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

Putin has no intention of abandoning his goal to destroy Ukraine
Putin has no intention of abandoning his goal to destroy Ukraine

Any agreements with Moscow would be temporary: the aggressor would use a ceasefire to rebuild military strength in order to continue its expansionist actions — and not necessarily only in Ukraine.

FAKE NEWS: The drone that crashed in Vaslui County is Ukrainian, not Russian
FAKE NEWS: The drone that crashed in Vaslui County is Ukrainian, not Russian

The drone that crashed on June 25 in Puiești, Vaslui County, is not a Russian aircraft, but one inscribed with a message in Ukrainian, according to online posts citing a fake photo wrongly posted by the publication Vremea Veche. In the fake photo, the Ukrainian slogan "Peremoha Bude” can be read, which means "There will be victory," written in the Cyrillic alphabet. The same phrase in Russian is "Pobeda Budet."

Alex Craiu
28 Nov 2025
Expert: the hybrid war is a “war between Russia and the West”
Expert: the hybrid war is a “war between Russia and the West”

Russia is engaged in a hybrid war against the West and has managed to convince people that, if they support Ukraine, their countries risk to be drawn into an actual war, according to hybrid war expert Mitchell A. Orenstein, a professor of Russian and East European Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, and author of “The Lands In Between”

A pro-Russian influencer was arrested in Estonia. His ties to Estonian parties
A pro-Russian influencer was arrested in Estonia. His ties to Estonian parties

An ethnic Russian influencer in Estonia was arrested after he spread Moscow’s narratives for years. Oleg Besedin had financial connection both with Russia and with Estonian political parties supported by the country’s Russian community.

FAKE NEWS: EU sabotages US peace plan to prolong war
FAKE NEWS: EU sabotages US peace plan to prolong war

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.

Marin Gherman
25 Nov 2025
Peace in Ukraine as a political PR stunt
Peace in Ukraine as a political PR stunt

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.

Cosmin Popa
24 Nov 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians will only have a future as part of Russia
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukrainians will only have a future as part of Russia

Ukraine is a state with no future, and the only solution for peace is to accept the country's annexation by the Russian Federation, according to a fugitive Ukrainian politician quoted by the pro-Kremlin press.

Marin Gherman
21 Nov 2025
FAKE NEWS: A senior Ukrainian official has
FAKE NEWS: A senior Ukrainian official has "deserted"

Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov has left Ukraine and plans to hide in the US, according to the pro-Russian blogger Dan Diaconu.

Cezar Manu
19 Nov 2025
Russia wants to blame NATO for an attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant
Russia wants to blame NATO for an attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Shifting responsibility for its own actions onto opponents has long been the Kremlin’s trademark.

FAKE NEWS: Europe is arming itself to attack Russia
FAKE NEWS: Europe is arming itself to attack Russia

European states are arming themselves and preparing for a war against Russia, while Moscow is forced to defend itself, pro-Kremlin media writes.

Marin Gherman
18 Nov 2025
Karol Nawrocki’s First 100 Days: Trump as a role model
Karol Nawrocki’s First 100 Days: Trump as a role model

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.

FAKE NEWS: Romania will go to war
FAKE NEWS: Romania will go to war

A news agency and websites that have previously published fake news reported that the Romanian Minister of Defense had warned that Romania would go to war. The "statement" was fabricated; in reality, the minister said that there would be peace.

Andreea Pavel
14 Nov 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: Moscow will try Ukrainian war criminals
WAR PROPAGANDA: Moscow will try Ukrainian war criminals

WAR PROPAGANDA: Moscow will try Ukrainian war criminals

Marin Gherman
12 Nov 2025
Victory today, but peace without Zelensky tomorrow! How Ukrainians see their country's future
Victory today, but peace without Zelensky tomorrow! How Ukrainians see their country's future

Polls show a society united around national defense, but one that seems increasingly ready for a generational change in politics.

Marin Gherman
12 Nov 2025
FAKE NEWS: The EU encourages China to fuel the war in Ukraine
FAKE NEWS: The EU encourages China to fuel the war in Ukraine

The head of European diplomacy has allegedly suggested to Beijing that peace in Ukraine is dangerous for China, according to MEP Gheorghe Piperea.

Cezar Manu
10 Nov 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: Supporting Ukraine will lead to the EU’s self-destruction
WAR PROPAGANDA: Supporting Ukraine will lead to the EU’s self-destruction

Europe is collapsing because of its support for Kyiv and the financing of the war in Ukraine, pro-Kremlin media claims.

