Cezar Manu
30 Jun 2025

FAKE NEWS: The Bolojan government has doubled the price of energy

The population's energy costs will double due to the economic policies adopted by the new government and President Dan, claims the sovereignist opposition.

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4 days ago
WAR PROPAGANDA: As Zelenskyy refuses peace, the Verkhovna Rada has demanded his resignation

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.

6 days ago
FAKE NEWS: Romania will cover the costs of gas deliveries to Ukraine

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.

1 week ago
FAKE NEWS: Unlike Israel, Russia entered the war to defend itself.

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.

1 week ago
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine resorts to terrorism due to lack of funds

Ukraine is committing acts of terrorism against Russia after lacking the resources to fund legitimate defensive actions, pro-Kremlin propaganda claims.

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Svetoslav Todorov/Sofia, Bulgaria
30 Jun 2025

Ahead of Adopting the Euro, Bulgaria's pro-EU Opposition Fades to Dark

A corruption scandal is threatening to throw into irrelevance Bulgaria’s main pro-European reformist party. If that happens, the pro-Russians extremists would become the only alternative to the current ruling coalition.

The Russian-speaking population of Estonia does not support its foreign policy

A study commissioned by the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the spring revealed that the views of Estonian and Russian-speaking residents diverge significantly on most key issues of Estonia's foreign policy.

Olesja Lagashina/Tallinn, Estonia
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The Baltic States Need Common Defense. Is This Idea Feasible?

Given the vulnerability of the Baltic states to a Russian attack, there are growing calls that they should have a common defense, in order to more effectively supplement NATO’s assistance.

Kaspars Germanis/Riga, Latvia
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“Potato Führer” without potatoes: how Belarus came to a food crisis

A crisis in potatoes, which are a staple food in Belarus, is showing the failure of the economic model imposed by dictator Aleksandr Lukashenko.

Zmicier Mickievič/Warsaw, Poland
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Marin Gherman/Cernauti, Ukraine
26 Jun 2025

WAR PROPAGANDA: As Zelenskyy refuses peace, the Verkhovna Rada has demanded his resignation

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.

FAKE NEWS: the EU is preparing to rig the elections in Moldova

The EU is preparing to rig the parliamentary elections in the Republic of Moldova, invoking the danger of a so-called Russian interference in the political processes in Chișinău, claims a false narrative taken up by the media in the Republic of Moldova (including in the separatist region of Transnistria) and Russia.

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FAKE NEWS: Romania will cover the costs of gas deliveries to Ukraine

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.

Cezar Manu/Bucharest, Romania
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FAKE NEWS: Unlike Israel, Russia entered the war to defend itself.

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.

Marin Gherman/Cernauti, Ukraine
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Russia Legalizes Crypto
Pro-Kremlin Russian press
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Russia Legalizes Crypto

Between circumventing Western sanctions and laundering money with digital tools

The Russian independent media writes about the Kremlin’s imperial ambitions
Independent Russian press
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The Russian independent media writes about the Kremlin’s imperial ambitions

The Russian leadership believes the country is permanently at war and pursues imperial and expansionist policies, the Russian independent media writes. Russian journalists also say Putin’s plan to restore “Great Russia” seeks to capture Ukraine through armed force and Belarus by forcing a unification.

The independent Russian press writes about why Russia must lose the war in Ukraine and how the West can win the competition with the authoritarian regimes
Independent Russian press
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The independent Russian press writes about why Russia must lose the war in Ukraine and how the West can win the competition with the authoritarian regimes

Russians must understand that the war in Ukraine is lost in order to be able to bring about a change for the better in their own country, dissidents quoted by independent Russian media believe. They also talk about the losses caused by the war launched by Russia against the neighboring country, but also about the need for the West to become more attractive to developing countries, in order to win the competition with the alternative model offered by autocracies.

Researches

Start your research here. Texts in this section provide a general overview of the key concepts and developments in the field of information warfare, with an emphasis on the anatomy and historical background of the Kremlin's disinformation campaigns and influence operations against the West.

