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The indoctrination of Belarusian youth with pro-Soviet and pro-Russian propaganda is quickly rising in scale and taking new worrying forms. The inclusion of propaganda in their curriculum, the influence of the Orthodox Church in schools and orphanages, and the use of ‘military and patriotic’ clubs are hard evidence of an ambition to further control the thoughts of Belarusian citizens. Operation Brainwash is turning Belarusian youth favourable towards Russia and the USSR and hostile to Ukraine. EuvsDISINFO has previously reported on the state-sponsored indoctrination of youth in Belarus with Soviet-style, anti-Western propaganda following the falsified 2020 presidential elections and subsequent large demonstrations against the authorities. This worrying trend has continued. Lately, authorities have launched nationwide anti-Ukrainian propaganda campaigns and pushed Belarusian youth to embrace the ‘Russkiy Mir’ (Russian World) ideology that the Kremlin is now spreading more aggressively.

Moscow is doing all it can to ruin hopes for peace and build a crescendo ahead of Putin’s re-coronation on 7 May and the traditional WWII victory parade on 9 May. As we begin the month of May, Russian state propaganda is tuned to two frequencies: drumming up support for Putin ahead of his re-coronation on 7 May and eroding peace prospects and support for Ukraine, especially in Western societies. The volume is turned up everywhere. The streets of Moscow are being decorated with (even more) pictures of Putin, hero-like pictures of soldiers, and banners calling for remembering the battles of the 1940s. Then 7 May will give way to 9 May, the date for the traditional victory day celebration, a cornerstone of the modern Russian raison d’être.

Instead of sending love letters to the Élysée, the pro-Kremlin disinformation apparatus has taken France into its crosshairs by spreading lies and gross misogyny. Is Moscow afraid of something? Pro-Kremlin information manipulators are no strangers to mud-slinging, especially if they believe that they can advance their political agenda and the interests of their Kremlin masters with it. During the past weeks and months, we have paid attention to a continuous disinformation campaign that is targeting France and its first family. The campaign targeting France proves that coveted Russian ‘traditional values’ are nothing other than a façade hiding an ugly reality of misogyny, hate speech, and brutal discrimination against minorities.