Marin Gherman
07 Nov 2025
The sanctions targeting Russia will likely wear down its economy even after the war ends
The sanctions targeting Russia will likely wear down its economy even after the war ends

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.

FAKE NEWS: The West has asked Zelensky to fly to Moscow and accept peace
FAKE NEWS: The West has asked Zelensky to fly to Moscow and accept peace

The Ukrainian president is being forced by the West to go to Russia and accept the Kremlin's peace terms, according to a false narrative carried by the pro-Kremlin media.

Marin Gherman
04 Nov 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelenskyy will lose the war and shamed because he doesn’t want peace
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelenskyy will lose the war and shamed because he doesn’t want peace

Ukraine will lost the war and Donbas after Zelenskyy refused Russia’s peace offer, says a former Ukrainian Prime Minister, an ally of Putin and a pro-Kremlin propagandist.

Marin Gherman
31 Oct 2025
Bulgaria Takes New Role in EU Defence After Major Deal For Arms Plant
Bulgaria Takes New Role in EU Defence After Major Deal For Arms Plant

Bulgaria and German defence giant Rheinmetall have finalized an agreement to build a new arms production facility in Sopot, Central Bulgaria.

Belarus’ industry is increasingly involved in supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine
Belarus’ industry is increasingly involved in supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine

Hundreds of Belarusian companies support Russia's war effort, supplying it with, among other things, shells, drones, chassis for military vehicles, and components imported from the West.

WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia did not violate the Budapest Memorandum
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia did not violate the Budapest Memorandum

The Budapest Memorandum, to which Russia is a signatory, guaranteed Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Yet Russian propaganda now claims that the invasion is legitimate because Kyiv has “grossly violated” the principles of the OSCE.

Marin Gherman
28 Oct 2025
Estonia’s Russian speakers may determine a change in the country’s policies
Estonia’s Russian speakers may determine a change in the country’s policies

The parties that make up Estonia’s ruling coalition were crushed in the local elections by the party supported by the country’s Russian-speaking population. This may spell trouble – and a change in policy – for the parliamentary elections due in two years.

The Kremlin Fears for Its Money in the West
The Kremlin Fears for Its Money in the West

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.

WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine snubs peace terms and forces Russia to continue the war
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine snubs peace terms and forces Russia to continue the war

Moscow claims that it must continue the war because Kyiv refuses to sit at the negotiating table or seek peaceful solutions, Russian propaganda claims.

Marin Gherman
23 Oct 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU is escalating the war in Ukraine ahead of the Putin–Trump meeting
WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU is escalating the war in Ukraine ahead of the Putin–Trump meeting

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.

Veridica.ro
21 Oct 2025
The Russian Budget as a Window into a Wartime Economy
The Russian Budget as a Window into a Wartime Economy

The budget sends a clear message – Russia is preparing to live, and fight, as a besieged fortress for years to come, even if doing so slowly drains the vitality of its economy and society.

WAR PROPAGANDA: British soldiers side with Russia against the
WAR PROPAGANDA: British soldiers side with Russia against the "new Hitler," Zelensky

The Ukrainian president is a criminal dictator, like Hitler, and British soldiers are forced to enlist in the Russian army to stop him, according to pro-Kremlin media.

Marin Gherman
14 Oct 2025
As Russia is probing their skies and minds, Poles are starting to feel the pressure
As Russia is probing their skies and minds, Poles are starting to feel the pressure

A month after Russian drones were brought down over Poland, Warsaw feels normal again. Politicians resumed their quarrels, and the news cycle has moved on. Yet something in the public mood has shifted – a low, persistent awareness that Poland is being watched, probed, and measured.

The Economic Stalemate: Who Can Afford to Fight Longer?
The Economic Stalemate: Who Can Afford to Fight Longer?

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.

WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia is forced to partition Ukraine to prevent a war in Europe
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia is forced to partition Ukraine to prevent a war in Europe

The West wants to expand the conflict in Ukraine to the entire Eastern Europe, and the only option to avoid this is for Russia to neutralize the Ukrainian army, according to pro-Kremlin media.

Marin Gherman
09 Oct 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU is preparing for a war with Russia
WAR PROPAGANDA: The EU is preparing for a war with Russia

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.

Marin Gherman
07 Oct 2025