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From Horia Sima to the 2025 sovereignists: the legionnaires and post-communist Romania (II)
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From Horia Sima to the 2025 sovereignists: the legionnaires and post-communist Romania (II)

The political evolution of (Neo)Legionarism, from pocket political parties, such as those created by Marian Munteanu, to organizations like The New Right (Noua Dreaptă) – the connecting link between (Neo)Legionarism and sovereigntism – and politicians who frequently make the front page, such as George Simion, Călin Georgescu and Diana Șoșoacă.

From Horia Sima to the 2025 sovereignists: the legionary movement and post-communist Romania (I)
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From Horia Sima to the 2025 sovereignists: the legionary movement and post-communist Romania (I)

The Legionary movement re-emerged in Romania shortly after the 1989 Revolution. Some legionary theses and ideas can be identified in the discourse of present-day sovereignists. Veridica briefly traces the development of the (neo)legionary movement in post-communist Romania, under the authorities’ permissive eye.

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: “The fate of Ukraine is closely tied to that of Belarus”. An exclusive interview with the Belarusian opposition leader
Exclusive interview
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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: “The fate of Ukraine is closely tied to that of Belarus”. An exclusive interview with the Belarusian opposition leader

July 20 marked the 30th anniversary of the establishment of Alexander Lukashenko's regime. Four years ago, his political stability in Belarus was seriously undermined by mass protests: democratic Belarusians at the time called for new elections and supported Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. The break-up of demonstrations was followed by a brutal repression that forced many of them to leave the country, including the leader of the democratic forces. Veridica spoke to Tsikhanouskaya about the current state of the opposition, the release of political prisoners and what we can expect from the presidential election slated for next year in Belarus.

Philippe Sands: “Every person can do terrible things”
Nazi hunting
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Philippe Sands: “Every person can do terrible things”

Literature helps us understand the act of justice. To overcome the traumas, inherited from victims or executioners, we need both literature and justice. Writer and international law expert Philippe Sands explains how he embarked on a real-life Nazi literary hunt and why it's still relevant today.

Ukraine attacked Russia with “ISIS’ hand”. The story of an FSB/ex-KGB branded narrative
Crocus: what the FSB understood
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Ukraine attacked Russia with “ISIS’ hand”. The story of an FSB/ex-KGB branded narrative

Ukraine has been accused of being responsible for the terrorist attack in Moscow. Originally published on Telegram, the thesis was developed by Vladimir Putin and his close siloviki, the current and former head of the FSB, Alexander Bortnikov and Nikolai Patrushev, both ex-KGB, like Putin. The narrative rids the Russian authorities of all responsibility, plays well into the rhetoric about the Ukrainian-Western aggression and can be used to escalate the war. Arguments in its defense include falsehoods and an older conspiracy theory.

Zaiafet: How long can Ukraine resist against Russia?
Two years of war
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Zaiafet: How long can Ukraine resist against Russia?

The time has come to talk a little more about what is happening in Ukraine, of course, but it has been 2 years since the dictator from the Kremlin decided to attack our neighbor. It's also 10 years since the war actually began, with little green men strategically transported across Crimea for a classic Russian-style liberation. After all this bitter time, the world is a little tired of war. You see, I must turn to another Russian criminal, Trotsky by name, and give you some bad news, quoting him You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you.

Maia Sandu: We managed to free ourselves from Russian blackmail
Exclusive interview
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Maia Sandu: We managed to free ourselves from Russian blackmail

The Republic of Moldova will join the EU by 2030, believes President Maia Sandu. In an exclusive interview, Maia Sandu also spoke about Russia's pressure on Moldova, her decision to run for a second term, but also about the war in Ukraine and the importance of supporting Kiev.

War in Ukraine: Odesa says goodbye to symbols of the Russian world.
Velicorous imperialism
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War in Ukraine: Odesa says goodbye to symbols of the Russian world.

The south of Ukraine, which borders Romania along the Danube in the Odesa region, as the whole country, is going through a war. After the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the decolonization process has intensified here.