Friday, May 8, 2026

UN: Putin’s Deportation of Ukrainian Children is a Crime Against Humanity

By Peter Dickinson, for UkraineAlert Russia’s mass deportation of Ukrainian children is a crime against humanity, a new United Nations investigation has found. Published this week by the...

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) explained

By EUvsDisinfo Tanks or missiles are no longer the main weapon in the attacks on democratic societies. Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) has become...

Targeting the Grid, Shaping the Story: Russia’s Dual Assault on Ukraine

By EUvsDisinfo Ukraine has emerged from its harshest wartime winter with its energy system battered by relentless Russian strikes designed to freeze civilians into submission....

Russian FIMI and the War in Iran

By EUvsDisinfo Key Takeaways FIMI outlets exploited the war in Iran to advance anti-Western and anti-Ukraine disinformation messages. Narratives concentrated on energy crisis, using it as an...

Coordinated Bulgarian Facebook network amplifies fabricated for-profit political content

By Sopo Gelava, for DFRLab A coordinated Facebook network funnels users from groups to dailystandart, a monetized website publishing fabricated and misleading articles A Bulgarian website publishing...

Russia’s Information Grip on Ukraine’s Occupied Territories

By Elina Beketova, for EUvsDisinfo Since Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the outbreak of hostilities in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, residents...

A Historian’s Big Picture. Russia’s War Against Ukraine and How to End It in...

By Timothy Snyder, for EUvsDisinfo This article reflects key arguments from a debate hosted by the European External Action Service (EEAS) on 16 January 2026 Ukraine...

How Russia Lies About the War In the Middle East

By EUvsDisinfo This week, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service rehashed old claims that European countries were planning to give Ukraine a nuclear weapon. FIMI narratives...

Russia – a women’s paradise?

By EUvsDisinfo Have you ever paused at a glossy video promising that somewhere out there, families flourish effortlessly, women glow with confidence, and there are...

AI cooperation under the shadow of China’s Digital Silk Road

China’s Digital Silk Road has become a central channel through which Beijing engages Global South countries on digital infrastructure and, increasingly, artificial intelligence. By Kenton...