The author of the entry pointed out that Kirill Dmitriev's entry indicated that Russia was maintaining energy blackmail mechanisms against Europe. He added that Russian actions once again presented this country as a reliable partner that could save European states in crisis. He included a link after noting that this type of influence had already been used before. https://t.co/K5yO8XR6hm #Rosja #Energetyka #Szantaż #RU #EU (translated)
L’émissaire russe Kirill Dmitriev a rencontré lundi à Washington des responsables américains pour « poursuivre des discussions constructives sur une résolution pacifique du conflit entre la Russie et l’Ukraine », a appris l’AFP mardi auprès d’une source à la Maison-Blanche. #Ukraine #Russie #Pourparlers
Patriarch Kirill biedt Poetin een religieus alibi voor de voortzetting van de oorlog in Oekraïne door zijn retoriek te gebruiken om militaire verliezen te rechtvaardigen en de illusie van een heilige strijd tegen het Westen te creëren, wat de mogelijkheid van een staakt-het-vuren bemoeilijkt. #Poetin #Kirill #Oorlog
Fake NV – how a cloned newsroom turned an AI video into a $140 million corruption scandal For two days in September, a website that looked almost indistinguishable from one of Ukraine’s best-known news organisations carried an extraordinary corruption story. It claimed that Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau had raided former defence procurement chief Arsen Zhumadilov and discovered more than $140 million in cash packed inside refrigerator boxes. One box supposedly carried the words “For the Servant of the People” – an apparent reference to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s political party. The raid never happened. The photographs and video presented as evidence were fabricated, and the news organisation reporting the story was not the New Voice of Ukraine but a cloned version of it. The episode is a compact example of an increasingly effective disinformation technique. Rather than inventing a new propaganda outlet and trying to build its credibility from scratch, an operator can simply steal the identity of an established newsroom and place fabricated material inside an otherwise convincing copy of its editorial environment. A newsroom copied almost in full The counterfeit site appeared at nvukraine.com, while the authentic New Voice of Ukraine operates at nv.ua and english.nv.ua. Registration records examined by fact-checkers show that the false domain was created on 21 September 2026, two days before the fabricated article appeared. According to NV’s own investigation, the imitation went much further than copying a logo: the operators reproduced the site’s visual design, sections, branding, contact information and genuine editorial material. A snapshot of legitimate NV content from 23 September appears to have been copied onto the counterfeit site, into which the operators inserted a single false article. That article claimed that NABU had searched premises connected to Zhumadilov, who had headed Ukraine’s Defence Procurement Agency until August, and seized $140 million in cash. The story was published in several languages, including Ukrainian and English, suggesting that the operation was intended not only for Ukraine’s domestic information space but also for foreign audiences following the war and Western support for Kyiv. AI supplied the supposed evidence The false article was supported by a video purportedly showing the money discovered during the raid. NABU said no such search or procedural action had taken place and identified the footage as fabricated using artificial intelligence. Independent fact-checker Lead Stories found no credible Ukrainian or international reporting confirming either the raid or the alleged seizure, while searches of NABU’s own published material produced no evidence supporting the claim. The operation therefore combined two separate forms of synthetic credibility. The AI-generated footage supplied what looked like visual proof, while the cloned NV website supplied institutional proof: an apparently reputable Ukrainian newsroom supposedly confirming that the event had happened. Neither element needed to withstand close scrutiny for long. Together, they only needed to appear credible enough to be copied, quoted and redistributed before the deception was exposed. From a fake Ukrainian source into the Russian information ecosystem On 24 September, the story began moving through large pro-Russian Telegram channels. Ukraine’s Center for Strategic Communications traced early amplification to Golos Mordora, with roughly 149,000 subscribers, and Militarist, with around 277,000. Within less than an hour, other channels including VOBLA, Rossiya Seychas and Ostashko! Vazhnoye were circulating versions of the same claim. It subsequently appeared on X and on Russian-language websites including e-news.su and pressa24.ru. Babel calculated that posts carrying the fabrication had accumulated approximately 370,000 views by the morning of 25 September. The story also moved beyond the Russian-language ecosystem. English-language versions appeared in online communities including Lemmy and Hexbear, while accounts on X shared direct links to the counterfeit NV article. NV later reported that larger Russian media and propaganda outlets, including RIA Novosti, Life, Vesti, Ukraina.ru and Mail.ru, had reproduced or discussed the claim. Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund and a Kremlin representative involved in contacts with the United States, also shared it on 25 September. This amplification is significant, but it should not be confused with proof of authorship. Publicly available evidence shows how the false story entered and spread through a Russian and pro-Russian information ecosystem. It does not establish which organisation registered the cloned domain, generated the video or directed the operation from the outset. Why copy NV? The operation relied on source laundering. A claim originating directly from a Russian Telegram channel that Ukraine’s defence procurement system had concealed $140 million would immediately carry an obvious political context. A claim apparently uncovered by an established Ukrainian newsroom looks very different. Once the fabricated NV article existed, subsequent accounts could cite what appeared to be an independent Ukrainian source rather than present the allegation as their own. Each repost moved the story another step away from its manufactured origin. The use of an English-language version strengthened that mechanism for audiences outside Ukraine. The underlying narrative was also carefully chosen. Corruption in Ukrainian defence procurement is a genuine subject of public scrutiny and investigative reporting, so the fabricated story did not require audiences to accept an entirely unfamiliar premise. It inserted a false event into a real area of political concern. That mixture of authentic context and fabricated evidence can be more persuasive than a completely invented story because much of the surrounding information feels recognisable. What can – and cannot – be attributed Ukrainian authorities and NV describe the episode as a Russian information operation, and its distribution can be documented extensively across pro-Russian and Russian media channels. The available public evidence, however, does not identify the organisation that created the counterfeit website, nor does it link the operation forensically to a named Russian intelligence service, military unit or state contractor. The most precise description is therefore a Russian-aligned disinformation operation whose fabricated material was systematically amplified through the Russian information ecosystem. That distinction matters. Distribution can be observed directly; command-and-control is harder to establish and should not be inferred without evidence. The newsroom itself becomes the deepfake The most important feature of the operation was not the $140 million figure or even the AI-generated video. It was the counterfeit newsroom surrounding them. The operators copied a real publication, populated it largely with genuine material and inserted a single false story, allowing the fabrication to borrow the accumulated credibility of journalists who had nothing to do with it. This points to a broader evolution in synthetic media. AI can fabricate an image, a voice or a video, but an influence operation can now fabricate something larger: the source that supposedly verified the evidence. In the Fake NV operation, the article, the video and the website reinforced one another, creating not simply a false story but a manufactured chain of credibility. Sources The New Voice of Ukraine — investigation into the cloned website https://english.nv.ua/nation/nv-discovers-fake-copy-of-website-with-planted-story-cites-russian-links-50644601.html The New Voice of Ukraine — Russian amplification of the $140 million fabrication https://english.nv.ua/russia-spreads-fake-140-million-ukraine-corruption-story-during-dmitriev-u-s-talks-50644647.html Lead Stories — independent fact-check https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2026/09/fact-check-fake-story-claims-140-million-found-at-home-of-ukraines-zhumadilov-marked-servant-of-the-people-nv-website-originated-it.html Babel — AI video and distribution analysis https://babel.ua/en/news/130469-a-video-is-sharing-online-about-140-million-found-in-the-possession-of-the-ex-head-of-the-defense-procurement-agency-this-is-an-ai-video-distributed-by-a-clone-of-ukrainian-media Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security — initial debunk https://spravdi.org/en/ai-fake-about-140-million-amid-us-talks-how-russians-impose-the-image-of-corrupt-ukraine-on-the-west/ Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security — NABU confirmation https://spravdi.org/u-merezhi-poshyryuyut-shi-fejk-pro-nibyto-obshuky-nabu-v-eksgolovy-agencziyi-oboronnyh-zakupivel/ Detector Media — distribution and NABU response https://detector.media/infospace/article/252806/2026-09-25-u-merezhi-pidrobyly-sayt-nv-dlya-poshyrennya-feyku-pro-obshuky-v-eksochilnyka-agentsii-oboronnykh-zakupivel/ Keywords #DISINFORMED #Episode10 #FakeNV #NewVoiceOfUkraine #Ukraine #Russia #RussianDisinformation #RussianInfluence #Disinformation #InformationWarfare #InfluenceOperations #ForeignInterference #FIMI #MediaImpersonation #ClonedMedia #FakeMedia #FakeNews #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #AIGeneratedContent #SyntheticMedia #AIVideo #SourceLaundering #NarrativeLaundering #CorruptionNarrative #UkraineCorruption #DefenceProcurement #NABU #ArsenZhumadilov #Telegram #SocialMediaManipulation #DigitalInfluence #Propaganda #OSINT #MediaManipulation #WRLD
