War in Ukraine: Latest news, analysis, video interviews, video reports

(Pro)Russian propaganda sees connections between biological weapons and the Nova Kakhovka dam
(Pro)Russian propaganda sees connections between biological weapons and the Nova Kakhovka dam

Russia has claimed for years that Ukraine has biological laboratories and says its attack was meant to destroy those labs. The narrative was also included in the disinformation about the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam.

Ukraine wants a nuclear incident: one of Russia's major fake narratives
Ukraine wants a nuclear incident: one of Russia's major fake narratives

The (Pro)Russians claim that Ukraine will cause a nuclear incident. The narrative is meant to undermine support for Kiev and has been promoted in Eastern Europe as well.

FAKE NEWS: Moldova wants to join the EU via NATO
FAKE NEWS: Moldova wants to join the EU via NATO

The pro-European administration in Chișinău wants to drag the country into NATO, despite opposition from the majority population, in order to increase the country’s chances of joining the EU, the Russian media writes.

Veridica
09 Oct 2023
Is Poland ready for change?
Is Poland ready for change?

Poland’s liberal opposition hopes to break the ruling PiS’ long spell in power at the October 15 elections. The conservatives are betting on harshening their tone towards Ukraine, and the EU.

WAR PROPAGANDA: The population of Ukraine diminished because of NATO and the EU
WAR PROPAGANDA: The population of Ukraine diminished because of NATO and the EU

Kyiv’s willingness to join NATO and the EU has resulted in a demographic catastrophe, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda, which ignores the exodus caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Marin Gherman
04 Oct 2023
Viktor Orbán is showing signs of despair
Viktor Orbán is showing signs of despair

Viktor Orbán’s aggressive speech delivered in the Hungarian Parliament is evidence of Hungary’s lack of solutions to an economic crisis amplified by Orbán’s own policy-making, as well as of its growing isolation at EU and NATO levels.

WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians are sending civilians from Kherson to filtration camps
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians are sending civilians from Kherson to filtration camps

Ukraine is bombing its own settlements and deports the civilian population to filtration camps, a false narrative reads. In fact, Russia itself is responsible for these crimes.

Marin Gherman
28 Sep 2023
INTERVIEW: Russia’s disinformation in its Baltic “sphere of interest”
INTERVIEW: Russia’s disinformation in its Baltic “sphere of interest”

The Baltic States are being targeted by Russian disinformation which is using both narratives launched before the war in Ukraine and newer ones.

WAR PROPAGANDA: Banning Russian-registered vehicles is evidence of the EU’s Nazism
WAR PROPAGANDA: Banning Russian-registered vehicles is evidence of the EU’s Nazism

The decision of EU states to ban the access of vehicles with Russian license plates is evidence of Europe’s Nazism and Russophobia, pro-Kremlin media writes.

Marin Gherman
26 Sep 2023
What Kremlin agents are doing in Poland
What Kremlin agents are doing in Poland

From cyberattacks to railway disruptions, Poland faced during the past several months a wave of incidents, many of them having the hallmarks of Russian intelligence.

FAKE NEWS: Moldova’s infrastructure, developed for Ukraine
FAKE NEWS: Moldova’s infrastructure, developed for Ukraine

The EU is giving money for bridges over the Prut and European gauge in Moldova so that NATO can more easily send weapons to Ukraine, according to a false narrative circulating in Chisinau

Veridica
24 Sep 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: The war has saved Russia from unemployment and poverty
WAR PROPAGANDA: The war has saved Russia from unemployment and poverty

The partial mobilization announced by Vladimir Putin a year ago has solved Russia's unemployment problem and generated global economic growth, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
21 Sep 2023
FAKE NEWS: Ukrainians don’t learn anything useful from NATO training
FAKE NEWS: Ukrainians don’t learn anything useful from NATO training

Ukraine and NATO blame each other for the failure of the Ukrainian counteroffensive, and the training provided by NATO is ineffective, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
18 Sep 2023
Russia, helped by the West’s wavering and ex-Soviet states
Russia, helped by the West’s wavering and ex-Soviet states

The protracted war in Ukraine has made Western countries willing to cooperate with Russia increasingly vocal. These countries persevere despite the sanctions, although they face countless other problems.

Cosmin Popa
18 Sep 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: NATO specialists from Romania and the Netherlands, killed in Ukraine
WAR PROPAGANDA: NATO specialists from Romania and the Netherlands, killed in Ukraine

Russia bombed Kryvyi Rih to kill the NATO specialists in Ukraine, according to propaganda claiming that missile attacks on civilians are not war crime

Marin Gherman
14 Sep 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine glorifies the killers of 1.5 million Jews
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine glorifies the killers of 1.5 million Jews

Kyiv glorifies Ukrainian nationalists who killed 1.5 million Jews during World War 2, according to a false narrative promoted by Vladimir Putin.

