The war unleashed by Russia against Ukraine almost three years ago is rightly recognized as one of the great crimes of the twenty-first century. Understandably, little attention has been paid so far to the impact the conflict is having on Ukraine’s international image. And yet amid the trauma and horror of Russia’s invasion, there are […]
Russian disinformation
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OPINION: NATO poses a threat to Russian imperialism not Russian national security
Moscow’s passive response to Finnish NATO membership is confirmation that Putin never really saw the alliance as a security threat to Russia. In reality, he merely exploited NATO expansion as a smokescreen for Russian imperial aggression against Ukraine
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INTERNATIONAL MEDIA FAILS THE TEST OF VLADIMIR PUTIN’S SHAM REFERENDUMS
A number of prominent international media outlets and news agencies published highly misleading coverage of the Kremlin’s late September sham referendums in occupied Ukraine that highlighted continued vulnerability to Russian disinformation
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Why Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska’s Vogue magazine photo shoot was a soft power triumph
Kyiv’s key objectives on the information front are to keep the Russian invasion in the international headlines and to overcome Ukraine Fatigue among global audiences. Olena Zelenska’s Vogue interview succeeded on both counts.
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Vladimir Putin’s Ukraine obsession could plunge Europe into a major war
The Russian president’s recent essay on the “historical unity” of Russians and Ukrainians lays bare his dangerous imperial delusions and refusal to accept the loss of Ukraine
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Exploring eastern Ukraine’s European roots and the many myths of Putin’s Russian World
Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly claimed that eastern Ukraine is part of Russia’s historical heartlands, but the region actually has deep Ukrainian roots and strong historic ties to the rest of Europe
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MEDIA LITERACY: Defeating disinformation through education – Ukraine on the global fake news frontlines
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OPINION: Many in Europe are still failing to take the Kremlin infowar threat seriously
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FIGHTING FAKES: Meet the Finnish journalist working to uncover and expose Vladimir Putin’s troll empire
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