There have been large-scale confrontations between the Taliban and Pakistan. The main reason is the activity of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) group in Afghanistan, which has carried out a number of terrorist operations in the country. Pakistan tried to negotiate with the Taliban to reduce the group’s activities, but without success, so it launched air…
Russian and Iranian officials have announced plans to sign a new 20-year strategic partnership agreement before Donald Trump’s inauguration. Both countries are eager to finalize this step quickly. For Iran, Trump’s return to power could signal heightened isolation, given his hardline stance toward Tehran during his previous term. The details of the agreement remain undisclosed,…
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,…
Anton Alikhanov, Russia’s Minister of Industry and Trade, announced plans to subsidize a 50% discount for Russian industrial product carriers to Africa. This move aims to boost Russia’s market competitiveness and mitigate the impact of Western sanctions. By lowering goods prices, the Kremlin seeks to increase African countries’ dependence on Russian imports. This approach mirrors…
In the occupied territories, men mobilized into the Russian army are widely complaining about the lack of payments promised by Russian authorities, while relatives of those killed in the war are unable to claim compensation. Instead of financial support, they receive only medals. Meanwhile, propaganda boasts about “white Ladas” being given to families of fallen…
The Center for Countering Disinformation monitors the information space in the Global South to identify narratives favorable to Russia. Recently, the key topics related to Ukraine have been: – the prospects for peace negotiations in Ukraine and the role of US President-elect Donald Trump in this process; – losses among DPRK military personnel in the…
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…
Russian propaganda outlets are spreading a video falsely attributed to the Ukrainian English-language media outlet United24 Media, claiming it shows women protesting in Kyiv to demand the abolition of “unofficial priority exchange lists for members of nationalist battalions.” ▫️ The video alleges that during the protest, the women chanted: “Our husbands are also defending Ukraine…
Satellite images reveal that North Korea is shipping more munitions to Russia while also ramping up its weapons production to support Moscow, The Wall Street Journal reports. Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation and an officer of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, told the newspaper that 60% of the artillery and mortar shells…
Iranian officials have denied Putin’s claim that Russians evacuated 4,000 Iranian soldiers from Syria. ▫️ Tehran clarified that the evacuation involved diplomats, not military personnel, and was conducted using Iranian aircraft. Furthermore, the number of evacuees was much smaller than Putin claimed and included advisors from other countries, such as Afghanistan and Pakistan. This highlights…
