Austria has expelled a russian diplomat over a spy scandal at OMV, the largest Austrian energy company. On September 30, Austria’s Foreign Ministry declared an employee of the russian embassy in Vienna persona non grata after moscow refused to lift his diplomatic immunity to allow an investigation. ▫️ Austrian counterintelligence discovered that this diplomat regularly…
The russian foreign intelligence service once again falsely accuses Ukraine of preparing an alleged “high-profile sabotage operation by a sabotage and reconnaissance group in Poland.” ▫️Specifically, the fis claims that Ukraine allegedly plans to stage an attack on critical infrastructure in Poland, blaming russian and belarusian special forces, “to drag European countries into a war…
The parliamentary elections in Moldova dealt a serious blow to the kremlin’s positions. The “Action and Solidarity” (PAS) party of President Maia Sandu received over 50% of the votes based on the count of 99.87% of ballots. ▫️ Dodon’s pro-russian “Patriotic Bloc,” supported by moscow, scored 24.2%. Despite significant resources invested in media campaigns and…
1. Discrediting the Ukraine–U.S. Partnership After the Talks in New York The Center forecasts that after the presidential talks in New York, kremlin and pro-kremlin media will intensify narratives about the alleged “withdrawal” of the U.S. from an active role in resolving the war — claiming that Washington has limited itself to selling weapons and…
The Center records a large-scale propaganda campaign in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine for the anniversary of the so-called “reunification of historical regions with russia.” ▫️Propaganda outlets actively spread statements of the puppet leaders of the occupied territories, claiming that under moscow’s rule the “new regions” allegedly “received a powerful boost of development,” and…
On September 24, law enforcement officers discovered over 200 ballots at a Chisinau printing house with the stamp “Votat” (voted) already marked next to one of the pro-russian parties. According to the investigation, these ballots could have been used in a “carousel” scheme — where a voter submits a pre-filled ballot while taking a blank…
In occupied Donetsk and Luhansk, the russian military-historical society presented new “textbooks on the history of Donbas and novorossiya” for students in grades 5–7. The publication was created under the guidance of vladimir medinsky, the main ideologist of putin’s version of history. ▫️ These textbooks are a “regional component” of the unified state history textbook…
Amid talks between the Presidents of Ukraine and the U.S. in Washington and at the UN General Assembly, russia is again trying to shift responsibility for the lack of progress onto Ukraine. ▫ putin’s press secretary dmitry peskov reiterated that a meeting between Ukraine and russia at the leadership level is “doomed to fail without…
Key messages of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy following his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump ▫️It was a very good and constructive meeting. U.S. President Donald Trump now knows more details about the situation on the battlefield than before. ▫️In September, Ukraine de-occupied approximately 360 square kilometers of territory, and Ukraine controls a number…
A scandal erupted in Kenya after it became known that a Kenyan athlete was captured by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. He had been deceived into signing a contract with russia’s ministry of defense. The government of Kenya has already launched an official investigation into the possible sale of its citizens into slavery for the russian…
kremlin media are actively spreading the news about the signing of “economic cooperation agreements” between Nicaragua and the occupation administrations in Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions, as well as in Sevastopol. kremlin-loyal commentators speak about “shared interests” and call it a “significant event.” ▫️ In reality, we are talking about one of the poorest…
russian propaganda is actively covering the visit of the ambassadors of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger to occupied Crimea, presenting it as a “diplomatic breakthrough” and the start of “investment cooperation.” ▫️ The three mentioned African countries are among the poorest in the world, with budgets largely dependent on external aid. Expecting serious investments in…
