16 Jun New Report on Russian Propaganda co-authored by András Rácz

The Finnish Institute of International Affairs recently published its report on Russian propaganda and disinformation concerning the crises in Ukraine, authored by FIIA experts, András Rácz and Katri Pynnöniemi. The Centre for Euro-Atlantic Integration and Democracy was proud to be the Hungarian partner of the project co-funded by the International Visegrad Fund. The study , called Fog of Falsehood: Russian Strategy of Deception and the Conflict in Ukraine, covered 8 countries including the V4 and highlights that in Hungary the government-controlled media was the main entry point for the Russian metanarratives. The main purpose of this report is to examine in detail the emergence and evolution of Russian metanarratives and the terms of distraction about the conflict in Ukraine, and on the basis of this analysis to ascertain the main policy objectives of Russian strategic deception inside Russia and in selected countries of the European Union.

One of the authors, András Rácz, also serves as the Board Member of CEID.

Further details of the report and download is here.