Władimir Putin określił ich odzyskanie jako "absolutnie wyjątkowe" i "cudowne odkrycie", a patriarcha Kirill nazwał je "szczególnym znakiem Bożej opatrzności". #DmitrijDoński #relikwie #wojnaUkraina
Ruski predsjednički izaslanik Kirill Dmitrijev putuje u Sjedinjene Države na razgovore s Trumpovim ljudima, fokusirajući se na mogući mir u Ukrajini i jačanje dijaloga između Rusije i SAD-a. #prekidvatre #mirovnipregovori #ratuUkrajini
W przededniu wyborów do parlamentu Meklemburgii-Pomorza Przedniego, AfD otrzymuje istotne wsparcie z Moskwy, a Kirill Dmitrijew, pełnomocnik Putina, obiecuje współpracę ekonomiczną i powrót taniego gazu w przypadku ewentualnego zwycięstwa partii. #AfD #MeklemburgiaPomorzePrzednie #Rosja
Trump joining BRICS? Only over my dead body. When Putin’s envoy Kirill Dmitiev says that the BRICS leaders are “only missing their friend, President Trump, to complete the circle,” everybody in the free world should listen carefully. This is exactly the danger: a weaker America https://t.co/0O65GlnyTy #Trump #BRICS #America #BR #RU #US
Mosca ha inviato nel Donbass le reliquie del santo comandante Donskoy, per sostenere il morale delle truppe in guerra, secondo la Chiesa ortodossa russa guidata da Kirill. #Ucraina #Russia #ChiesaOrtodossa
Elon Musk gratulierte der AfD zu ihrem Wahlsieg in Sachsen-Anhalt und lobte die Partei auf seiner Plattform X, während auch andere internationale Stimmen, darunter Richard Grenell und Kirill Dmitrijew, den Erfolg als bedeutend einstuften. #AfD #ElonMusk #Wahlsieg
Tienduizenden Russisch-orthodoxe gelovigen namen deel aan een grootschalige processie in Moskou, geleid door patriarch Kirill, om de politieke steun van de kerk aan het Kremlin te demonstreren, met stoffelijke resten van Dmitri Donskoj ter ere van een hernieuwde traditie. #Moskou #RussischOrthodox #PatriarchKirill
Donald Trumpi saadikud Steve Witkoff ja Jared Kushner viibivad Moskvas, et arutada Ukraina-vastase sõja lõpetamist, ning elavad kohtumisi Venemaa presidendi eriesindaja Kirill Dmitrijeviga. #Ukraina #Moskva #läbirääkimised
Amerykański samolot z Jaredem Kushnerem i Steve'em Witkoffem wylądował w Moskwie, gdzie zostali przyjęci przez doradcę Władimira Putina Kirilla Dmitrijewa, w kontekście propozycji zakończenia wojny w Ukrainie. #Moskwa #Ukraina #Trump
Die US-Sondergesandten Steve Witkoff und Jared Kushner sind in Moskau angekommen, um Gespräche mit dem russischen Präsidentenberater Kirill Dmitrijew über einen neuen Vorschlag zur Beendigung des Ukraine-Konflikts zu führen, bevor sie nach Kiew weiterreisen. #UkraineKrieg #Friedensgespräche #USVermittlung
Die US-Gesandten Jared Kushner und Steve Witkoff sind in Moskau angekommen, um sich mit Kirill Dmitrijew, einem Berater von Wladimir Putin, zu Gesprächen zu treffen. #Moskau #Kushner #Diplomatie
MAGA – RUSSIA LINKS: THE KREMLIN IS SAYING THE QUIET PART OUT LOUD. Kirill Dmitriev openly tries to sell Putinism to MAGA as an alliance of “Christianity,” “traditional values,” “strong borders” and “truth.” So I ask him directly: MR KIRILL DMITRIEV — HOW CHRISTIAN IS YOUR https://t.co/BxC6Dr3Lm2 #MAGA #Putinism #Christianity #RU
Patriarcha Kirill označil sovětskou atomovou bombu za „Boží milost“. Ruská pravoslavná církev posvěcuje zabíjení, válku proti sousedům i jaderné zbraně. Kirill izoluje 🇷🇺pravoslaví od křesťanství, Putin izoluje Rusko od zbytku civilizovaného světa. https://t.co/wnz1iBFll2 #PatriarchaKirill #Rusko #JadernéZbraně #RU
https://bjarnekimpedersen.blogspot.com/2026/08/08082026-fyrre-ar-senere.html 08.08.2026 FYRRE ÅR SENERE Det var dengang Tjernobyl eksploderede vi var bekymrede for Sovjetstråling. Før det lærte jeg om Sovjetstråling i hæren det var urealistisk og da muren faldt så vi det på tysk fjernsyn i Rheingau ikke langt fra Niederwalddenkmal med Mor Germania. Pludselig troede vi på fred i vor tid! Nu er det radioaktive i de missiler russerne beriger ved ikke om det er Kirills vievand der er bestrålet og giver små beskidte bomber. Når russerne en dag er jaget hjem til sig selv skal vi sammen en tur til Tjernobyl Sidst vi var der regnede det. Det var den dag Jamela vandt Melodi grand Prix med sangen 1944. Vi har set Tjernobyl løgne på løgne i de dage, heltene døde af stråling. her fyrre år efter et imperie faldt fra hinanden. Tak min søn fordi du også tænker på Ukraine og Læger uden grænser.
Il candidato democratico al Congresso Kirill Basin è stato arrestato dopo aver scatenato una rissa sulla spiaggia di Keawakapu, nelle Hawaii, dove ha minacciato e picchiato dei bagnanti, con la cauzione fissata a un milione di dollari, giudicata oltraggiosa dal suo avvocato. #KirillBasin #Hawaii #Violenza
Patriarhul Kirill al Bisericii Ortodoxe Ruse a declarat că dezvoltarea bombei atomice în URSS a fost rezultatul „milei lui Dumnezeu”, ceea ce a fost criticat de autoritățile din Kiev ca parte a unei strategii de justificare religioasă a războiului și a militarizării societății ruse. #patriarhulKirill #razboi #bombaAtomica
