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Disinformation in 2021: Top embarrassing moments
Web of lies spun by the pro-Kremlin outlets are often intricate. However, sometimes clumsy mistakes are made. We…
Lukashenko’s tactic to use migrants as a weapon against the EU is not new — Centre for strategic communication
Using migrants as a weapon against the European Union is not a new tactic by self-proclaimed President of…
Blackmailing Europe with migrants
Does Lukashenko act on his own or at the Kremlin’s behest? The European Union’s 6,000-kilometer land border between…
Russia tries to use the migration crisis to sow anti-Polish sentiment in the EU — Polish expert
Russia tries to use the migration crisis on the border between Poland and Belarus to sow anti-Polish sentiment…
Shots from the Fake Launcher: Russia’s Response to the Ukraine-NATO Military Drills
“I’m rubber, you’re glue” seems to have been President Putin’s favourite saying as a kid. For instance, he…
Lukashenko threatens to Open “Ukrainian Front”. What Does It Mean?
Lukashenko has made an aggressive statement that can be considered a proclamation of an official military alliance between…
How Strana.ua disguises hostile propaganda
Disinformation can take various forms. Straightforward, intrusive or aggressive propaganda is easy to recognize. However, when it becomes subtler, it is more difficult to counter.
How Belarus got radicalised towards Ukraine
Up until Summer 2021, Belarus was considered if not an ally of Ukraine in its confrontation with Russia, then at least a neutral buffer zone. Officially, Belarus took a position of an “impartial” neighbour. However, the incident with the hijacked plane and the illegal arrest of the Belarusian independent journalist Roman Protasevich, widely condemned as an act of international aviation terrorism, confirmed that Belarus has finally chosen the side in the Russian-Ukrainian war.