{"id":105581,"date":"2022-05-09T13:10:43","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T11:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/?p=105581"},"modified":"2022-05-09T13:10:43","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T11:10:43","slug":"on-a-wild-goose-chase-head-of-the-9th-of-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/en\/on-a-wild-goose-chase-head-of-the-9th-of-may\/","title":{"rendered":"On a Wild Goose Chase head of the 9th of May"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More than two months into Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin\u2019s disinformation machine is showing no signs of wear and tear. If anything, the contrary. Not least because the 9<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0of May \u2013 Europe Day for some,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/international\/3270471-what-is-russias-victory-day-and-what-might-it-mean-for-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Victory Day<\/a>\u00a0for others \u2013 is approaching rapidly. Given the importance of this date in the Kremlin\u2019s world of smoke and mirrors, their top brass is all but certainly busy with serious brain gymnastics to try and spin the lack of hoped progress on the ground and sell it as a victory.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/9-de-mayo-eu-vs-disinfo.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-105589\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/9-de-mayo-eu-vs-disinfo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/9-de-mayo-eu-vs-disinfo.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/9-de-mayo-eu-vs-disinfo-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/9-de-mayo-eu-vs-disinfo-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/9-de-mayo-eu-vs-disinfo-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/9-de-mayo-eu-vs-disinfo-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/9-de-mayo-eu-vs-disinfo-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bearing that in mind, it is only logical that narratives full of bravado and wishful thinking on Ukraine\u2019s post-war future are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220425122741\/https:\/www.pravda.ru\/news\/politics\/1702078-kedmi_rasskazal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">popping up<\/a>\u00a0on Russian outlets. Past efforts to rewrite Ukraine\u2019s history, shape its future and deny its sovereignty have been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/euvsdisinfo.eu\/disinformation-cases\/?text=sovereignty\">well documented<\/a>\u00a0in EUvsDisinfo\u2019s collection of pro-Kremlin disinformation cases.<\/p>\n<h3>End of the second month, start of the \u2018second phase\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>Russia <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/europe\/live-news\/russia-ukraine-war-news-04-22-22\/h_e855930f6413e1ebe7e2e54c91f3dd77\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">announced<\/a>\u00a0the beginning of the \u2018second phase\u2019 of the \u2018special operation\u2019 to establish full control over Donbas and southern Ukraine, and provide a land corridor to Crimea. Well, Russia actually already\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2022\/03\/25\/europe\/russian-general-calls-encirclement-of-ukrainian-cities-a-deliberate-plan\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">declared<\/a>\u00a0the end of the first phase a month ago, but let us not allow facts to get in the way of a good story.<\/p>\n<p>In light of this, the Kremlin\u2019s false narrative that the West is preparing provocations to accuse the Russian side of using banned weapons is making a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tassagency_en\/status\/1517850946398670848\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">comeback<\/a>. More\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/euvsdisinfo.eu\/report\/evidence-of-military-biological-activities-in-ukraine-is-increasing\">accusations<\/a>\u00a0are made against the US for playing with biological weapons in Ukraine. For Russia\u2019s disinformation ecosystem, using\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/euvsdisinfo.eu\/disinformation-cases\/?text=false%20flag\">false flag narratives<\/a>\u00a0is a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/euvsdisinfo.eu\/the-kremlins-playbook-fabricating-pretext-to-invade-ukraine-more-myths\/\">textbook move<\/a>, as doing so gives options for the Russian army to act with impunity and deflect blame for acts such as the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/euvsdisinfo.eu\/report\/bucha-is-a-bloody-provocation-by-neo-nazis-and-ukraines-counterintelligence\">atrocities in Bucha<\/a>. At the same time, preparing the ground for potential drawbacks on the battlefield, the Kremlin is turning up the volume on narratives that Russia is defending itself and that it is the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/euvsdisinfo.eu\/report\/the-west-wants-to-destroy-eastern-christianity-through-the-war-in-ukraine\">World against Russia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 99.9988%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: double; border-color: #001f7d;\" cellpadding=\"0,5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/en\/trolling-for-a-victory-steeped-in-blood-and-hunger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/euvsdisinfo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"166\" height=\"93\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/en\/trolling-for-a-victory-steeped-in-blood-and-hunger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trolling For A Victory Steeped In Blood And Hunger<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Mariupol in the line of fire<\/h3>\n<p>Over the past week, Mariupol and the new Russian offensive in Donbas were among the major topics. According to pro-Kremlin media, Mariupol is now fully \u2018liberated\u2019 and the fall of the last bastion \u2013 the Azovstal steel plant \u2013 is a matter of days. Though Russia\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/russia-says-it-will-halt-hostilities-let-civilians-leave-besieged-steel-plant-2022-04-25\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">announced<\/a>\u00a0a ceasefire around the site on Monday, conflicting reports started\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/russia-announces-expulsion-of-40-german-diplomats-in-tit-for-tat-move-as-it-happened\/a-61577651\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">emerging<\/a>\u00a0quickly, as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/ukraine-russia-shells-mariupol-as-cease-fire-attempts-stall-as-it-happened\/a-61023653\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">often before<\/a>. In typical fashion, the Kremlin\u2019s disinformation machine only\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/euvsdisinfo.eu\/report\/kyiv-pursues-its-criminal-plan-to-slaughter-every-single-ukrainian\">mentions<\/a>\u00a0Ukrainian civilians as victims of their own state and army.