The Center continues to monitor the information environment in the Global South and identify narratives favorable to russia.

▫️ One of the most discussed topics in Latin American media in recent days has been Ukraine’s destruction of military warehouses in russia. Notably, the attack on the warehouse in the tver region is highlighted as possibly the largest strike on a russian arsenal by Ukrainian forces since 2022. This event was widely covered in Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Peru, Mexico, and other countries.

▫️ Journalists are also focusing on military operations in the kursk region and eastern Ukraine. In most countries in the region, these events are reported using official Ukrainian sources. However, media in Cuba and a few other nations present the situation in a way more favorable to russia, emphasizing the evacuation of civilians in the kursk region.

▫️ The “nuclear issue” has received considerable attention in the Latin American media. News outlets mention Ukraine’s warnings of possible russian attacks on Ukrainian nuclear facilities. In addition, the media quoted russian state duma speaker vyacheslav volodin’s threat of a “world war with nuclear weapons” if the West allowed Ukraine to use the weapons it supplied for attacks.

▫️ President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s statements during his visit to the United States have been extensively covered. The call by former foreign ministers, lawyers, and human rights activists from Latin America and Ukraine to expel russia from the UN General Assembly for its crimes resonated strongly in Argentine, Chilean, and Peruvian media.