The Kremlin has intensified its disinformation campaigns in Germany, primarily aiming to influence the early parliamentary elections scheduled for February 23. ▪️ Content aligned with Russian propaganda is proliferating on social media (most actively on X and TikTok) and blogger platforms based in Russia. The content is written in German for a German audience. The…
Following Donald Trump’s inauguration, Iranian officials have intensified their statements about having no intentions to develop nuclear weapons. This rhetoric may signal Tehran’s willingness to negotiate with the new U.S. administration. Iran has repeatedly indicated its readiness to engage with the West, particularly after the election of the “moderate” Masoud Pezeshkian as President of the…
On the sidelines of the World Economic Forum, Volodymyr Zelenskyy held meetings with the presidents of Argentina, Azerbaijan, Israel, South Africa, and Serbia, as well as the German Chancellor, and the prime ministers of Croatia, Qatar, the Netherlands, Spain, and Sweden, among other world leaders. ▪️ Discussions focused on bilateral relations and strengthening cooperation. A…
Key points from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos: ▫️ Russia has signed agreements with Iran and North Korea, aimed against Europe and the United States. ▫️ No European country can guarantee its security alone. We must stand united. ▫️ European nations should be prepared to spend whatever is necessary…
A pedagogical conference titled “Russian School Abroad in the Context of Modern Challenges” was held in London from January 18 to 20 to promote the Russian language and Russian-language education. The event was supported by the Russian Embassy in the UK, with organizers including the Russian educational center “Znanie” and the Association of Russian-speaking Cultural…
The G7 countries have issued a statement accusing the Kremlin of financing and directing covert operations by Russian state media outlet RT and the Social Design Agency to “undermine societies through global disinformation.” ▫️ Through these efforts, the Kremlin aimed to manipulate public opinion in various countries, weaken democratic institutions and trust in governments, provoke…
Claims about the death of a Danish F-16 instructor in Kryvyi Rih during a missile strike are yet another fake by Russian propaganda. The Danish Ministry of Defense has officially denied this information, stating that no Danish F-16 instructors have been killed in Ukraine. They confirmed that the story circulating in Russian media is entirely…
The Center has detected a Russian information campaign directed primarily at an international audience. The main narrative of this campaign is the claim that “everyone is fleeing Ukraine.” Propaganda outlets under Russian control are pushing manipulative messages alleging that security forces and other government officials are fleeing the country in large numbers, supposedly by the…
The Russian-installed governor of occupied Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhayev, announced that the city budget has already allocated 78 million rubles (approximately 780,000 US dollars) to address pollution from the fuel oil spill. He emphasized that this is the most expensive expenditure so far and admitted that these funds would likely not be sufficient. The so-called “head…
A fake about First Lady Olena Zelenska allegedly vacationing at the St. Moritz ski resort is circulating online. ▫️ This claim, along with a video, was spread by a former Ukrainian MP. The former MP provided no evidence to support his claim. The video he shared only shows a few unidentified individuals getting into a…
Key takeaways from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s speech during a joint Press conference with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Warsaw ▫️ Ukrainian and U.S. teams are working on the content and format of the meeting that will take place after Donald Trump’s inauguration. ▫️ We expect the United States to continue its policy of strengthening…
Russian propaganda sources are circulating a fake video, falsely attributed to UNITED24 Media. The video claims that Ukrainians started the hashtag #UkraineKarmaForLA on the social media platform X, using it to suggest that the fires in the United States are “karmic punishment” for not providing enough support to Ukraine. The UNITED24 Media platform has confirmed…
