opposition

The referendum on EU membership is actually hosted to remove from Parliament opponents of European integration, according to a new false narrative promoted by Russian media.

Veridica
27 Sep 2024
DISINFORMATION: EU is arming itself to attack Russia just like Nazi Germany did
DISINFORMATION: EU is arming itself to attack Russia just like Nazi Germany did

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.

Marin Gherman
20 Sep 2024
Are the EU and China heading for a trade war?
Are the EU and China heading for a trade war?

The first "shots" have already been fired: the EU is preparing taxes for the Chinese electric ve-hicles, and Beijing is investigating European subsidies for some products exported to China.

FAKE NEWS: The European Union imposes censorship and the LGBT agenda
FAKE NEWS: The European Union imposes censorship and the LGBT agenda

The European Union imposes censorship and the LGBT agenda, the representatives of the Bulgarian extremist party “Revival” told their like-minded colleagues from the Republic of Moldova.

Veridica
18 Sep 2024
Gender parity and the European Commission’s political bickering
Gender parity and the European Commission’s political bickering

Ursula von der Leyen says there should be an equal number of female and male commissioners, but political priorities and the stalling of the EU's Franco-German engine put gender parity on the back burner.

WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU is trying to use Ukraine to destroy Russia
WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU is trying to use Ukraine to destroy Russia

The West triggered the war in Ukraine in order to destroy Russia, but Russia will defend itself fiercely, according to Russian propaganda, quoting the Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov.

Marin Gherman
06 Aug 2024
Four questions regarding the presidential election and the referendum in the Republic of Moldova
Four questions regarding the presidential election and the referendum in the Republic of Moldova

Există o serie de semne de întrebare legate de alegeri, de la numărul de alegători – important pentru validarea scrutinelor – până la actorii care se vor putea înscrie în cursă și desemnarea unui candidat unic al opoziției pro-ruse.

FAKE NEWS: Ukrainian transporters are no longer subject to border checks
FAKE NEWS: Ukrainian transporters are no longer subject to border checks

At the behest of the EU, Ukrainian transporters receive full immunity from the law, according to a sovereigntist publication.

Cezar Manu
15 Jul 2024
Moldova and Ukraine in the EU: political will vs. the reality on the ground
Moldova and Ukraine in the EU: political will vs. the reality on the ground

The launch of EU accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova shows there is political will in the EU for the two countries to join. The process itself, however, could be complicated and lengthy.

FAKE NEWS: EU only provides weapons to Moldova, denying it access to the common market
FAKE NEWS: EU only provides weapons to Moldova, denying it access to the common market

Moldovan farmers do not have access to the EU market, and Western aid is limited to weapons, according to the Smugleanka Telegram channel. The figures, however, say otherwise.

Veridica
05 Jul 2024