When the European Commission unveiled its European Democracy Shield in the autumn of 2025, the initiative was framed as a long-overdue response to one of the most destabilising forces facing European democracies: disinformation and foreign information manipulation. The package promises…

Tune in to our podcast! Every month, senior editors from EastFlank newsrooms meet to discuss topics that matter for the region and the EU. In this episode we talk about the fight against disinformation. How countries on the Eastern Flank…

Transparency International Ukraine and Ukrainian MP Vitalii Bezgin reject the narrative of rampant corruption in Ukraine promoted by pro-Russian propaganda. They urge Europeans to disregard this framing, noting that international evidence and Kyiv’s measurable progress in fighting corruption over the…

Russian propaganda claims that the European Union is deliberately blocking peace negotiations on Ukraine and prolonging the war. Czech expert, however, warns that this is a purposeful disinformation narrative – according to him, the real actor blocking peace is Russia.…