Marin Gherman
08 Sep 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians in Poland will be extradited and sent to the frontline
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians in Poland will be extradited and sent to the frontline

Poland will extradite eighty thousand Ukrainians who will be sent to the frontline, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes, misquoting an article carried by Polish media.

Marin Gherman
06 Sep 2023
Russia speaks openly about the eradication of the Ukrainian nation
Russia speaks openly about the eradication of the Ukrainian nation

The concept of “deukrainization” has been increasingly used to replaced “denazification”, one of the original objectives at the start of the war, and is virtually tantamount to the eradication of Ukrainian identity

Marin Gherman
04 Sep 2023
FAKE NEWS: The government in Chișinău has tied its fate to Ukraine
FAKE NEWS: The government in Chișinău has tied its fate to Ukraine

The government in Chișinău has tied its fate to Ukraine, according to a false narrative published in the Republic of Moldova. The article also reiterates a number of Russian propaganda theses.

Veridica
31 Aug 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine wants to massacre Russians in Crimea
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine wants to massacre Russians in Crimea

Ukraine is planning to massacre Russians in Crimea, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda, which deliberately misquotes the head of Ukraine's intelligence agency.

Marin Gherman
29 Aug 2023
Georgia is increasingly dependent on Russia despite its European aspirations
Georgia is increasingly dependent on Russia despite its European aspirations

Georgia is increasingly economically dependent on Russia, which generates security risks for Tbilisi. There are also concerns that Moscow is circumventing Western sanctions through Georgia.

Diana Shanava
25 Aug 2023
FAKE NEWS: NATO troops in Romania pose a threat to peace
FAKE NEWS: NATO troops in Romania pose a threat to peace

Romania is dragged in the war in Ukraine by foreign troops on its soil, according to a disinformation narrative promoted by an apparently pacifist organization.

Cezar Manu
21 Aug 2023
Slow progress forces Ukraine to adjust its counteroffensive discourse
Slow progress forces Ukraine to adjust its counteroffensive discourse

The slow pace of the counteroffensive accentuates the war weariness of the Ukrainians and their supporters, who expected quick victories. Kyiv, forced to adapt its speech to the realities on the ground.

Marin Gherman
15 Aug 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Poland wants to attack Russia and occupy western Ukraine
WAR PROPAGANDA: Poland wants to attack Russia and occupy western Ukraine

Poland's military strengthening is a threat to Russia and the goal is to annex western Ukraine, pro-Kremlin propaganda claims.

Marin Gherman
10 Aug 2023
FAKE NEWS: Moldova is fast turning into a dictatorship, all with the West’s blessing
FAKE NEWS: Moldova is fast turning into a dictatorship, all with the West’s blessing

The democratic principles promoted by the West are just a smokescreen for instating dictatorial regimes, according to a false narrative promoted in Russia and picked up by Chișinău.

Veridica
09 Aug 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians await rescue from Russia
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians await rescue from Russia

Ukraine is a socially, nationally and economically divided state, and its people, abandoned by the authorities, are waiting to be rescued by Russia, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
08 Aug 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia is saving Ukrainians from self-destruction
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia is saving Ukrainians from self-destruction

Western propaganda is making Ukrainians self-destruct, and Russia needs to stop them through “de-Nazification”, pro-Kremlin media writes.

Marin Gherman
04 Aug 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians want a president like Vladimir Putin
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians want a president like Vladimir Putin

Ukrainians want a president like Putin, not the West’s puppets, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda. In fact, 98 of Ukrainians hate Putin.

Marin Gherman
01 Aug 2023
Kondratyuk: the EU has allowed Ukraine to violate the rights of Russian speakers
Kondratyuk: the EU has allowed Ukraine to violate the rights of Russian speakers

The EU has agreed to Ukraine violating the rights of Russian speakers, reads a pro-Kremlin propaganda article, misquoting a Ukrainian official

Marin Gherman
27 Jul 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians are sentenced to prison for talking to their relatives in Russia
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians are sentenced to prison for talking to their relatives in Russia

Ukrainian citizens are sentenced to prison for corresponding with their relatives in Russia, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
24 Jul 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Interpol will search for Ukrainians who fled the mobilization
WAR PROPAGANDA: Interpol will search for Ukrainians who fled the mobilization

At the request of the Ukrainian authorities, Interpol will search for the men who fled the mobilization, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
21 Jul 2023
FAKE NEWS: In order to join the EU, the Republic of Moldova must send soldiers to the war in Ukraine
FAKE NEWS: In order to join the EU, the Republic of Moldova must send soldiers to the war in Ukraine

This is a new version of the narrative of "NATO's war against Russia", launched by the pro-Russian press in Chisinau.

Veridica
20 Jul 2023