What Global South media write about Ukraine
The Center monitors the information space in the Global South, identifying narratives that favor russia. Key topics related to Ukraine in recent days include:
▫️ the involvement of North Korean military forces in the war alongside russia;
▫️ the U.S. presidential election and its potential impact on global affairs;
▫️ the prospects for a diplomatic resolution to the war in Ukraine.
News of North Korean involvement circulated across nearly all countries in the region, sparking concern with statements from global leaders and analysts about the security threat posed by the russia-DPRK alliance. Meanwhile, this topic has received almost no coverage in China.
The U.S. presidential election has also captured widespread attention in the Global South, with numerous opinion pieces analyzing how its outcome might affect the trajectory of the war in Ukraine.
In Latin America, interest in a diplomatic resolution to the war has grown. Media coverage continues to promote russia-favorable narratives about NATO’s so-called “real involvement” in the war.
The topic of BRICS prospects remains prominent in Chinese media, with emphasis on BRICS as a “powerful platform for overhauling” the current international order, which influential Global South nations see as unjust. Additionally, Chinese media have widely published statements from officials urging an end to arms deliveries to Ukraine, arguing this allegedly “prolongs the war” – an alignment with russian propaganda.
In the Middle East, Western “double standards” regarding the wars in Ukraine and Gaza are discussed, with calls for the global community to focus on civilian casualties resulting from the bombing of Gaza.
Key narratives favorable to russia include:
▫️ Ukraine’s “peace” and “victory” plans are merely attempts to draw Western nations deeper into the conflict;
▫️ NATO forces are participants in the war on Ukraine’s side;
▫️ U.S. military aid is prolonging the war and blocking diplomatic solutions.
