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RealSeasonNT questioned why the VAR had not sent off Arda. It stated that some commentators were already presenting the decisions of the match between Real Madrid and Sevilla at the Bernabéu as a robbery, which, as it wrote, would serve to make people forget what happened the day before in the Betis match. It also described the organization as top-notch in all areas. #Fútbol #VAR #Sevilla (translated)

Marats Kasems criticized the Progressive Party's actions regarding the scandal involving former Riga City Council deputy Mārtiņš Eņģelis. He claimed that the party leadership did not immediately go to the police after reports of the sexual exploitation of a minor girl, citing the girl's request to remain silent about the incident. Kasems suggested that the decision may have been influenced by the upcoming elections, which, according to him, were expected in a few days. Kasems pointed out that before the scandal, the party's public stance on Eņģelis was related to workplace burnout. He also accused the public media LSM of allegedly defending the party and presenting sexual offenses as a tool for political struggle. Kasems wrote that he took this case personally, as he had been an orphan since the age of 11 after his mother's death and had sought help from the municipality. He expressed hope that the law enforcement agencies would continue to review the case. #Progresīvie #bārene #LSM #RīgasDome #StambulasKonvencija #Progresīvie #bārene #RīgasDome (translated)

Traven Bine wrote that Markeš claimed that all parishes have become outposts of the SDS. He labeled Markeš as a convert from theologian to a radical leftist propagandist and wondered if he was under the influence of Neostika, baking powder, or baking soda. #SDS #propaganda #slovenija (translated)

Luigi Marattin corrected a mistake made on Piazzapulita, where he referred to UN Security Council Resolution 242 as "282." He argued that the text, adopted after the Six-Day War in June 1967, stipulated two conditions to be met together: the Israeli withdrawal from occupied territories and the recognition of the right to existence and peace of all states in the region, including Israel. Marattin recalled that in 1979 Egypt accepted a land exchange for peace and that Israel returned the Sinai. He added that the Egyptian leader Anwar Sadat was then assassinated. According to Marattin, other Arab states and Hamas, which emerged in the late 1980s, did not recognize Israel's right to exist. He stated that after Israel's unilateral withdrawal from Gaza in 2005, Hamas did not initiate a disarmament and peace process. He linked this position to Arafat's rejection of the Camp David Accords in 2000 and accused Hamas of oppressing Palestinians, launching rockets at civilians in southern Israel, and preparing the attack on October 7, 2023. In conclusion, he urged readers to verify the text of the resolution and accused pro-Palestinian propagandists of spreading falsehoods. #ONU #Pace #MedioOriente (translated)

Majakovsk stated that a tanker, set out for propaganda purposes long before the agreement, did not change the situation, because according to him Russia could not increase production, reduce domestic consumption, or sell more oil. He added that Moscow could redirect some of the sales destined for China and India to the United States, but he called the move propagandistic. He predicted that in April the quantities sold would remain the same as the current ones or would likely decrease. He also judged the political aspect of the matter to be very serious and used derogatory terms referring to the beneficiaries of Russian propaganda. #Petrolio #Russia #Economia (translated)

Roman Maca wrote that Honza Grolich managed to handle Babis' propaganda machine, which had unlimited budgets, by himself. He compared him to a modern-day Vaclav Havel with elements of Bohuš from the film Dědictví and described this combination as genius. He expressed his admiration for him. https://t.co/sGaEK8qLUn #ČeskáPolitika #Babiš #VáclavHavel (translated)

Majakovsk has argued that the amount of diesel that the United States would buy or unlock from Russia would be insufficient to cover American needs and would mostly arrive just before or after the midterm elections. In his view, the initiative would primarily serve a propaganda function. He added that many estimates would consider Russian production capacity without accounting for the growth of domestic consumption. Before the war, he wrote, Russia produced 80-90 million tons of diesel per year, exported about half (40-45 Mt), and consumed 35-38 million internally. According to 2026 data cited by Majakovsk, production would have dropped to about 70-75 million tons, while domestic consumption would have risen to 48-55 million, also due to the needs of the war machine and logistics. Majakovsk stated that, during certain periods, including planting and harvesting or offensives, Moscow would be forced to temporarily suspend exports to meet domestic demand, relying on strategic reserves for the rest of the year. He then argued that a significant increase in Russian exports would not be sustainable and that overseas sales would be capped. Referring to Donald Trump's move, Majakovsk called it a worrying political signal, especially for the diplomatic and symbolic rupture it would represent; he added that the influx of new capital into the Russian war machine would remain marginal. #Ucraina #diesel #politica (translated)

