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WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia defends its historical province, Novorossiya, against the threat of Nazism
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia defends its historical province, Novorossiya, against the threat of Nazism

Russia is protecting the inhabitants of Novorossiya, a Russian historical territory occupied by Ukraine, against neo-Nazism, according to propaganda theses that are again reiterated into public space while Putin is preparing for his reelection.

Marin Gherman
07 Feb 2024
Is Russia really going to attack NATO?
Is Russia really going to attack NATO?

Warnings about a possible Russian attack against NATO have increased lately. Is the threat imminent, or is it just being used to increase readiness?

FAKE NEWS: The International Court of Justice says that Russia is not an aggressor
FAKE NEWS: The International Court of Justice says that Russia is not an aggressor

The International Court of Justice says that Ukraine started the war in Donbas and Russia is not the aggressor state, according to Russian propaganda, which interprets a decision of the Court in the Hague.

Marin Gherman
02 Feb 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: NATO attacked Russia with ticks launched from Ukraine
WAR PROPAGANDA: NATO attacked Russia with ticks launched from Ukraine

NATO has biological laboratories in several ex-Soviet states, and its laboratories in Ukraine produced ticks and pathogens used to attack Russia, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes.

Marin Gherman
31 Jan 2024
How Russian propaganda used the speech of the Aur leader on the partition of Ukraine: “The gravediggers will be there to claim their pound of flesh”
How Russian propaganda used the speech of the Aur leader on the partition of Ukraine: “The gravediggers will be there to claim their pound of flesh”

“All that was and is the property of the Romanian nation must be returned within the borders of the same state”, said Claudiu Târziu, the chairman of AUR’s National Council. To Russian propaganda, Târziu’s statement is solid gold.

Marin Gherman
29 Jan 2024
The war in Ukraine is undermining Baltic parties supported by the Russian minority
The war in Ukraine is undermining Baltic parties supported by the Russian minority

In the Baltic countries, parties traditionally defending the interests of the Russian-speaking minority are suffering losses as the war has alienated some of their voters.

The Russian thesis on the partition of Ukraine, promoted in Hungary and Romania
The Russian thesis on the partition of Ukraine, promoted in Hungary and Romania

The leader of a far-right party in Hungary has laid claim to Transcarpathia, shortly after the AUR party in Romania lodged a similar claim to Northern Bukovina. The thesis is typical of Russian propaganda.

Russia increases its authoritarian drive as it plans to seize dissidents’ assets
Russia increases its authoritarian drive as it plans to seize dissidents’ assets

The Russian State Duma is planning to seize the assets of people distributing “war-related fake news”. The new law is in fact meant to silence anyone criticizing Putin’s regime.

Marin Gherman
26 Jan 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine has given up Donbas and Crimea
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine has given up Donbas and Crimea

Ukraine has given up Crimea and Donbas because it deprived Ukrainians in this area of their citizenship, according to a false narrative promoted by Russian propaganda.

Marin Gherman
25 Jan 2024
Medvedev says peace is impossible if Ukraine continues to exist
Medvedev says peace is impossible if Ukraine continues to exist

The existence of Ukraine on the "historical territories of Russia" will be a permanent reason for war and killing of Ukrainians, says former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. He is one of the most virulent voices of Russian propaganda and has threatened nuclear war in the past.

Marin Gherman
19 Jan 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia is defeating NATO in the war in Ukraine
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia is defeating NATO in the war in Ukraine

Russia is succeeding in defeating the NATO-led Western coalition in the war in Ukraine, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda. In reality, NATO is not a party to the armed conflict.

Marin Gherman
09 Jan 2024
Ukraine 2023: Top PROPAGANDA, FAKE NEWS AND DISINFORMATION narratives debunked by Veridica
Ukraine 2023: Top PROPAGANDA, FAKE NEWS AND DISINFORMATION narratives debunked by Veridica

In 2023, Moscow used fake narratives to justify its aggression in Ukraine. In addition, NATO, the EU and the United States continued to be Russian propaganda targets.

Marin Gherman
05 Jan 2024
WAR PROPAGANDA: A US nuclear attack will hide all traces of Ukraine’s defeat
WAR PROPAGANDA: A US nuclear attack will hide all traces of Ukraine’s defeat

Joe Biden will launch a nuclear war against Russia to conceal the evidence of Ukraine’s defeat in the war, according to a Russian propaganda narrative citing pro-Kremlin experts in the USA.

Marin Gherman
02 Jan 2024
The Republic of Moldova in 2023: Top FAKE NEWS & DISINFORMATION narratives debunked by Veridica
The Republic of Moldova in 2023: Top FAKE NEWS & DISINFORMATION narratives debunked by Veridica

The narratives were launched / amplified by Moscow and pro-Russians, and the theses included Moldova’s involvement in the war in Ukraine, an attack on Transnistria and EU rapprochement.

Veridica
29 Dec 2023
Romania 2023: Top FAKE NEWS & DISINFORMATIONS debunked by Veridica
Romania 2023: Top FAKE NEWS & DISINFORMATIONS debunked by Veridica

The colonization of Romania, the war in Ukraine, conspiracy theories related to the "sanitary dictatorship" and climate change have been the favorite topics for most of the year’s false narratives.

