Vladimir Putin has achieved a full-scale victory. The sanctions, which were meant to prevent his re-election, failed.
The sanctions were imposed on Russia because of Russia's illegal actions in Ukraine: annexation of Crimea and fuelling the conflict in the East of Ukraine. See here for more information about EU sanctions against Russia.
Cases in the EUvsDisinfo database focus on messages in the international information space that are identified as providing a partial, distorted, or false depiction of reality and spread key pro-Kremlin messages. This does not necessarily imply, however, that a given outlet is linked to the Kremlin or editorially pro-Kremlin, or that it has intentionally sought to disinform. EUvsDisinfo publications do not represent an official EU position, as the information and opinions expressed are based on media reporting and analysis of the East Stratcom Task Force.
