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Infoguerre

The Sins of Their Forefathers

As Western countries commit to sending more heavy weapons to Ukraine for its legitimate self-defence (as enshrined in Article 51 of the UN charter), the Kremlin spins it as leading to ‘further escalation’, or as efforts made in vain because Ukraine’s defeat is certain. As if Russia’s invasion is the escalation that has endangered peaceful co-existence between Ukraine and Russia. The same pro-Kremlin outlets also dismissed the 10th EU sanctions package currently under discussion as having no impact on Russia and European deliberation on the issue as a sign of disunity. […]

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Infoguerre

The EU Response to Russian Disinformation

In order to challenge Russia’s ongoing disinformation campaigns, the EU has strengthened its capabilities to identify and counter disinformation and deal with hybrid threats. The European External Action Service (EEAS) East StratCom Task Force has established therefore the EUvsDisinfo platform. Its mandate is to forecast, address, and respond to Russia’s disinformation campaigns affecting the European Union, its Member States, and countries in the region. […]

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Infoguerre

Shifting the Focus, Engeneering Paranoia, Manufacturing Fake Threats

Russian State media claim looming Western invasion of Russia, Ukrainian plots to use nuclear bombs, and threats to the Orthodox faith in Ukraine. All to distract from bloody battles, atrocities, civilian deaths and the Dnipro bombing. The Kremlin’s media machine is usually not shy about showing dramatic, blood-dripping footage. Why not show this bombing and, as usual, brag in a triumphant tone about the ‘nationalists’ being hit? […]

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Infoguerre

Russian So-Called ‘Peace Proposals’ Are Empty PR Stunts

The Russian leadership has combined its full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine with a flow of messages which at face value sound like peace proposals. But when closely analysed, they are nothing short of demands for Ukraine to surrender and give up more of its territory. The flow of so-called ‘peace proposals’ from the Kremlin are mere demands for Ukraine to surrender and the Christmas ‘truce’ was designed to boost Russia’s international image. […]

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Infoguerre

New Year, Old Tricks

Just before the holidays hit, another satirical video depicting freezing EU citizens during Christmas was posted on the RT Telegram channel, raking in over 600,000 views. One more satirical take on the energy crisis, portraying […]

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Ukraine

The Crystal Ball of Wishful Thinking

For pro-Kremlin disinformation outlets, 2022 was yet another opportunity to twist the truth and lay the foundations for further information manipulation in 2023. With EUvsDiSiNFO let’s have a look at the Kremlin’s crystal ball, attuned […]

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Ukraine

Finland and Sweden Keep Marching On

Russia’s unprovoked and illegal military invasion of Ukraine and the genocidal way of Russian warfighting were the final straw that set off an intensive public debate on national security in traditionally militarily non-aligned Finland and […]