Populist politicians provoke vitriol against Ukrainian refugees
Disinformation intended to discredit and undermine support for Ukrainian refugees became more prevalent in mid-2022 as local far-right...
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Contrived risk of military escalation pushed by pro-Putin propagandists
The possibility of the war expanding beyond Ukraine’s borders has received modest attention from Kremlin propagandists. This type of...
Almost a fifth of pro-Kremlin disinformation targets economic sanctions
Pro-Russian disinformation aimed at undermining support for sanctions mainly consists of claims that they are ineffective, misguided,...
How Kremlin propagandists have used Soviet monument demolitions to spin claims of 'Russophobia'
The condition of Russian speakers or minorities abroad has been a marginal topic outside of the Russian-language disinformation outlets...
Over a third of Kremlin war propaganda has centred on battlefield developments
Events on the Russia-Ukraine front line accounted for 36% of all war-related disinformation. A significant portion of the narratives...
Kremlin propaganda takes aim at Western military aid for Ukraine
Disinformation related to military aid has been more prevalent in Ukraine than the countries that provide it. Pro-Russian Telegram...
Pro-Kremlin disinformation targeting Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
In Lithuania and the Russian-language segment of Baltic media, anti-sanctions messaging has been particularly strong due to the...
Pro-Kremlin propagandists increase nuclear weapons rhetoric
No single narrative dominated the disinformation landscape in the Baltics this week, with propagandists largely pursuing existing themes....
Pro-Kremlin disinformation focuses on Russia-Ukraine battlefield developments
Kremlin propagandists mainly pursued existing narratives regarding events on the Russia-Ukraine front line, ranging from claims that Ukraine
Pro-Kremlin actors attempt to justify Russia's missile bombardment of populated areas
The October 10th missile attacks across Ukraine were a key feature of disinformation in Latvia and Lithuania, with attempts to justify...
Anti-refugee propagandists target economic concerns and fears of cultural “Ukrainization”
Anti-Ukrainian refugee disinformation mainly targets people’s financial concerns in Latvia and Lithuania, while it focuses more on...
Kremlin propagandists warmly welcome Elon Musk’s ‘peace strategy’ tweets
While disinformation actors predominately focused on front line developments, with well-rehearsed claims that the West is provoking the...
Pro-Kremlin actors accuse the West of 'sabotaging' the Nord Stream gas pipelines
The explosions on the Nord Stream gas pipelines saw Kremlin propagandists seize the opportunity to sow division among Western nations by...
Disinformation actors seek to legitimize Russia’s sham referendums
Recent developments in the Russia-Ukraine war drew the focus of pro-Kremlin voices in Lithuania, with attempts to legitimize Russia’s...
Kremlin propagandists increase their attacks on Ukrainian refugees
A notable rise in anti-refugee messaging was observed in Estonia, with disinformation actors asserting that Ukrainian students will be...
Pro-Kremlin actors opt to ignore Ukraine's successful counter-offensive in Kharkiv oblast
Despite Ukraine’s recent military advance in Kharkiv oblast, there was a notable silence from Kremlin propagandists as few attempted to...
Kremlin propagandists seek to refute Ukrainian military successes on the front line
The Ukrainian military offensive was a key focus of Kremlin propagandists in Estonia, who sought to reject Ukraine's battlefield...
Disinformation actors blame the West for rising inflation and push claims of 'Russophobia'
Disinformation actors in Lithuania continued to focus on the global economic crisis, blaming the West for rising inflation, while in...
Economic Sanctions in the Discourse of Pro-Kremlin Messengers
In the context of invasion to Ukraine, narratives about the Western sanctions against Russia are an even more prevalent topic than ever -...
Pro-Kremlin messengers use decontextualized report to spread claims of Ukrainian war crimes
In Lithuania, the frontline of the Russia-Ukraine war has become the focus for pro-Kremlin messengers with allegations of Ukrainian war...