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Moscow claims NATO poses a threat to Kaliningrad. Evidence is absent, as usual.

Meanwhile, Moscow continues its own military build-up on NATO’s doorstep.

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The claim that Ukraine is deliberately seeking a radiological disaster at Zaporizhzhia is a recycled Kremlin disinformation narrative, unsupported by any evidence.

What is well documented is Russia’s illegal seizure and militarisation of the power plant, as it had previously done at Chornobyl in 2022, including stationing troops and military equipment on its premises and using the surrounding area to launch attacks against Ukraine.

Russia has repeatedly rejected UN calls to demilitarise the area around the plant, continuing to use it as a military asset.

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On 9 November, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service accused the EU of planning to force over a million Ukrainian men to return home for military service.

In reality, the EU extended temporary protection until March 2028. New eligibility rules do not revoke protection already held.

The facts are in EU law. The forced return plot is in the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service’s imagination.

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Presumably, this applies to Russia’s own contingent, which is the only foreign force on Ukrainian soil?

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Russian negotiators are discussing peace for Ukraine in Abu Dhabi.

Meanwhile, Russian strikes continue hitting Ukrainian cities and energy infrastructure.

As always - actions speak louder than words: with its actions Moscow confirms its real intentions.

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Two days ago, Novaya Gazeta was forced to shut down its Moscow newsroom, bringing 33 years of investigative journalism to an end. Six of its journalists have been murdered, its website blocked and its publishing licence revoked. This is the cost of telling the truth in Putin’s Russia.

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Europe helping Ukraine defend itself is not an obstacle to peace. Russia’s invasion, continued aggression and refusal to respect Ukraine’s sovereignty are. Lasting peace requires Russia to end its aggression, not Ukraine to surrender.

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The Kremlin’s latest excuse for stalled peace efforts? European media.

Pro-Kremlin outlets accuse the UK and EU of using journalism to sabotage negotiations on Ukraine.

The claim shifts responsibility away from Russia’s continued aggression and portrays scrutiny of Moscow as an obstacle to peace.

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Measures to restrict Kremlin-controlled state propaganda are a legitimate response to Russia’s systematic use of information manipulation and disinformation. The same Kremlin that lectures Europe shows no regard for press freedom at home, where independent journalists face censorship, intimidation, imprisonment, and deadly violence.

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15 October: The Kremlin accuses Ukraine of undermining peace efforts by striking Russian oil facilities.

28 October: Kyiv says it had paused refinery strikes for three days. Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure continue.

An inconvenient chronology for the Kremlin narrative.

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Russia’s propaganda machine continues to demonstrate that it has a limitless appetite for grotesque fabrications. This latest invented story seeks to divert attention away from Russia’s documented abduction and deportation of Ukrainian children from occupied territories.

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As Russian negotiators head to Abu Dhabi, Moscow continues presenting itself as a champion of peace.

Yet the Kremlin still demands Ukrainian territory it has not captured, restrictions on Ukraine’s military and limits on its security choices.

Calling these demands a peace plan does not make them a compromise.

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More on how Russia attempts to shift blame for its invasion:
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Kremlin propaganda blames Western military assistance for prolonging the war and civilian suffering in Ukraine. 

Yet Russia continues striking Ukraine’s power grid, leaving hundreds of thousands of households without electricity. 

Western assistance isn’t causing these blackouts. Russian attacks are.

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Moscow’s daily battlefield headlines paint a picture of unstoppable Russian momentum, with near-daily announcements of advances.

The Institute for the Study of War shows that Russian forces lost more ground than they gained in October, marking a second consecutive month of net territorial losses.

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Four years later, and the EU is still waiting for its scheduled ‘collapse’. Has Kremlin propaganda postponed it again?

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After 30 years, Novaya Gazeta, one of Russia’s leading independent newspapers, has been forced to cease operations in Russia.

The Kremlin boasts of a free and competitive media landscape.
In reality, independent journalists face censorship, harassment and imprisonment, while critical media outlets are systematically silenced.