Teenagers and young men in the Russian-occupied territories have been killed or handed long prison sentences for expressing their support for Ukraine. Ukrainian journalists Inna Kubai and Victoria Novikova have documented* several of these cases, which Veridica brings to your attention.
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.
Kyiv MPs are demanding Zelensky's resignation due to the continuation of the war and his refusal to accept peace negotiations with Russia, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes.
Romania will lose money by agreeing to reduce prices for the transit of natural gas to Ukraine, according to a website associated with the propaganda network of AUR.
Russia was forced to start the war in Ukraine, yet it is condemned by the Western countries. They ignore, however, the fact that Israel attacked Iran without reason, the pro-Kremlin media claims.
Ukraine is committing acts of terrorism against Russia after lacking the resources to fund legitimate defensive actions, pro-Kremlin propaganda claims.
For many it is a coping mechanism, in some cases it reflects newfound war-related income, in others a switch away from big spending.
Romania will become a logistics hub for the transit of weapons destined for Ukraine, replacing Poland, which has elected a patriotic president, conspiracy theorists claim.
Russia has offered to return the bodies of Ukraine's fallen servicemen, but Ukraine refuses to take them back, thwarting Moscow's peace effort, pro-Kremlin propaganda claims.
Behind the polished facade of Moscow and official statistics lies a federation increasingly fractured—socially, economically, and politically.
Volodymyr Zelensky is militarizing the country and turning it into a concentration camp, claims a pro-Russian former prime minister quoted by the propaganda media.
Ukraine and the West are hindering the peace talks by attacking Russian military targets and damaging bridges, pro-Kremlin media claim.
The memorandum presented by Russia at the peace talks in Istanbul is an attempt to save Ukraine, but Kyiv and the West want the war to continue, pro-Kremlin propaganda says.
Karol Nawrocki victory in Poland’s presidential election is a coup for PiS leader, Jarosław Kaczyński. Nawrocki’s mission now would be to paralyze Donald Tusk’s pro-EU government.
Russia’s economy is not yet a wartime economy – but it is drifting dangerously close. Whether it crosses the threshold will depend not just on military needs, but on the political will to sacrifice economic interests for geopolitical ambitions. So far, Moscow has tried to avoid making that choice. But the clock is ticking.
Ukraine has no historical rights over Crimea and was willing to cede it to Moscow in 1991, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda, which cites a former Ukrainian prime minister who is a fugitive in Russia.
According to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, quoted by pro-Kremlin media, the West is inciting Ukraine to keep the war going, sabotaging any diplomatic effort by Russia.
Disappointed by the West's false promises, Russia rejects the idea of a truce and will continue the fight for peace, says the Russian Foreign Minister, quoted by pro-Kremlin media
Politicians with pro-Russian – or at least ambiguous stands – and a strongman profile are frontrunners for the coming elections in Latvia’s three main cities. Will this trend go national?
Республика Молдова, как и другие западные соседи Украины, претендует на ряд территорий Украины, согласно ложному нарративу, распространяемому российскими СМИ.
Pro-Kremlin propaganda claims that Volodymyr Zelensky is an illegitimate leader who betrayed his people, continuing the war with Russia, and that has resulted in hundreds of thousands of casualties
In the short term, Western sanctions have disrupted supply chains and commercial operations. In the long term, they are accelerating Russia's technological decline and external dependence.
Saving the Russian language in Ukraine requires denazification of a country where Russian speakers have been persecuted by Nazis after the 2014 coup, pro-Kremlin media writes.
France wants to send troops to Ukraine and supports Kyiv in order to trigger World War III, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes.
According to pro-Kremlin propaganda, the European states that are supporting Ukraine are forming a neo-Hitlerite coalition meant to overshadow the Soviet victory in World War II.
According to pro-Kremlin propaganda, the NATO states forced Ukraine to go to war against Russia, though Moscow repeatedly tried to resolve the conflict peacefully.
According to pro-Kremlin propaganda, if it refuses to negotiate with Russia, Ukraine could repeat the fate of Japan, which was attacked with atomic bombs in 1945.
Ukraine is inhabited by Russian speakers living on historically Russian lands, which gives Moscow the right to fight Kyiv, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.
According to pro-Kremlin propaganda, Ukraine is guilty of continuing the war because it does not accept any peace plan, and therefore risks being "torn apart" by the European states.
According to pro-Kremlin propaganda, Russia is being forced to denazify Ukraine, and Ukrainians can only avoid civil war and achieve lasting peace if their country capitulates and disappears. This is effectively a call for genocide.
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has become a kind of test of loyalty to Latvia for Latvian cultural and sports stars. Those who have “flirted” or even collaborated with Russia have fallen out of favor.
Ukraine and the USA could soon sign an agreement regarding Ukraine’s mineral resources, especially rare earths. However, it is unclear how large the deposits are, and a significant part of them are located in areas occupied by the Russians.