NewsFront: From Crimea with hate
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as we found out, NewsFront has been playing a significant role in spreading anti-Ukrainian narratives in some Visegrad countries – especially in Slovakia. A complex redistribution scheme allows Kremlin propaganda to avoid bans and reach audiences in the region.
“Ukrainization” in the shade of Braun

Russian propaganda tries to frighten Poles with “Ukrainization” of their country. That catchphrase is being used and promoted by MP Grzegorz Braun and far-right influencers. Similar narrative emerged simultaneously in other Eastern European countries.
Friendship between Poles and Hungarians is falling apart. But money still flows.

Victor Orbán delivered his racist speech during an event one of whose partners was Wacław Felczak Polish-Hungarian Cooperation Institute governed by Polish authorities. Each year, this Institute, and its counterpart in Budapest, spend millions on books, competitions, presentations of wines and perfumes, and a very elegant villa in the heart of Warsaw. All in the name of Polish-Hungarian friendship which both countries recently and officially ended.
“The Killing of a Journalist” director:
I can’t break down, even if the whole crew does

The European premiere of “The Killing of a Journalist” took place during the International Film Festival in Karlovy Vary. The document tell the story of a murdered Slovak journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina, which lead to uncovering of just how rotten the local system was and a wave of public unrest which inevitably changed the whole country.
Hungarian foundation secretly owns 24 properties in the neighbouring countries

Betlanovce, Kežmarok, Levoča, Veľký Kamenec, Trenčín: these are the settlements where new properties were acquired by a subsidiary of the Foundation for Preserving Built Heritage in Central Europe in Upper Hungary in Slovakia, which was set up by the Hungarian State in areas that belonged to Hungary before the Treaty of Trianon.
GLOBSEC: Volodymyr Zelensky four times more popular than Putin in CEE

New GLOBSEC report, GLOBSEC Trends 2022, shows that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is four times more popular than Vladimir Putin. On average, 66% of respondents perceive Volodymyr Zelensky positively, compared to only 15% viewing Putin favourably and 78% unfavourably.
The Slovak Trail of Russian Businessmen with Connections to Putin

The Investigative Centre of Ján Kuciák has discovered that Russsian Luzhniki group has conducted business activities in Slovakia for many years and that its members have profited from state money.
Shadow soldiers: who is supporting the Kremlin’s war in CEE

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has activated a broad media and movement network in support of the war effort in Central-Eastern Europe, which not many people are aware of.