<\/p>\n<p>It would be surprising if the \u2018fall of Mariupol\u2019 is not presented in the coming days as a major victory by Russia and a demonstration that its strategic objectives are being met. There are increasing signs of an emerging \u2018victory\u2019 narrative. For example, several\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/izvestia\/86208\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">viral videos<\/a>\u00a0feature USSR-style flags being flown (e.g. in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/newsfrontnotes\/22789\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Kherson<\/a>) and Ukrainian insignia being removed. Soviet imagery has not been explicitly and prominently used until recently, now more and more flag-raising videos keep appearing, often receiving wide engagement and amplification. These appear to aim at reviving collective memories of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/euvsdisinfo.eu\/report\/russias-operation-in-ukraine-stems-from-wests-desire-to-dominate-world\">self defense<\/a>\u00a0and stoking patriotic fervour domestically in Russia in the run-up to the 9<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0of May.<\/p>\n<h3>Moldova in the crosshairs<\/h3>\n<p>Earlier this week, Moldova, the South-Western neighbour of Ukraine,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/blasts-hit-soviet-era-radio-antennae-breakaway-moldovan-region-authorities-say-2022-04-26\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">experienced<\/a>\u00a0a series of explosions in the breakaway Russia-backed region of Transnistria. According to Maia Sandu, the President of Moldova, these escalation attempts stem from pro-war forces within Transnistria who are interested in destabilising the situation in the region. As expected, Kremlin officials were quick to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220427094032\/https:\/mundo.sputniknews.com\/20220426\/el-presidente-de-transnistria-niega-que-autores-de-explosiones-fueran-de-la-republica-1124842029.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">blame<\/a>\u00a0Ukraine for the attacks and pro-Kremlin proxy media foresees a war. As always in the Kremlin story there is a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/euvsdisinfo.eu\/report\/usaid-has-started-manipulating-teachers-from-russian-schools-in-moldova\">sinister US hand behind<\/a>.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 99.9988%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: double; border-color: #001f7d;\" cellpadding=\"0,5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/en\/chinas-balancing-act-on-the-ukraine-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/China-Ucrania.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"166\" height=\"93\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/en\/chinas-balancing-act-on-the-ukraine-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">China\u2019S Balancing Act On The Ukraine War<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Though little is known about the incidents at this point, it is well worth keeping a close eye on developments in Moldova. Not least because one of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2022\/apr\/26\/moldova-holds-security-meeting-as-tensions-rise-over-breakaway-region-transnistria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">self-proclaimed aims<\/a>\u00a0of the \u2018second phase\u2019 of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine is to seize control of southern Ukraine and gain access to Transnistria. Also, because the pro-Kremlin disinformation ecosystem has often had Moldova in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/euvsdisinfo.eu\/disinformation-cases\/?text=moldova&amp;date=&amp;per_page=\">crosshairs<\/a>\u00a0before.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/euvsdisinfo.eu\/on-a-wild-goose-chase-ahead-of-the-9th-of-may\/\">EUvsDiSiNFO &#8211; Press release<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than two months into Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin\u2019s disinformation machine is showing no signs of wear and tear. If anything, the contrary. Not least because the 9th\u00a0of May \u2013 Europe Day for some,\u00a0Victory Day\u00a0for others \u2013 is approaching rapidly. Given the importance of this date in the Kremlin\u2019s world of smoke [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":101011,"featured_media":105589,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4075,346,4078],"tags":[5747,549],"class_list":{"0":"post-105581","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-defence-security","8":"category-eu-news","9":"category-internat-safety-pol","10":"tag-9th-of-may","11":"tag-disinformation","12":"entry"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>On a Wild Goose Chase head of the 9th of May | CDE Almer\u00eda - Centro de Documentaci\u00f3n Europea - Universidad de Almer\u00eda<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/en\/on-a-wild-goose-chase-head-of-the-9th-of-may\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"On a Wild Goose Chase head of the 9th of May | CDE Almer\u00eda - Centro de Documentaci\u00f3n Europea - Universidad de Almer\u00eda\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"More than two months into Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin\u2019s disinformation machine is showing no signs of wear and tear. 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