Disinformation is a fancy word for lying. Lying has an emotional element to it; disinformation lacks moral connotations; the concept is dry and matter-of-fact. Still – disinformation is actually just lying, deception, manipulation. EUvsDisinfo uses a definition on disinformation(opens in a new tab) as statements, verifiably false and intended to harm. This week, we can demonstrate in detail the […]
On 1 March, the European Union-Armenia Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA) entered into force. It has now been ratified by the Republic of Armenia, all EU member states and the European Parliament. This represents an important milestone for EU-Armenia relations. This Agreement provides a framework for the EU and Armenia to work together in […]
After four years of Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda, the European Union could be forgiven for attempting to go it alone. But, if history is any guide, no single economy can compel China to change its most problematic behaviors. WASHINGTON, DC – Late last month, the European Union and China released new details about the Comprehensive […]
The Budapest Memorandum guaranteed Ukraine’s security in exchange for its nuclear weapons. Out of the four signatories, only Ukraine has kept its pledges. Even in the face of overt hostility, aggression, and invasion of Crimea by Russia, not one of the other three signatories has come even close to fulfilling its explicit and implied guarantees […]
Anatoly Shariy, who recently starred on a Catalan separatist TV channel, voicing false accusations against Ukraine, has further confirmed his affiliation with the Russian intelligence. Russia has long been implementing a large-scale campaign to have their assets penetrate the Western media space — tailoring these assets’ emigration, bribing local actors (experts, news agencies, and outlets), […]
The recent war in the Nagorno-Karabakh region has shown that Russia avoids a serious conflict while maintaining good relations with both South Caucasus states, as it is not in Moscow’s interests to ruin relations with them. Meanwhile, Azerbaijan–Turkey relations have always been strong with the two often being described as “one nation with two states” […]
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, often referred to as the Baltic states, are close allies of the West, in particular, the U.S. Strong relations among the Baltic states on the one hand and the U.S. and European states on the other are rooted in history since they never recognized the forcible incorporation of the Baltic states […]
Russia keeps setting up fighting groups of neo-Nazi ideology under its sway in Western countries, providing training, supply and political lobbying for them. It came to light in 2020 that Moscow was training the combat wing for the German neo-Nazi Der Dritte Weg at a practice facility near St. Petersburg. Rinaldo Nazzaro, founder of the Base Nazi terror […]
Her Excellency Minister Ann Linde, OSCE Chairperson-in- Office Copy: Her Excellency Ambassador Heidi Grau Dear Chair Linde, Please accept sincere regards from ICOM Ukraine and warm wishes of success in solving the problems that you will focus on during your tenure in the office. People in many countries pin their hopes on the OSCE as […]
However, arrest warrants should be refused if there are doubts about fair trials. Problems with the rule of law in Poland or any other EU country shouldn’t automatically trigger the suspension of extraditions to that country, the EU’s top court said in a final judgment issued Thursday. The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) ruled that “systemic […]