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“When Montenegro and Macedonia were out of the blue dragged into NATO, the situation with Macedonia’s name was used in a brazen manner.

As NATO turned 70 last week, pro-Kremlin media obviously felt obliged to draw their audience’s attention to NATO’s atrocities and expansive nature, not to mention some broken promises.

“Guantanamo Near Donetsk: Ukraine has been building a concentration camp for the separatists. In April 2015, this message headlined a story published by Zvezda, the official outlet of Russia’s Ministry of Defence.

This is a regular weekly report by Detector Media, a partner of the Ukrainian Election Task Force, offering exclusive content covering the three main Russian state TV talk shows, particularly these shows’ coverage of Ukraine and the 2019 presidential election.

“That’s the story of the British press and also the government, but unfortunately it’s not supported by the facts.

“Kindly Ecuador, which today surrendered Assange to the police, demanded that the British not extradite him to the country where he faces death penalty – i.e. the States.

Sometimes you realise it’s time to pack up and go home. Why attempt to counter pro-Kremlin disinformation and malign influence when Russia now openly declares a capacity to hack computers and eavesdrop on secure telecommunications through mind control?

In May, EU citizens will choose their representatives to the European Parliament. The choice we make at the ballot box will have a substantial impact on how the EU works for the next five years.

On March 26, Facebook removed 2632 pages, groups, and accounts from its platforms, accusing them of inauthentic behavior.

In Kyiv to participate in the 12th annual Kyiv Security Forum, I sense considerable anticipation ahead of next Sunday’s second round of Ukraine’s presidential election.