Lukáš Valášek stated that in Montenegro, the police detained Michail Zvinchuk, the head of the Russian propaganda center Rybar, whose activities in the Czech Republic he uncovered three weeks ago. According to Valášek, Montenegrin authorities suspected Zvinchuk of attempting to disrupt the country's path towards the EU. Zvinchuk led a Telegram channel that, according to the author, was followed by 1.5 million people. Valášek wrote that together with Zvinchuk, his wife and three associates were detained after he ridiculed customs officers on social media over a document check, calling them fools. According to him, Zvinchuk was on the EU sanctions list for facilitating Russian massacres in Ukraine and was therefore not allowed to enter its territory. Valášek also noted that other crews connected with Rybar moved freely within the Schengen area, and that two of Zvinchuk's Russian associates, whom he said his team lured into a trap, were expelled from the Czech Republic but had been living in Germany long-term. https://t.co/aeLh26QoVr #Rusko #Propaganda #EU (translated)

The author wrote that people watching the war in Ukraine have certainly come across the Russian channel RYBAR, which he described as the most influential and well-crafted propaganda channel of the Kremlin. He stated that the channel provided current news from the battlefield through graphically sophisticated maps, but also propaganda. He also mentioned the creator of the channel, Mikhail Zvinchuk, and his wife. https://t.co/JqyVFFp8Wz #Ukrajina #propaganda #válka #UA #RU (translated)

Russia can continue to use the same patterns as before: subversive activities, sabotage, terrorist attacks, cyberattacks, or extensive propaganda and disinformation campaigns. However, it can also add kinetic actions, such as drone flights across borders, missile strikes in their vicinity, or border violations," notes Marek Menkiszak, head of the Russian department at the Polish Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW), for Seznam Zprávy. #hybridníválka #Kyberútoky #Rusko (translated)

