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Moldova is rapidly moving towards parliamentary elections set for 28 September. Seen as decisive for the geopolitical orientation of the country, the contest for the hearts and minds of potential voters is in full swing.

As Moscow feigns concern for the rule of law in Ukraine, it perfects a cage at home that frees its subjects from their civil liberties.

One of the most-watched television channels in Georgia, Imedi TV has become the ruling party’s most powerful propaganda machine, relentlessly pushing anti-western rhetoric and echoing Kremlin-style disinformation.

Russia has never abandoned Bolshevik propaganda methods. The scenery changes, the media changes – from paper newspapers to platform X – but the core remains the same.

The Kremlin’s information manipulation apparatus is sparing no resources in its effort to cast Germany as a historical villain, saturating its channels with narratives of a resurgent, aggressive power.

Moscow pays lip service to peace, yet its disinformation peddlers talk constantly of war. This is no accident.

In the chaos of information that has been flooding Europe since 2022, it is becoming increasingly difficult to make clear judgments.

We continue our examination of the new history books in Russian schools. See the previous article here The myth of the evil West, always on the verge of attacking, served Soviet leaders well for decades—and…

In recent days, the Kremlin-backed Matryoshka disinformation network has launched a new blitz aimed squarely at Moldova’s President Maia Sandu, just ahead of the upcoming EU-Moldova Summit in Chișinău on 4 July, 2025.

According to the dictionary definition, cynicism is an attitude characterized by a lack of faith in altruism and a questioning of generally accepted values.