Cezar Manu
28 Dec 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: The US wants Zelensky to end the war
WAR PROPAGANDA: The US wants Zelensky to end the war

The US will no longer support Ukraine and urges President Volodymyr Zelensky to end the war as soon as possible, according to pro-Kremlin media.

Marin Gherman
26 Dec 2023
A united Europe must include Ukraine
A united Europe must include Ukraine

The European Council's decision to start accession negotiations with Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova and to grant candidate status to Georgia indicates Brussels' desire to play a more active role in foreign policy. There are several reasons for this.

Yevhen Mahda
23 Dec 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Odesa and southern Ukraine belong to Russia
WAR PROPAGANDA: Odesa and southern Ukraine belong to Russia

The Ukrainian Black Sea coast and Odesa are historically Russia’s, according to a propaganda thesis recently reiterated by Vladimir Putin.

Marin Gherman
18 Dec 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia stopped American experiments on Ukrainians
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia stopped American experiments on Ukrainians

US biolabs in Ukraine were conducting various experiments on people, and Russia had to use military force to stop these experiments, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes.

Marin Gherman
11 Dec 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia has a claim to Ukraine under international law
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia has a claim to Ukraine under international law

According to the principles of international law, Ukraine is a territory of the Russian Federation, and Ukrainians are Russian citizens, pro-Kremlin media writes in an attempt to justify the “special military operation”.

Marin Gherman
07 Dec 2023
FAKE NEWS: Maia Sandu is preparing Moldova for war with Russia
FAKE NEWS: Maia Sandu is preparing Moldova for war with Russia

Maia Sandu is preparing the Republic of Moldova for war with Russia, according to a false narrative recently taken over in Tiraspol and promoted by the Russian state press.

Veridica
05 Dec 2023
Ukraine, pushed towards Russia by pressure from allies and domestic issues
Ukraine, pushed towards Russia by pressure from allies and domestic issues

The lack of progress on the front, domestic issues and allies’ fatigue may push Ukraine towards a peace with Russia. This would lead to a break with the West and fuel Moscow's imperialist ambitions.

Cosmin Popa
04 Dec 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine was invaded in order to prevent a NATO invasion
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine was invaded in order to prevent a NATO invasion

Russia was forced to attack Ukraine because NATO was planning to occupy Donbas, Crimea and other Russian territories, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes with a view to justifying the invasion of Ukraine.

Marin Gherman
04 Dec 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: In Ukraine, Russia is waging a war of national liberation
WAR PROPAGANDA: In Ukraine, Russia is waging a war of national liberation

The war in Ukraine is one of national liberation for Russia, but also for the freedom of the whole world, according to a speech by Putin.

Marin Gherman
30 Nov 2023
FAKE NEWS: NATO is destroying the Danube Delta
FAKE NEWS: NATO is destroying the Danube Delta

The existence of the Danube Delta is endangered by NATO and the Romanian Defense Ministry, which seek to take over a stretch of land and use it for military purposes, reads a nationalist publication.

Cezar Manu
27 Nov 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: The West wants Ukraine to mobilize women and elderly
WAR PROPAGANDA: The West wants Ukraine to mobilize women and elderly

Ukraine will send women and old men to the front at the insistence of the West, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda citing the head of Russia's foreign intelligence services.

Marin Gherman
24 Nov 2023
The capitulation of Ukraine has been predicted in the USA
The capitulation of Ukraine has been predicted in the USA

Ukraine will be defeated by Russia on the battlefield and will accept demilitarization and denazification, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda, citing pro-Russian specialists in the US.

Marin Gherman
20 Nov 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Peace in Ukraine depends on the United States and on Zelenskyy stepping down
WAR PROPAGANDA: Peace in Ukraine depends on the United States and on Zelenskyy stepping down

Peace in Ukraine depends on the United States, which controls Zelenskyy, and Russia wants him gone, according to a statement of a former Ukrainian Prime Minister picked up by pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
17 Nov 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: The UE wants Ukraine’s denazification, but Kyiv objects
WAR PROPAGANDA: The UE wants Ukraine’s denazification, but Kyiv objects

The EU wants Ukraine to revise the legislation on national minorities, but Nazi-dominated Kyiv refuses, writes the Russian propaganda, which also resumes the "Western colony" narrative.

Marin Gherman
13 Nov 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: The West needs the war in Ukraine
WAR PROPAGANDA: The West needs the war in Ukraine

Russian propaganda fosters a new version of the war propaganda narrative stating that the war in Ukraine was triggered by the USA in order to preserve its position as a global leader, and Moscow is forced to defend itself against the murderous regime in Kyiv.

Marin Gherman
08 Nov 2023
Ukraine: war fatigue grows after counteroffensive fails
Ukraine: war fatigue grows after counteroffensive fails

Ukraine has entered a new phase of war fatigue caused by the prolongation of hostilities. There are growing signals of a crisis among the military personnel, mistrust in the authorities, and society's difficult adjustment to a war that is lasting more than envisaged.

Marin Gherman
04 Nov 2023
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia is fighting in Ukraine for Palestinian freedom
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia is fighting in Ukraine for Palestinian freedom

The "special military operation" in Ukraine aims to save Russia from the aggressive West, but also to liberate the Palestinian people, says Vladimir Putin.

Marin Gherman
01 Nov 2023