The Center for Countering Disinformation is launching a series of reports about Russian propaganda agents in the West. In this new project, we will highlight Russian propaganda journalists operating in the United States and Europe despite the sanctions and blocking of Russian media. Reports from the project “Kremlin’s information saboteurs in the West” are available…

Hostile propaganda spreads a fake claiming that Ukrainian servicemen are allegedly bringing military cargo to warehouse premises at one of Kharkiv’s power substations. ▫️ Propagandists allege that the cargo is being delivered at night, and that the area near the substation’s warehouses is guarded around the clock by armed security personnel. Such messages may indicate…

russian propaganda continues to use individual Western journalists to disseminate disinformation about the so-called crimes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. ▫️ russian propaganda outlets are actively circulating statements by an American journalist who, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, has cooperated with russian media to promote narratives favorable to the kremlin…

russian propagandists are distorting the content of the Swiss newspaper Tages-Anzeiger article, trying to create the impression of an “unprecedented interest” in the “shared values visa” program. It is being offered to citizens of Europe, the USA, and Canada as a way to emigrate to russia under the slogan of “protecting traditional spiritual and moral…

The German government has recorded systematic flybys of russian reconnaissance satellites — several dozen times a day. Over the past five years, the number of such satellites has sharply increased, along with the risks to European security. russian reconnaissance devices track the military infrastructure of Germany, satellite communication channels, and movements of the Bundeswehr. Germany…

russian propaganda continues its attempts to discredit the security guarantees that Ukraine is negotiating with its allies. ▫️Hostile resources disseminate disinformation claims alleging that “residents of Ukraine fear occupation by the troops of the ‘coalition of the willing.’” Supposedly, both civilian and military Ukrainians believe that the deployment of deterrence forces would amount to the…