Five years ago this week, Putin’s Russia illegally and illegitimately annexed Crimea. Strong statements condemning that move at the time were echoed again over the past few days from European, Canadian, and American capitals, underscoring that the West will never recognize the seizure of the peninsula by the Kremlin. The anniversary also serves as...
This is a regular weekly report by Detector Media, a partner of the Ukrainian Election Task Force, offering exclusive content covering the three main Russian state TV talk shows, particularly these shows’ coverage of Ukraine and the 2019 presidential election. Kremlin-backed media outlets often generate disinformation narratives that are then spread throughout Ukraine as...
Five years ago in Kyiv, roughly 100 protestors, dubbed the “Heavenly Hundred,” made the ultimate sacrifice when they were gunned down while demonstrating against the corrupt, authoritarian government of Viktor Yanukovych. Soon after, Yanukovych fled to Russia, and Russian forces invaded and illegally annexed Crimea and then turned their sights to The Donbas. Nearly...
This is a regular weekly report by Detector Media, a partner of the Ukrainian Election Task Force, offering exclusive content covering the three main Russian state TV talk shows, particularly these shows’ coverage of Ukraine and the 2019 presidential election. Kremlin-backed media outlets often generate disinformation narratives that are then spread throughout Ukraine as...
Based on the official statements from the US, EU, and NATO, it would seem that the disinformation operations conducted by the Kremlin after their recent aggression in the Sea of Azov were not very successful. Although there were a few alibi statements calling on “both sides” to de-escalate; it appears that most Western leaders...