The Center continues to monitor the information space of the Global South, identifying narratives favorable to russia.

▫️ Journalists in the Middle East are persistently drawing comparisons between the situation in Ukraine and Gaza, highlighting what they perceive as the West’s “double standards” in its approach to both conflicts.

▫️ Reports of a russian airstrike near the city of Idlib, Syria, which killed 10 people, received significant attention across the region.

▫️ Media outlets in the Middle East and Africa are also perpetuating the narrative that Ukraine allegedly supports rebels in Mali. A particular story spread disinformation beneficial to russia, claiming that Ukraine supplied weapons to “terrorist groups” in the region via Libya. However, some reports included skeptical evaluations of the credibility of this information.

▫️ Arab media extensively covered russian officials’ reactions to Ukraine’s alleged plans to develop nuclear weapons. However, they also circulated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s refutation of these claims.

▫️ News about russia possibly deploying 10,000 troops from North Korea to join the war against Ukraine was widely reported in Middle Eastern and African media.