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Belgian DOCVILLE festival cancels film whitewashing Russian war crimes

The DOCVILLE festival in Leuven, Belgium, canceled the screening of Russians at War propaganda film following swift Ukrainian Embassy intervention, Foreign Ministry reported on March 31.

1 April 2025, 09:32 AM

Putin’s all-in moment: Why the world can’t afford to blink

More than three years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the war shows no sign of ending — but that doesn't mean it’s standing still. Beneath the daily toll of missile strikes, drone attacks, and battlefield attrition, a shift is underway. The strategic deadlock that once defined the front lines is beginning to fray. Not because Ukraine is weakening — but because the man who started this war appears increasingly unwilling to let it drift beyond his control.

31 March 2025, 12:27 PM

Putin signals long war ahead, Russian elites fear Trump’s next move

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin told the country’s political elite that the war against Ukraine will not end quickly, even as talks with Washington begin, the Russian outlet Faridaily reported on March 27, citing high-ranking officials.

28 March 2025, 05:16 PM

SBU charges Kremlin's mouthpiece Solovyov in absentia

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service has issued an in-absentia indictment against Russian propagandist Vladimir Solovyov, a key Kremlin figure accused of promoting Russia’s war, justifying its atrocities, and inciting genocide against Ukrainians, the agency announced on Telegram on March 26.

26 March 2025, 05:10 PM

Tucker Carlson: The voice that echoes chaos

Tucker Carlson’s career has been a calculated balancing act — a blend of performative outrage, nationalist rhetoric, and unflinching loyalty to Donald Trump. From amplifying Kremlin narratives to parroting MAGA grievances, Carlson has built a career not by informing audiences, but by exploiting fear and resentment. His rise to prominence — and subsequent spiral into controversy — reveals a man who traded journalistic integrity for ideological influence, thriving in the chaos he so eagerly stokes.

24 March 2025, 11:56 PM

Ukraine's international fighters reject Russian propaganda 'sentences'

The Command of Ukraine’s International Legion of Defense has sharply criticized recent attempts by the Russian regime to issue in-absentia “sentences” to its foreign fighters, calling the move part of a broader propaganda campaign fuelled by the Kremlin’s battlefield failures.

22 March 2025, 08:52 AM

Inside the Kremlin’s web of lies, money, and manipulation

Mikhail Rubin, the founder of the Russian opposition outlet Proekt, knows a thing or two about the Kremlin’s sprawling propaganda machine — a system designed to spread myths about “crucified boys,” the “illegitimate Kyiv regime,” and “damned Yankees.”

18 March 2025, 10:15 PM

ISW: No proof of Ukraine troop ‘encirclement’ despite Putin’s claims

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin seized on former U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that Ukrainian forces were “encircled” in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, using it as a distraction from his refusal to accept a U.S.- and Ukraine-backed ceasefire proposal, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on March 14.

15 March 2025, 10:13 AM

Putin’s ‘maximalist’ goals: No sign of retreat from Ukraine

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is unlikely to stop the war against Ukraine and hasn’t stepped away from his “maximalist” goal of dominating the country, The Washington Post reported on March 13, citing classified U.S. intelligence assessments.

14 March 2025, 10:34 AM

Russian propaganda floods popular AI chatbots, spreading disinformation — NewsGuard report

Russian disinformation networks are infiltrating popular AI chatbots, spreading propaganda that could mislead millions, a NewsGuard investigation reported by Axios on March 6 revealed.

8 March 2025, 06:50 PM

Russia warns state media not to overpraise Trump amid U.S. talks

The Kremlin has advised Russian propagandists against openly praising U.S. President Donald Trump, in case negotiations with Washington fail to meet Moscow’s demands, Verstka reported on Feb. 27, citing sources in the media and individuals close to the administration of Vladimir Putin.

27 February 2025, 03:15 PM

Trump: Ukraine ‘can forget’ about NATO

Based on the ongoing U.S.-Russia talks, Kyiv must abandon its NATO membership aspirations, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Feb. 26.

26 February 2025, 08:37 PM

Ukrainian Olympian speaks out on Russian propaganda's effect on its population

On Feb. 24, 2022, the Russian Federation launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. On that day, Russian forces carried out the first massive attack on Ukrainian cities. Synchronized swimmer Kseniya Sydorenko woke up to explosions in Kharkiv.

24 February 2025, 04:47 PM

SBU: Russia escalates disinformation war against Ukraine

Russia’s intelligence services have significantly ramped up information and psychological operations (IPSO) in Ukraine, aiming to sow division and fuel unrest, Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) reported on Feb. 21 via Telegram.

21 February 2025, 03:50 PM

Trump brands Zelenskyy ‘dictator’ in falsehood-laden rant

U.S. President Donald Trump, seemingly persuaded by Russian propaganda narratives, sharply criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, describing him as a “dictator without elections.”

19 February 2025, 08:24 PM

Ben Stiller debunks rumors of USAID payments for Ukraine trip

American actor Ben Stiller dismissed claims that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) financed his visits to Ukraine, calling them outright lies in his post on X, published on Feb. 5.

6 February 2025, 11:22 AM

Ukrainian Institute demands ban on Russian war film at Budapest festival

Think tank The Ukrainian Institute is calling for the cancellation of the screening of Anastasiia Trofimova’s documentary Russians at War at the Budapest International Documentary Film Festival (BIDF), scheduled for Feb. 1–2.

22 January 2025, 04:50 PM

Kremlin dismisses Trump’s reconciliation hopes, says Kyiv Security Forum

Recent statements by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Nikolai Patrushev, an aide to the Russian dictator, indicate that the Kremlin is escalating its demands, making reconciliation efforts by Donald Trump’s new administration appear unrealistic, according to the Kyiv Security Forum (KSF).

19 January 2025, 12:19 AM

Ukraine confirms capture of Italian chef fighting for Russia — photo

The command of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces has confirmed the capture of an Italian national near Kupyansk, Donetsk Oblast. According to the statement published via Telegram on Jan. 10, the man voluntarily joined the Russian military.

11 January 2025, 02:11 AM

Kyiv objects to planned screenings of Russian propaganda films in Italy

Several Russian propaganda films, billed as documentaries and scheduled to be screened across Italy in coming months, are unlikely to represent their subject matters objectively, Ukrainian State Film Agency said in a statement on Jan. 8.

8 January 2025, 11:46 PM

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