Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Context

Stories in the Context section are not fakes. We publish them in order to provide greater insight for our readers about the techniques, methods and practices used by the Russian government in its information war. They appear on our site with the permission of their original publisher and reflect the views of the authors and not necessarily the position of StopFake’s editorial board.

The Kremlin’s Tale of the European Bogeyman

By EUvsDisinfo Moscow pays lip service to peace, yet its disinformation peddlers talk constantly of war. This is no accident. Portraying European defence as ‘aggressive...

“Catch the thief!” Russian projection as an admission of guilt

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

The Myth of Betrayal: the West as the Eternal Enemy

By EUvsDisinfo 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...

Matryoshka’s Moldovan Manipulation

By EUvsDisinfo 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...

Cynicism and Russian propaganda

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

Putin’s Final Chapter: How War Became Russia’s National Curriculum

By EUvsDisinfo Many historians agree that school history textbooks shouldn’t cover current events – some historical distance is usually necessary to make sense of an...

Russia’s Military History: Never in the Wrong

By EUvsDisinfo The Kremlin’s information manipulation and influence operations are not always immediately devious. Sometimes Moscow takes a ‘softer touch’. In our previous articles we...

African Initiative: Russian FIMI Operation Disguised as a News Agency

By EUvsDisinfo The Kremlin has steadily expanded its foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) operations globally. We have tracked their footprint across the EU neighbourhood,...

The Russian regime and ideological manipulation in Spain

The Russian regime, under the leadership of Vladimir Putin, has developed a strategy of systematic disinformation that transcends borders and cultural contexts. In the...

Will NATO die for Narva?

June 11, 2025 brought news that in normal times would have caused an earthquake in European capitals, or at least prompted deep reflection on...