On October 25-27, 2023, representatives of the Center for Countering Disinformation took part in the FIMI-Ukraine training. The participants of the training were presented with the approaches of the European External Action Service (EEAS) to countering the threats of foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI), including disinformation, as well as the structure, objectives and principles…
On October 20-21, 2023, the Riga Conference took place, an annual event held in the Latvian capital by the Latvian Transatlantic Organization, the Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia. Acting Deputy Head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at the NSDC of Ukraine Anayit Khoperiya took part in the discussion…
On October 20, 2023, Acting Head of the Center for Countering Disinformation Andriy Shapovalov held an open lecture at the Educational and Scientific Institute of Public Administration and Civil Service on relevant issues of ensuring information security of Ukraine for students of the Master’s degree in National Security (in certain areas of provision and activities). In…
On October 19, 2023, Acting Head of the Center for Countering Disinformation Andriy Shapovalov met with representatives of Google – Annette Kroeber-Riel, Google Vice President of Government Affairs & Public Policy of Europe, Patrick Warnking, Google Vice President of Central and Eastern Europe, and Marta Poslad, Director of Government Affairs and Public Policy, GAPP CEE…
Center for Countering Disinformation held a discussion on “russian information influence in Africa. Cultural centers, free grain and biased media”. The participants of the discussion, which took place at the Ukrinform news agency, discussed the topics of cultural, military, food and educational occupation as a means of russia’s penetration into Africa; media bias, weakness of…
On October 13, 2023, a conference was held on “Expert strategies against fake news: information and disinformation in the context of the russian invasion of Ukraine”. The event, held at the University of Warsaw (Poland), was organized at the initiative of the Weimar Triangle countries. Head of the department for countering information threats to national…
On October 11, 2023, representatives of the Center for Countering Disinformation took part in the training “Blue Democracy Programs: Ukraine’s path to democratic stabilization. Democracy and development simulation to counteract the erosion of democracy”. The event was organized by the Vox Ukraine project, the expert organization Internews Ukraine, and the DT Institute. The participants of…
On August 30, 2023, with the support of the European Union Advisory Mission Ukraine (EUAM), the Center for Countering Disinformation held a meeting with representatives of the international organization Hybrid CoE, which counteracts hybrid threats. Acting Head of the Center Andriy Shapovalov discussed with Tapio Pyysalo, Head of International Relations, further areas of cooperation, as…
On August 21-25, at the invitation of the Ministry of Defense, the Center for Countering Disinformation made a working visit to the Czech Republic. During the visit, numerous meetings were held with representatives of the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and NGOs of the Czech Republic. The…
On August 29, 2023, with the support of the European Union Advisory Mission in Ukraine (EUAM), the Center for Countering Disinformation held a meeting at the office of the Prime Minister of Finland with representatives of the state structures of the country. At the meeting, the Center’s projects were presented, as well as the achievements…
On August 21-25, a delegation from Ukraine, which included the Center for Countering Disinformation, took part in the Information Resource Capabilities Seminar (IRCS) “Lessons from russia’s Invasion of Ukraine” in Riga, Latvia. This training was organized and conducted by the US Joint Special Operations University with the assistance of the Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC)…
The Center for Countering Disinformation has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Hennadii Udovenko Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The agreement was signed by the acting head of the Center, Andrii Shapovalov, and the director of the Academy, Hennadii Nadolenko. The purpose of this Memorandum is to create conditions…
