Disinformation Review October 30, 2026

Russia introduces new laws to jail critics, but denies it holds any political prisoners

Every year on 30 October, the world marks the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repressions. In Russia, people are being imprisoned on charges that rights groups say are false, yet the authorities refuse to recognise that political prisoners exist. The Kremlin brands them as criminals or even terrorists. Instead, it uses the term “political prisoner” extensively in relation to Ukraine, claiming that Kyiv jails people for their political views or pro-Russian stance.

Disinformation Review October 09, 2026

How to justify crimes against humanity: the Kremlin method

Pro-Kremlin disinformation denies documented Russian attacks on civilians, dismisses war crimes, and exploits distorted Second World War narratives to justify aggression against Ukraine. It also portrays NATO as a threat to Russia, fabricating claims of an impending attack on Kaliningrad. By shifting blame, inventing threats, and casting Moscow as Europe’s protector, these campaigns seek to legitimise Russia’s war and fuel escalation.

Disinformation Review October 05, 2026

Bucha denial at UNGA and Nazi narratives justifying strikes on Ukraine

Kremlin FIMI recycles Bucha denial, child-trafficking claims and Nazi narratives to reverse blame and justify Russia’s actions in Ukraine.

News and Analysis September 21, 2026

Russia’s Baltic escalation playbook: fear is part of the strategy

Russia is promoting a picture of the Baltic region in which NATO is preparing to attack Russia, Baltic governments are heavily militarising, and Russian speakers face imminent persecution.

News and Analysis September 18, 2026

Moscow cries fraud abroad while fixing the vote at home

Russia’s parliamentary election offers no real choice, as the Kremlin blocks anti-war candidates, tightens controls and suppresses dissent while pushing a vote for United Russia as support for Putin’s war.

News and Analysis August 21, 2026

From denial to exploitation: how the Kremlin has adapted its climate disinformation

In the latest wave of climate-related narratives spread by the Kremlin, climate change is a vehicle to reinforce familiar disinformation tropes: the alleged authoritarianism and hypocrisy of the EU, Europe's supposed self-inflicted decline through sanctions against Russia, and, ultimately, the claim that Europe has no choice but to restore relations with Russia as a supplier of affordable oil and gas.