Reports have emerged that allegedly, starting February 28, South Korea is canceling sanctions on the supply of medical equipment to the russian federation, which supposedly indicates a reduction in pressure from the international community. In reality, South Korea announced certain changes in the licensing procedure for the export of advanced technology products to the russian…
On the third anniversary of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, EU approved the 16th sanctions package against russian federation. ▫️The new sanctions list includes, among other things, restrictions on the operations of a number of russian federation propagandistic media. In particular, EU suspended the licenses for EADaily/Eurasia Daily, Fondsk, Lenta, NewsFront, RuBaltic, Krasnaya Zvezda/Tvzvezda and…
In russian federation a multi-tiered hierarchical system of propaganda and information influence operations has been built. This structure works both for the russian audience and on the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. A separate area of work is ukrainian and western society. The curator of the entire propaganda machine of russian federation is the first…
Key takeaways from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s press conference at the «Ukraine. Year 2025» forum ▫️ On February 24, 37 state leaders will participate in the summit in Kyiv, with 13 attending in person, including leaders from Northern Europe and EU officials. ▫️ It is Ukraine that invites others to the negotiation table, not the…
The Center records the increase in Russian disinformation campaigns ahead of the early parliamentary elections in Germany on February 23. A large number of posts in line with Russian propaganda appear on social network X. The purpose of these posts is to discredit German politicians who support Ukraine and strengthen sanctions against Russia. Many of…
X has a number of pages with the names of Donald Trump’s children and the president himself, which are not official accounts. Some media outlets use them to spread messages about Ukraine. The Center provides an example of such accounts and calls on the media to verify information more diligently. In fact, these accounts are…
In May 2024, Vladimir Putin was “elected” to his fifth presidential term. This “vote” was also conducted in Ukraine’s temporarily occupied territories, which Russia has illegally annexed—making both the election and its “winner” entirely illegitimate. The Russian occupation of Ukrainian territories is not recognized by any civilized nation. Holding elections in Ukraine’s TOT blatantly violates…
Russia’s foreign intelligence service is spreading yet another obvious disinformation about Ukraine’s alleged preparation of terrorist attacks in the EU to “disrupt peace talks.” In fact, it is Russia that may be preparing the attacks. This disinformation is part of the Kremlin’s information operation codenamed “Ukraine does not want peace.” Its implementation is led by…
Key statements by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the press conference. ▫️ Ukraine has started negotiations with European leaders on financing the Ukrainian Armed Forces if the United States will not do it. ▫️ Security guarantees from partners do not necessarily mean the presence of their troops on the territory of Ukraine. For example,…
Key statements by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy following his meeting with President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. ▫️ Relations between Ukraine and Turkey are at an all-time high. Ukraine appreciates Turkey’s support during the war, particularly in the issue of the release of prisoners. Turkey has always been principled in supporting Ukraine’s sovereignty and…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov lies that “Russia has never threatened Ukraine’s energy supply system”. ▫️ According to him, this is exactly how he responded during talks in Riyadh to the US proposal to impose a moratorium on attacks on energy facilities. Russia has long been unashamed of obvious lies even at the highest diplomatic…
1. Intensification of Russia’s disinformation campaigns ahead of the third anniversary of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine The Center predicts that Russia’s propaganda campaigns will intensify ahead of the anniversary of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops. It is expected that propagandists will intensify their efforts to justify the armed aggression against Ukraine…
