Russian military theorists emphasise the need to produce pre-emptively shaped narratives to get an advantage in handling important communication challenges. This approach is highly visible in the pro-Kremlin media's disinformation efforts on the eve of the MH17 trial in the Netherlands.
Cases in the EUvsDisinfo database focus on messages in the international information space that are identified as providing a partial, distorted, or false depiction of reality and spread key pro-Kremlin messages. This does not necessarily imply, however, that a given outlet is linked to the Kremlin or editorially pro-Kremlin, or that it has intentionally sought to disinform. EUvsDisinfo publications do not represent an official EU position, as the information and opinions expressed are based on media reporting and analysis of the East Stratcom Task Force.
