Europeans are on the verge of the most absolute misery due to the double crisis of containers and energy, both at a global level. A perfect storm that will punish mostly European citizens that see how their oligarchies, who control the energetic companies, enrich themselves more and more at the price of the misery and suffering of their citizens. This is not happening because of the madness of European politicians, but due to very specific oligarchic interest groups. Behind this are the same investment funds, the same groups of economic oligarchs that expect to enrich themselves as always on a crisis that implies the poverty of the people.
This is a mix of several recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narratives about an imminent collapse of Europe and about shadow forces that control the world. There is no evidence to back the claim that this situation is the result of deliberate actions by organised groups.
While it is true that the logistics and energetic crises will cause disruptions and harmful situations for many people, there is no reason to think that Europe will be the most affected region, or that will lead to “misery”. In fact, there are elements indicating, unfortunately, that the most vulnerable countries in places like Africa will be hit the hardest.
By mixing the energetic and the logistic crises and blaming them on vague “oligarchic interest groups”, this disinformation narrative also serves to deflect all criticism for any alleged Russian responsibility on the energy crisis, after Moscow ignored calls by the International Energy Agency to send more gas to Europe to help with the lowering of prices. Although Russian authorities have denied using energy as a political weapon, and the gas supply problems are the result of multiple factors, many observers believe that Russia is trying to exploit its energy leverage on Europe for political gains. Russian actions in this regard have been surrounded by a centralised disinformation campaign, of which this article is part.
See other examples of similar disinformation narratives in our database, such as claims that green energy is a scam and Gazprom is safer, that attempts to find alternatives to Russian gas result in increased energy prices, that the EU gas problems are a result of its fight for “energy independence”, that the Polish position on Nord Stream 2 is energy totalitarianism, or that Russia has never used its energy supplies as a weapon.
Russia was accused without any evidence by the UK of being responsible for the attack on the Skripals. Russia has repeatedly denied its involvement.
Moreover, the UK is strongly suspected of having developed the chemical A-234 named "Novichok" at Porton Down Military Chemical Laboratory, located near Salisbury and Amesbury.
Recurrent pro-Kremlin disinformation messages about the poisoning and attempted murder of former Russian GRU officer Sergei Skripal.
On 4 March 2018, Sergei Skripal and his 33-year-old daughter, Yulia, were found unconscious on a park bench in Salisbury after being poisoned by a nerve agent. At least 21 people received medical treatment due to the attack. The UK investigation found that Sergey and Yuliya Skripal were poisoned using a specific Novichok nerve agent that could only have been produced by non-state actors. This was confirmed by an independent OPCW analysis.
Membership of Ukraine in NATO is the red line for Russia. Russia should not allow Ukraine to become a member of the Alliance because Ukrainians and Russians are one nation. Membership of Ukraine in NATO will create conditions for civil war. The US is especially interested in it.
A recurring pro-Kremlin narrative about the all-Russian nation and the Russian world/civilisation. In this case, the narrative is used in the context of Ukraine's possible NATO membership.
Ukraine is a well-defined nation-state with a long history and its own literature and identity, despite foreign rule for long periods of time. Ukrainians and Russians belong to the Slavs ethnolinguistic group but they are not a single nation.
Squeezing out the Americans and coalition troops is only half the battle for the Taliban. The main war is ahead - the information war. Western press attacks Talibs by claiming that they hang, kill, and chop off people's hands. The people say the opposite, but who in the world hears it? It's all a lie. West only speaks, but there is no confirmation.
Since taking power on 15 August 2021, the Taliban have sought to portray themselves as more tolerant than their global reputation suggests, but incidents of brutality and repression are still being reported in parts of Afghanistan.
Taliban fighters massacred nine ethnic Hazara men after taking control of the Ghazni Province in southeastern Afghanistan, Amnesty International (AI) reported. On-the-ground researchers spoke to eyewitnesses who gave harrowing accounts of the killings, which took place between 4-6 July in the village of Mundarakht in the Malistan District. At that, the Taliban have cut mobile phone service in many of the areas they have recently captured, controlling which photographs and videos are then shared from these regions, says AI.
