Context

During the months leading up to the 30th anniversary of the USSR dissolution, various Kremlin-related Russian media outlets tend to portray the Soviet elites as traitors of the motherland, who deliberately…

The Belarusian regime has gone to great lengths to find and punish the perpetrators of a so-called Western ‘hybrid war’ and attempted ‘colour revolution’ – this is how state and pro-Kremlin propaganda portray the participants of the 2020-2021 Belarusian protests.

Disinformation and attempts to manipulate the electorate has a tradition in Moldova. The most famous disinformation narrative used during the 2016 presidential elections in Moldova concerned 30,000 Syrians.

Disinformation is not a new phenomenon in Armenia, but it wasn’t always so extensive and so constantly present.

Disinformation is a blight on the democratic system. When lies and deception enter the public discourse, debunking false and harmful narratives is vital.

Georgia has long been the target of pro-Kremlin disinformation – disinformation that tries to incite anti-Western attitudes, provoke fears about the untrusted West and aggressive NATO, and portray Russia as a morally and ideologically superior nation.

For pro-Kremlin media, the Eastern Partnership (EaP) has always been an “anti-Russian” and “anti-Belarusian” tool being used by the “aggressive” European Union for malign purposes: to wield external control over Belarus; to erode Belarusian identity; and to tear Belarus away from Russia.

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Spread of pro-Kremlin disinformation tries to conceal the true breadth and intentions behind Russia’s military build-up near Ukraine.