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Leonid Martynyuk

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July 29, 2024
Russia’s top spymaster falsely claims Kremlin does not interfere in other countries’ affairs

To project influence, Moscow habitually goes beyond diplomacy, using malicious hybrid strategies and, in some instances, wars of aggression.
July 24, 2024
In Algeria, Putin’s ally misleads about size of Russian economy, downplays sanctions

In the internationally accepted economic ranking by nominal GDP, the U.S. remains the world’s leading economy, while Russia ranks 11th. Volodin referred to Russia’s ranking by the purchasing power parity, or PPP, not the actual size and strength of the economy.
July 24, 2024
Did Zelenskyy order ethnic Russians to move from Ukraine to Russia?

On July 16, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov repeated invalid Kremlin talking points to justify Russian aggression against Ukraine. He accused Volodymyr Zelenskyy of racism and discrimination, and falsely claimed that ethnic Russians in Ukraine aligned with Russia.
July 19, 2024
Did Zelenskyy order ethnic Russians to move from Ukraine to Russia?

Russian FM falsified President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's words. Ukrainian leader said that residents of occupied Donbas and Crimea who want to live in Russia should move to Russia, as Donbas and Crimea will never become Russia. Zelenskyy emphasized that he was not forcing anyone to leave.
July 16, 2024
Russia falsely denies ties with AI-operated disinformation bot farm on X

The U.S. Department of Justice provided detailed evidence linking Russian intelligence to a bot farm. The FBI identified phone numbers, IP addresses, and emails of the FSB and the state-owned media RT (Russia Today) operatives behind the Kremlin disinformation botnet.
July 09, 2024
Russian Defense Ministry denial of striking Kyiv children's hospital is false

The debris on the site has a serial number of the Russian long-range Kh-101 strategic cruise missile. The Russian military launched it and destroyed Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital in Ukraine's capital Kyiv.
July 03, 2024
Did Ukraine’s first lady purchase $4.8 million Bugatti supercar?

Russian propagandists used a tactic called disinformation laundering enforced with generative AI technology to fabricate fake news that seems believable. Bugatti told Polygraph.info that Olena Zelenska is not their customer, and she did not purchase a supercar.
June 19, 2024
Putin camouflages debunked falsehoods as ‘Ukraine peace plan’

In his “peace plan,” the Russian president repeated all the false excuses he used to start the war in Ukraine
June 13, 2024
The Matthew Miller deepfake has the attributes of Russia’s information warfare

Kremlin propaganda operatives, state news outlets, and top officials used the deepfake video of the US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller for a massive disinformation attack against the US and Ukraine.
June 06, 2024
Putin’s propaganda attack on Zelenskyy aimed to incite power struggle in Ukraine

Ukrainian law does not give the parliament, Verkhovna Rada, the authority to lift martial law, only the president can issue a decree to revoke it. But the law legally bars the president from lifting martial law while Ukraine is under attack that threatens its independence and territorial integrity.
May 29, 2024
Russian diplomat labels European foreign ministers ‘US agents’ for marching with protesters in Georgia

In Georgia, leaders of political opposition and the president are leading protests against the foreign agent bill, which critics say threatens the nation’s EU membership and could become a tool of political oppression in the hands of the governing party.
May 24, 2024
Russian propaganda entangles NATO, West, and Ukraine in knot of ‘dangerous,’ ‘provocative’ rhetoric

The Kremlin seized on the narrative about possible NATO participation in Ukraine war to reinforce its long-standing assertion that ‘West waged war against Russia using Ukraine'
May 07, 2024
The peculiar correlation between Russian Navy drills and GPS disturbances in Europe

European nations accuse Russia of intentionally disrupting air and maritime navigation. Russia does not respond to allegations, but blackouts of communications in the Baltics, Poland, and Nordic countries coincide with what Russia says are its Navy Baltic Fleet’s GPS jamming exercises.
April 27, 2024
Russian Atomic Agency faces accusations of covering up Tobol River radioactive pollution

Satellite images of flooded areas in the Kurgan region compared with the maps of Dobrovolnoye uranium deposits show part of Rosatom’s uranium wells covered in water. Environmentalists believe that the radioactive solution has been flowing into the Tobol River.
April 19, 2024
Did Russia’s top diplomats walk out on Israel’s UN representative?

Russia’s top diplomats walked out of the U.N. Security Council meeting when Israel’s representative took the stage.
April 17, 2024
Pro-Russia governor of Gagauzia falsely claims Moldovans don’t want to join EU

Public opinion polls in Moldova demonstrate consistent majority support for the nation's accession to the European Union.
April 11, 2024
Russia’s Lavrov falsely asserts Kyiv’s mayor banned use of Russian language

In July 2023, the Kyiv City Council introduced a moratorium on the use of “Russian-language cultural products” such as books, songs and films in the city. While people are permitted to speak Russian in Kyiv and elsewhere in Ukraine, as of 2023, most Ukrainians spoke only Ukrainian in daily life.
April 08, 2024
Volodin falsely claims Putin gave women ‘real power’ in Russian politics

The United Nations recommends that women hold at least 30% of political leadership positions so that women can influence decision-making. Russia is far below the UN threshold.
April 01, 2024
Moscow distorts UN report on human rights situation in Ukraine

RIA Novosti distorted the U.N. report on the human rights situation in Ukraine, covering only alleged violations by Kyiv while omitting the bulk of the report, which focused on violations by Moscow.
March 26, 2024
Eager to Label Ukraine as Terrorist, Kremlin Keeps Pushing Ridiculed Conspiracy Theories

Despite launching a massive disinformation campaign, Russia failed to frame Ukraine and the West for Friday’s terrorist attack in the Moscow region. Even after ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack and published video evidence, Russia keeps lying.

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