![]() ![]() It can cost you 15 years in jail, targeting also international journalists who are doing their vital work in Russia. The Kremlin has introduced a law criminalising what they call “fake” information about the war in Ukraine. The Russian leadership is cracking down on independent media, on civil society, has banned Twitter, has banned Facebook and a number of foreign media to be able to operate in Russia. And they are an integral part of the aggression - it not just bombing houses, infrastructure, the bodies of the people they are bombing their minds, they are bombing their spirits. The state media and “the ecosystem” around them are being used as instruments to push these narratives, to manipulate and to mislead. And if he wants, he can solve it by just stopping the war. ![]() Let me say once again, our measures are against the Russian leadership, not against the Russian people, and the current situation is a result of President Putin’s actions. Also, the alleged “Russo-phobia” that the state-affiliated media report on is another thing that people in Russia listen to. Systematically, these kind of news are being spread. They claim systematically that the Ukrainian authorities are bombing their own citizens or provoking nuclear incidents in order to blame Russia. The Kremlin and its outlets are systematically lying about the situation, about the military situation and about the suffering of the Ukrainian population. Well, history can be interpreted in very different ways, but to consider that Zelensky is a war criminal and Nazi who is committing genocide against the Russian people is not a matter of historial interpretation. Undermining the legitimacy of the democratically elected Ukrainian Government, presenting them as the result of a “coup d’Etat”, who came to power not through elections but through a “coup d’Etat”: “he is a criminal, a war criminal, he is a Nazi, he is a dictator”. This is the kind of things that they are systematically spreading. Zelensky is a criminal, is a puppet in the hands of the Western people, and when they come to Kyiv, they will do a second Nuremberg, in order to clean Ukraine of the Nazis who are committing genocide against Russian people”. Over the last weeks, much before the invasion started, the Kremlin’s outlets were preparing the ground, by reversing the cause and consequences of this aggression and portraying Russia and the Russian people as a kind of victim: “Genocide” “ Zelensky is committing genocide. Information manipulation and interferences is something that the Russian propaganda machine is actively using to accompany Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine, spreading false information among their own population about why this invasion has taken place and what is the situation in Ukraine. So, I therefore very much welcome your report and the work of the Special Committee on Foreign Interference. This poses a clear threat to our democracy, to our stability, to our security – and we need to address it. We are witnessing how Russia’s assault on Ukraine continues, and this assault painfully highlights why we need to pay more attention to foreign interference, and in particular to foreign disinformation and information manipulation. ![]() Good morning, dear Mr Chairman, dear Members of the Committee, dear Members of the European Parliament attending this debate, ![]()
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