When Benny Sabti was a child growing up in Iran, he remembers receiving an unusual prize at school. “For being an excellent student, I received a Persian translation of Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler,” Sabti told Fox News Digital. “They translated Hitler’s book into Persian and distributed it to students.” The experience stayed with him. […]
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Putin claims Russian capture of Pokrovsk, Vovchansk as Kyiv warns of Kremlin propaganda blitz amid peace talks
“All of this is done exclusively for Western audiences and to raise the stakes in diplomacy,” said Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation. – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article is taken based on Law no. 8/1996 of Romania. News does not enjoy copyright, so they can be taken, […]
How Russia’s propaganda machine weaponizes mobilization in Ukraine
“Ukraine has legalized shooting draft officers” — this was the shocking claim that spread rapidly across Russian media in recent weeks. Unsurprisingly for Russian sources of information, it was nowhere near the truth, and was instead designed to undermine Ukraine’s mobilization efforts, and spread chaos and – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This […]
Analysis: After two oil refinery blasts, Russian propaganda reports a fake one — then blames Ukraine
Editor’s note: This article was published as part of the Fighting Against Conspiracy and Trolls (FACT) project, an independent, non-partisan hub launched in mid-2025 under the umbrella of the EU Digital Media Observatory (EDMO). Click here to follow the latest stories from our hub on disinformation. With Ukraine – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the […]
NATO ‘at war’ with Russia, Kremlin says, as propaganda blitz after Poland drone attack continues
“NATO is at war with Russia; this is obvious and needs no proof,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said. – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article is taken based on Law no. 8/1996 of Romania. News does not enjoy copyright, so they can be taken, this is our right to take news and […]
Slovakia’s Fico praises Putin-Trump summit, repeats Kremlin propaganda
In an Aug. 16 video, Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico praised the recent Putin-Trump summit in Alaska and repeated Kremlin propaganda about the “root causes” of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article is taken based on Law no. 8/1996 of Romania. News does not enjoy copyright, so […]
Latvia blocks 10 websites spreading Russian propaganda
Baltic states have been raising alarms about a growing Russian threat to the region and NATO. – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article is taken based on Law no. 8/1996 of Romania. News does not enjoy copyright, so they can be taken, this is our right to take news and information in […]
Russia’s ‘largest and most secret’ drone factory showcased in Kremlin-media propaganda video
“This is the largest such plant in the world and the most secret,” Timur Shagivaliev, CEO of the Alabuga Special Economic Zone, said. – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article is taken based on Law no. 8/1996 of Romania. News does not enjoy copyright, so they can be taken, this is our […]
Aestheticized aggression — why Gosha Rubchinskiy’s ‘Victory Day’ photo book is Russian propaganda
Russia’s war against Ukraine is waged not only with missiles and tanks, but with distorted myths — powerful narratives that romanticize empire, rewrite history, and embolden Russian soldiers to reduce once prosperous cities to rubble. Those very same myths surfaced at the Photo London Festival from May 15 to 18, where the inclusion of Russian […]
Global press freedom enters ‘difficult situation’ due to financial, propaganda pressure, RSF warns
Global press freedom has entered a “difficult situation” for the first time, according to the 2025 World Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on May 2. The index highlights an unprecedented economic crisis across independent outlets in Europe, worsened by the collapse of American aid and the spread of Russian propaganda. The […]
Russia uses propaganda narratives to undermine peace talks, shift blame to Ukraine, ISW says
Russian officials are amplifying claims of Ukrainian attacks on Russian territory to justify rejecting peace negotiations and continuing the war, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on March 21. The institute notes that Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov used Ukraine’s denial of involvement in the Sudzha gas distribution station fire to cast doubt […]
Russian actor who starred in propaganda films lands Oscar nomination
Russian actor Yura Borisov, who has previously starred in Russian propaganda films and illegally visited Russian-occupied Crimea, has received an Academy Award nomination for his role in the film “Anora.” Borisov is nominated in the Best Supporting Actor category, the U.S. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Jan. 23. Borisov is the […]