Russia’s foreign intelligence service is allocating significant resources to building an infrastructure for spreading propaganda in the West and the Global South. Firms posing as advertising agencies are being established to conduct large-scale information campaigns in Russia’s interests. These companies form an infrastructure for spreading propaganda that includes networks of experts, bots, social media pages,…
Russian propaganda is actively spreading the claim to European audiences that more than 360,000 signatures have allegedly been collected in Slovakia to initiate referendum on lifting sanctions against Russia. However, no evidence of the actual collection of signatures or the legality of this procedure has been provided. ▪️ Similar messages are being published by Pravda…
The Russian ship Ursa Major has sunk in the Mediterranean Sea. Official reports claim the vessel was transporting port cranes destined for Vladivostok. However, in May 2022, the United States imposed sanctions on the Ursa Major due to its involvement in transporting military equipment for Russian troops in Syria. The vessel, owned by the sanctioned…
Moscow continues its disinformation campaign, extensively involving diplomats, to spread allegations about supposed crimes committed by the Ukrainian military in Selydove, Donetsk region. Russian media are actively promoting the report of the so-called international public tribunal on the “crimes of Ukrainian neo-Nazis,” which alleges massacres of civilians in Selydove. This report employs familiar propaganda techniques…
The Kremlin is spreading false claims about Ukraine preparing a terrorist attack on the EU oil pipeline, which it could orchestrate itself. Russian propaganda outlets are falsely reporting that Ukraine is allegedly preparing “provocations on the Druzhba oil pipeline” with the intention of disabling it completely. Previously, Russian sources have also circulated (https://t.me/TheCenterforCounteringDisinfo/8159) claims about…
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held meetings with European leaders in Brussels, after which he made several important statements. Key points: ▫️ The best safeguard against another attack by Putin is having the strongest and largest army in Europe. We cannot afford to limit the strength of our army; ▫️ It is essential for the…
The EU is preparing the 16th sanctions package. It is important to focus on propagandists. The 15th package of EU anti-Russian sanctions included new restrictions on legal entities and individuals in Russia and some other countries through which Russia is trying to circumvent sanctions. In particular, the sanctions targeted Russian military-industrial complex enterprises and energy…
Vladimir Putin and Defense Minister Andrey Belousov’s speeches at the meeting of the collegium of the Russian Defense Ministry were yet another propaganda performance and an act of intimidation of the world. ▪️ Putin once again publicly voiced the standard Kremlin narratives about the “crimes of the Kyiv regime” and continued to intimidate the world…
Russian propaganda continues to spread fakes about “Ukraine allegedly trafficking children from Donbas”. To promote such absurdities, Russian propagandists use a former SBU officer who betrayed Ukraine and the so-called children’s ombudsman of the “DPR.” These sources allege that Ukraine is taking children from families in Donbas and “selling them abroad, to pedophiles and for…
Russia organized a propaganda event in the occupied Donetsk region with representatives from African countries. A delegation of 12 parliamentarians, including officials from Somalia, Uganda, and South Sudan, visited the Savur-Mohyla memorial complex to honor the memory of “heroes who fought against the Nazis and Ukrainian nationalists.” Through this event, Russia aimed to achieve several…
Russian propaganda is actively promoting an article by former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, written after his visit to China. ▪️ The article is filled with propaganda clichés, including claims such as “Ukrainians and Russians are one people” and “the real language of communication for Ukrainians is almost Russian”. It also draws parallels to Chinese history…
Russia continues to obtain Western components for weapons production, according to Bloomberg. Main points of the article: ▫️ Suppliers for the Russian military purchase components from a US chipmaker based in Texas. ▫️ Some Russian distributors have integrated data from the manufacturer’s online store into their sales platforms, wich allows to acquire products through companies…
