February 08, 2024
Moscow’s many stories about EU support to Ukraine
The Kremlin is stepping up its campaign to split EU societies and undermine morale in Ukraine.
Ukraine
The Kremlin’s information manipulation and disinformation attacks on Ukraine began long before the start of the full-scale invasion on 24 February 2022. The Russian state-controlled ecosystem of foreign information manipulation and interference, including disinformation, was manufacturing myths and false pretexts for invading Ukraine for years, dating back to at least 2014.. In fact, disinformation cases targeting Ukraine make up over 40% of all cases collected in our database.
Ukraine has not only withstood the brutality of Russia’s onslaught, but is also standing up for the fundamental values of freedom, sovereignty and the right to self-determination, showing the world the true meaning of courage. In addition, Ukraine has braved unprecedented pro-Kremlin disinformation campaigns and information manipulation to support Russia’s criminal war. As the international community continues to support Ukraine’s struggle for freedom and sovereignty, it must also spare no effort to dismantle the false reality about the war that Russia has built on lies and deceit.
Many months have passed since Putin unleashed his “three-day war” against Ukraine, perhaps expecting a quick victory or believing his own lies and propaganda. Unfortunately, the war continues – both on the battlefield and in the information space. EUvsDisinfo prepared an overview of the Kremlin’s lies during the first 100 days of the war and continues to monitor and analyse pro-Kremlin disinformation in articles and our weekly Disinfo Review. For example, here we expose twelve myths about Russia’s war.
- Pro-Kremlin disinfo about bioweapons and biolabs
- Crimea's illegal annexation - Key pro-Kremlin disinfo narratives
- When words kill - Hate speech in the Kremlin speak
- Disinformation about Bucha
- What Putin says - What he really means
- Fake referendums organised by Russia
- Timeline - Russian aggression and disinformation in Ukraine
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February 07, 2024
Navigating the harmful consequences of Disinformation in War
For Ukrainian civilians, surviving Russia’s offensive means not only escaping bullets and artillery, but also navigating a flood of disinformation targeted at them by Russian and Russian-affiliated actors. Research by the Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) identified a variety of disinformation narratives spread since February 2022 that have endangered civilian lives.
February 01, 2024
Cacophonous chorus of conniving voices
The Kremlin opens a firehose of falsehoods to flood the information space with manipulative narratives about the IL-76 plane crash in Belgorod, and seeks to alter the perception of farmer protests across Europe, spelling doomsday scenarios for the EU.
January 29, 2024
Time to take a step forward from analysis to a collective response
The latest EEAS report on FIMI threats reveals how foreign powers are systematically undermining democracies. This is not just an attack on facts, but a strategic thrust against our institutions and societal fabric, exploiting everything from elections to global crises and influential figures.
January 18, 2024
The Kremlin’s upside-down world in 2024
A map of the Kremlin’s world in 2024 is an upside-down version spun by disinfo and the manipulation of obvious facts.
January 11, 2024
Groundhog Day of Evil
In Putin’s Russia, the calendar turns, but the story remains unchanged. A cycle of deception, oppression, moral decay, and futile military adventurism with countless losses rolls on.
December 14, 2023
The Next in Line
The Kremlin liar-in-chief announces his regime will continue and his stooges find US biolabs wherever they look.
December 07, 2023
Crocodile tears, deflection, and projection
The Kremlin’s disinformation pundits seek the spotlight to recycle old narratives about the West threatening global security and stability in a classic case of deflection and projection of Russian wrongdoings onto others.
November 30, 2023
Prepare for winter
As winter makes life harder, the Kremlin steps up its atrocious attacks on civilians while running campaigns to undermine public morale in Ukraine and across Europe. To be prepared, we look back on the two earlier cold seasons.
November 23, 2023
Putin’s Pawns
Individuals and their fates do not interest the Kremlin, which just exploits them as disposable pawns in the Kremlin’s losing game.
