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INVED - TICKER @inved-ticker.bsky.social · 6d

‼️putin’s attempts to speak to the world exclusively in the language of fear once again prove that only increased pressure can stop the aggressor.

🇺🇦 Center for Countering Disinformation

INVED - TICKER @inved-ticker.bsky.social · 6d

over three years of war have undermined russia’s budget and economy, the fuel crisis shows how vulnerable russia is to strikes deep inside its territory, and advances on the frontline are possible only at the cost of enormous losses.

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INVED - TICKER @inved-ticker.bsky.social · 6d

❗️The goal of putin’s propaganda performance is to create the illusion of russia’s invulnerability and invincibility. However, reality is very different:

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INVED - TICKER @inved-ticker.bsky.social · 6d

✅ Moreover, with his joke about “not sending drones to Denmark anymore,” putin effectively admitted that it is indeed russian UAVs flying into Europe, despite moscow’s official denials.

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INVED - TICKER @inved-ticker.bsky.social · 6d

At the same time, much of putin’s speech consisted of threats. He threatened to strike Ukraine’s nuclear power plants, to give “a very convincing response to the militarization of Europe,” and once again hinted at using the mythical “oreshnik” and russia’s most advanced nuclear weapons.

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INVED - TICKER @inved-ticker.bsky.social · 6d

responsibility for prolonging the war in Ukraine lies with an “aggressive” Europe; the russian army is supposedly “relentlessly and confidently” advancing; the West allegedly uses Ukrainians as “expendable material,” and so on.

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INVED - TICKER @inved-ticker.bsky.social · 6d

▫️putin once again repeated standard propaganda narratives: russia is allegedly peace-loving, but Europe’s elites spread “hysteria” about the russian threat;

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INVED - TICKER @inved-ticker.bsky.social · 6d

Center for Countering Disinformation, Ukraine
⚡️The speech by russian dictator vladimir putin at the “Valdai” Club, amplified by ru-propaganda, became another attempt to intimidate the West.

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INVED - TICKER @inved-ticker.bsky.social · 14d

🪽 Center for Countering Disinformation, Ukraine

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INVED - TICKER @inved-ticker.bsky.social · 14d

Behind the rhetoric of “fighting colonialism,” russia is in fact reviving colonial practices, exploiting Africans as cheap labor and “cannon fodder” for its aggressive war against Ukraine.

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INVED - TICKER @inved-ticker.bsky.social · 14d

In reality, they were forced to work in the production of military drones used by russia to attack Ukrainian cities.‼️ Such stories demonstrate the true nature of moscow’s policy toward Africa.

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INVED - TICKER @inved-ticker.bsky.social · 14d

▫️ This is not the first case of russia exploiting Africans for its war purposes. Earlier, it was revealed that women from South Africa were being massively recruited for “work” in the “Alabuga” special economic zone.

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INVED - TICKER @inved-ticker.bsky.social · 14d

The government of Kenya has already launched an official investigation into the possible sale of its citizens into slavery for the russian army.

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INVED - TICKER @inved-ticker.bsky.social · 14d

The government of Kenya has already launched an official investigation into the possible sale of its citizens into slavery for the russian army.

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INVED - TICKER @inved-ticker.bsky.social · 14d

🧵 Center for Countering Disinformation, Ukraine:
A scandal erupted in Kenya after it became known that a Kenyan athlete was captured by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. He had been deceived into signing a contract with russia’s ministry of defense.

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INVED - TICKER @inved-ticker.bsky.social · 17d

Chinese COVID-19 whistleblower Zhang Zhan, 42, has been sentenced in China to four more years in prison on a charge of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble.” #PressFreedom #China

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Dietmar Pichler @dietmarpichler.bsky.social · 21d

Now with English subtitles: my interview on Russian disinformation, key narratives, strategies, and how we failed to face reality back in 2014.

Russian propaganda: In the network of the Kremlin at @materie.at

youtu.be/KJTNu9HA3Ts?...

Russian propaganda: In the network of Kremlin - MATERIE

YouTube video by Materie

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INVED - TICKER @inved-ticker.bsky.social · 27d

These are elements of a single kremlin strategy aimed at intimidating neighbors and pressuring NATO. moscow seeks to destabilize NATO member states and create division among Ukraine’s partners.
🪽 Center for Countering Disinformation (Ukraine)

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INVED - TICKER @inved-ticker.bsky.social · 27d

❗️ Importantly, the information campaign against the Baltic States is unfolding simultaneously with the violation of Polish airspace by russian drones and the launch of the russian-belarusian military exercises “West-2025.”

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INVED - TICKER @inved-ticker.bsky.social · 27d

▫️ In these publications, propaganda seeks to portray the Baltics as a “threat to russia,” a “NATO foothold,” and to justify the need for a “response to aggression,” effectively legitimizing possible escalation by russia.

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INVED - TICKER @inved-ticker.bsky.social · 27d

These claims are based solely on unfounded assumptions, citing “local residents’ reports” and similar sources — without any confirmation or factual evidence.

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INVED - TICKER @inved-ticker.bsky.social · 27d

🧵⚡️ russian propaganda has intensified threats and aggressive rhetoric against the Baltic States.

▫️ In particular, pro-kremlin resources publish so-called “expert opinions,” allegedly proving the involvement of the Baltic States in Ukrainian drone attacks on the territory of russia.

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INVED - TICKER @inved-ticker.bsky.social · 27d

Conspiracy theories and vague, unsubstantiated speculations accompany the murder of the US right-wing political commentator Charlie Kirk.

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INVED - TICKER @inved-ticker.bsky.social · 29d

Andrey Kartapolov, head of Russia’s State Duma Defense Committee, claims fascism is spreading faster in Finland than in Ukraine and warns Moscow is ready to defend its interests. (published on Russian state news agency TASS)

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INVED-Institut zur Verteidigung der Europäischen Demokratien @inved.bsky.social · Sep 8

Russland versucht durch "Umweltthemen" den Kontakt zur akademischen Community zu pflegen um manipulative geopolitische Narrative zu platzieren.

Diese Strategie ist nicht neu - Beitrag von @dietmarpichler.bsky.social
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Russlands Versuch akademische Räume zu manipulieren – INVED

Wie Russland versucht den akademischen Raum zu beeinflussen, zeigte kürzlich exemplarisch ein Projekt, das versucht hat über das Thema Umwelt in der Ostsee sowohl Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaft...

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