Russia’s war propaganda gets a soundtrack – how AI-generated songs reached global streaming platforms Russian war propaganda is no longer confined to television broadcasts, Telegram channels or political videos. A study by the Ukrainian threat-intelligence organisation Terrecon has identified 981 songs combining signs of AI generation with pro-Russian military narratives, distributed through an ecosystem that reaches YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer and SoundCloud. The songs range from sentimental ballads to rock and heavy metal. Their recurring themes are familiar from conventional Russian wartime propaganda: the heroisation of Russian soldiers, romanticisation of the war, mobilisation, the “Russian world”, commemoration of fallen troops and attacks on Ukraine and its armed forces. Some contain derogatory or dehumanising references to Ukrainians. What is new is not necessarily the message, but the production and distribution model: generative AI allows propagandistic music to be produced rapidly, cheaply and in quantities that would previously have required musicians, studios and producers. Nearly 1,000 tracks identified Terrecon examined 3,725 tracks collected from YouTube, YouTube Music, SoundCloud and the AI music platform Suno. After manual review, researchers classified 981 as showing both indications of AI generation and pro-Russian war propaganda. In 681 tracks they identified 728 propaganda-related keywords or phrases. The largest category was the glorification of the Russian military, followed by romanticised treatment of Moscow’s so-called “special military operation”, mobilisation appeals, narratives about the “Russian world”, and the cult of fallen soldiers and the state. The reach was not merely theoretical. Listening or viewing statistics were available for 608 of the identified tracks; together they had accumulated 86.8 million plays and views, according to Terrecon. A smaller group of 13 high-performing songs accounted for more than 53 million YouTube views and more than 67 million when YouTube Music was included. Among the better-known examples is “Power of Artillery”, a Russian-language rock song praising artillery weapons that passed two million views on YouTube. Most of the tracks for which publication dates could be established appeared after 2024, broadly coinciding with the rapid expansion of consumer AI music generators such as Suno and Udio. That correlation does not prove that AI alone caused the increase, but it illustrates how drastically the economics of production have changed. A propaganda song for as little as $11 Terrecon also tested how difficult it would be to commission such material. Researchers approached 25 creators producing AI-assisted militaristic music; 15 agreed to take commissions. Prices ranged from approximately $11 to $330, while delivery times ranged from two hours to three days. According to Terrecon, some were prepared to produce highly aggressive anti-Ukrainian material, including content intended for audiences involving children from occupied Ukrainian territories. Some creators used Russian intermediary services that provided access to Western AI tools such as Suno and Udio despite restrictions. The researchers then tested several AI generators themselves. Across 40 prompts submitted to Suno, Udio, Mureka, Google Flow Music and ElevenLabs, 25 resulted in successful generations, while safeguards were circumvented in 15 cases. Terrecon reported that four of the five services tested produced Russian-language material containing wartime narratives, although technical problems prevented comparable testing on some systems. In one Udio experiment, the researchers said the model itself introduced more explicit violent language than had appeared in the original promp These tests do not demonstrate that the commercial platforms knowingly support Russian propaganda. They show something narrower: existing safeguards can be inconsistent when political messaging is packaged as music. From generation to Spotify The distribution experiment may be the most revealing part of Terrecon’s research. The team deliberately uploaded test tracks containing explicit hostile language to YouTube, SoundCloud, Spotify and Deezer. Terrecon says none was blocked during the experiment. On SoundCloud, researchers used an account identifying its location as Moscow, disclosed the use of AI and added markers including references to the Russian military and the war. The platform accepted the upload and subsequently offered paid promotional and distribution tools. This does not prove that streaming recommendation systems systematically promote pro-war music. There is currently insufficient public evidence to make that claim. It does demonstrate that material can enter the same commercial distribution infrastructure as ordinary music and, once there, potentially benefit from playlists, searches, sharing and recommendation mechanisms available to other releases. That distinction is important. Propaganda no longer has to announce itself as political communication. On a streaming platform it can look like another song. Culture as a delivery mechanism Music has always been used in wartime propaganda. What generative AI changes is scale. Instead of investing heavily in a limited number of patriotic performers or officially commissioned productions, creators can generate variations across styles, audiences and emotional registers at very low cost. Terrecon found material ranging from war rock to sentimental songs and content styled for younger audiences. Some creators also experimented with cloned celebrity voices and stylistic imitation of established musicians. The format also offers a different relationship with the audience. A political video asks a viewer to consume an argument. Music can accompany commuting, exercise or entertainment and may be encountered outside explicitly political spaces. This does not automatically make it more persuasive, and Terrecon’s research does not establish measurable effects on political attitudes. It does, however, place wartime narratives inside a cultural environment where users may not initially perceive themselves as consuming political messaging. An ecosystem, not a proven Kremlin command structure The strongest evidence supports describing this as a growing AI-assisted pro-Russian propaganda-music ecosystem, not a single operation controlled from Moscow. Terrecon did not establish that the Russian government created, financed or coordinated all 981 tracks. Reporting on the study likewise notes that the extent of direct state involvement remains unclear. There is broader evidence that the Russian state finances cultural projects and digital content supporting the war, including through state-backed funding bodies. That context matters, but it does not allow individual songs in Terrecon’s dataset to be attributed to the Kremlin without additional evidence. The significance of the case lies elsewhere. AI has reduced the cost of producing ideological content, intermediaries can help creators access generation tools, and global platforms can provide distribution. The result is a pipeline in which wartime propaganda no longer has to resemble propaganda at all. It can simply appear in a playlist. Sources Terrecon / Ukrainska Pravda — Daria Verbytska on the research https://www.pravda.com.ua/columns/2026/10/05/8056229/ Suspilne Culture — detailed breakdown of Terrecon findings https://suspilne.media/culture/1417933-rosijsku-voennu-propagandu-maskuut-pid-anime-karaoke-ta-rok-doslidzenna-si-pisen-vid-terrecon/ The Insider — AI-generated Russian war propaganda music https://theins.ru/news/297839 Institute of Mass Information — summary of New York Times reporting https://imi.org.ua/en/news/doslidzhennya-rf-masovo-stvoryu%D1%94-propagandistski-pisni-za-dopomogoyu-shi The Bridge Media — AI-generated songs and Russian military propaganda https://thebridgemedia.com.ua/en/ai-generated-songs-russian-military-propaganda/ Center for Strategic Communication — cost and production of AI propaganda music https://spravdi.org/propaganda-za-11-yak-rosiya-shtampuye-shi-pisni-z-miljonamy-prosluhovuvan/ Times of India — AI-generated Russian war songs https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/ai-sings-russias-war-story-inside-the-rise-of-generative-songs-about-ukraine-conflict/articleshow/134650594.cms EU Council / EUR-Lex — Presidential Foundation for Cultural Initiatives https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32026D1351 Human Rights Watch — Russian state funding of digital and patriotic content https://www.hrw.org/report/2025/07/30/disrupted-throttled-and-blocked/state-censorship-control-and-increasing-isolation #DISINFORMED #Episode16 #Russia #Ukraine #RussianPropaganda #WarPropaganda #MusicPropaganda #AIMusic #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #GenerativeAI #SyntheticMedia #AIPropaganda #Disinformation #InformationWarfare #InfluenceOperations #CulturalPropaganda #DigitalInfluence #NarrativeManipulation #PropagandaMusic #StreamingPlatforms #Spotify #AppleMusic #YouTube #YouTubeMusic #Deezer #SoundCloud #Suno #Udio #RussianWorld #RusskiyMir #MilitaryPropaganda #WarNarratives #Mobilisation #AlgorithmicDistribution #RecommendationAlgorithms #MusicStreaming #PlatformManipulation #Terrecon #OSINT #MediaManipulation #WRLD

