Monday, May 18, 2026

Victory Day Propaganda, Masking Fear With Intimidation, and Abduction Denial

By EUvsDisinfo KEY EVENTS FIMI narratives downplayed Russia’s unease over Ukrainian drone strikes Victory Day served as a pretext to refresh ‘Nazi Ukraine’ claims Pro-Kremlin outlets sought to...

The real target of Russia’s internet strategy isn’t infrastructure—it’s trust

By Konstantinos Komaitis, for DFRLAb In early 2026, the European Commission was forced to confront a critical vulnerability in its secure communications: the human element. Following intelligence...

How “realism” became synonymous with capitulation

The summer of 2025 will go down in history as the moment when the foundations of Western security architecture—concepts such as “democracy,” “freedom,” and...