How Russian Propaganda Attacks Ukraine's European Integration: Czechia and Poland

On June 27, 2024 a public online expert discussion "Ukrainian European integration in the focus of Russian propaganda: analysis of the information space of the Czech Republic and Poland" took place.

The event is part of Ukraine Crisis Media Center's "Paving Ukraine's Path to the EU: Informational Dimension" project.

Speakers: 
Maciej Makulski, Contributing editor with the New Eastern Europe magazine (Poland)
Lenka Struzinska, independent researcher (the Czech Republic)
Pavel Havlíček, Research Fellow at the Association for International Affairs (the Czech Republic)
Frantisek Kalenda, Editor-in-chief at Bourdon publishing house. Independent journalist & researcher (the Czech Republic)
Julian Dobrowolski, INFO OPS Poland Foundation (Poland)
Anton Khimiak, Anastasiia Ratieieva, analysts at the Hybrid Warfare Analytical Group at Ukraine Crisis Media Center

Moderator: Volodymyr Solovian, PhD, Head of Hybrid Warfare Analytical Group at Ukraine Crisis Media Center

Topics and questions that were discussed:

Main pro-Russian narratives and disinformation actors after February 24, 2022, in the information space of the Czech Republic and Poland
Key findings of the analytical note "Undermining Ukrainian European Integration: Discrediting Attempts in the Information Space of the Czech Republic and Poland".
Assessment of Russia's ability to undermine the support for the idea of European integration of Ukraine in  the Czech Republic and Poland by informational means 
Summing up the European Parliament election campaign: what role did anti-Ukrainian narratives play?

This event was organized with the support of the European Union and the International Renaissance Foundation within the framework «European Renaissance of Ukraine» project. Its content is the exclusive responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union and the International Renaissance Foundation.