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kremlin propagandists claim that the West is responsible for the war in Ukraine, while threatening Europe with nuclear weapons and indicating that Russia will use all its available weapons if peace is not achieved and responsibility for the events is not placed on Ukraine. #KremļaPropaganda #KaršUkrainā #VladimirsPutins (translated)

Mikael Lith described Timo R. Stewart as an ideologically biased disseminator of propaganda regarding Palestine and claimed that he overlooked the Palestinians' responsibility for the situation in the Middle East. According to Lith, Stewart did not mention that the Palestinians had repeatedly rejected peace offers that were favorable to them, most recently in 2008. Lith also claimed that Stewart downplayed the significance of terrorism in the Palestinian struggle for independence, in which it had, according to him, played a major role. #Palestiina #LähiItä #terrorismi (translated)

David Alandete stated that propaganda sectors of Chavismo tried to present Donald Trump's words about María Corina Machado as referring to another matter. According to Alandete, Trump responded "she's a great woman" and said "everything is going to be fine" when he was directly asked about Machado's return to Venezuela. He added that the Trump administration could later clarify its statements, but he asserted that the question was specific and the answer, direct. He also criticized what he described as a propagandistic interpretation and of low journalistic quality. https://t.co/V2vbiT8W5k #Venezuela #Chavismo #Periodismo (translated)

Bojan Požar wrote that presenting the change in the law on investigative commissions as the introduction of a political police force is a propaganda move that he described as a masterpiece, comparable to the work of Joseph Goebbels, whom he referred to as the Einstein of propagandists. He added that equating parliamentary investigative commissions with political police is insulting to the hundreds of thousands of people who, he claimed, were judicially or extrajudicially murdered, imprisoned, intimidated, exiled from their homeland, and mistreated at home and, as far as possible, abroad by the Yugoslav UDBA, and before it, OZNA, as well as VOS in Slovenia. According to him, the massacred were also mass erased from memory. #politika #zgodovina #propaganda (translated)