russia has actively begun talking about the need to “protect russian-speaking populations” in the Baltic states following Latvia’s decision to deport more than 800 russians who failed the Latvian language exam. ▫️ state duma speaker vyacheslav volodin claimed that “russian speakers are suffering humiliation and oppression,” and therefore must be “protected.” Meanwhile, ldpr party leader…
A publication allegedly from the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung is circulating online, calling for a ‘government of national unity’. The Centre has verified this information and reports that there is no such material in the publication, and the ‘quotes’ are not confirmed by any reliable source. This is a classic case of authority substitution,…
In Poland, two russian citizens have been charged with spying for the fsb. According to the investigation, in 2022 they collected and transmitted information to russian intelligence about russian opposition figures residing in Poland, as well as about individuals and institutions assisting them. At the same time, Western intelligence agencies have recorded russia using a…
Key points from the joint press conference of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas. ▫️ Ukraine is anticipating a positive decision regarding the 19th EU sanctions package. Work on the 20th package should start immediately. ▫️Progress has been made regarding the use of frozen…
putin’s press secretary dmitry peskov stated that if Chisinau “continues to confront the russian federation for the sake of relations with Europe,” the country “will face nothing good.” This is moscow’s reaction to Moldova’s new military strategy, which directly identifies russia as the “main threat.” This is pressure and intimidation aimed at disrupting Moldova’s Eurointegration…
1. Information Campaign About Ukraine’s Alleged “Unpreparedness for Winter” and Inability to Resist russia As the heating season approaches, the Center forecasts an intensification of the russian propaganda campaign tentatively titled “unpreparedness for winter.” Against the backdrop of strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, kremlin media will fuel panic about an allegedly catastrophic situation with energy…
During a conversation with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, russian dictator vladimir putin apologized for the AZAL plane disaster near Aktau, which killed 38 people in December last year. moscow acknowledges that the tragedy occurred due to the explosion of russian air defense missiles, fragments of which damaged the plane. ▫️ Even at such a moment,…
Pro-russian narratives are intensifying in Poland’s information space. They aim to shape the opinion that the USA and the EU allegedly “provoked” russia into war against Ukraine, and therefore — the West is supposedly to blame for the conflict, not the kremlin. ▫️ Such messages are actively spread on Facebook with calls to “not allow…
Pro-kremlin media, citing vladimir tarabrin, russia’s permanent representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), claim that there is an ‘extensive network of laboratories for the mass production of toxic substances’ in Ukraine and ‘hundreds of cases of chemical weapons use by the Armed Forces of Ukraine’. ▫️The list of ‘evidence’ is…
Belgium has recorded a growing number of “unidentified” drones flying over the facilities of Thales Belgium, one of Europe’s largest producers of air defense systems and missiles. ▫️ According to company officials, the number of drones over strategic sites has risen significantly over the past six months. Thales Belgium director Alain Quevrin called on the…
Pro-kremlin Telegram channels are spreading the message of Brussels’ “hypocrisy” regarding sanctions on russian fertilizers. According to propagandists, “forever chemicals” PFAS were found in the blood of 24 European officials, implying that eco-standards are a fiction and sanctions on russian fertilizers represent “double standards.” This is a typical example of misrepresenting cause-and-effect relationships, aimed at…
russian propaganda is actively spreading statements from putin’s “birthday” speech to the military, where the dictator once again repeated the same worn-out clichés about the so-called “special military operation goals” and “protection of russians.” ▫️ The dictator is again trying to justify the start of the full-scale aggression, claiming that “the decisions made in February…
