David Mustra 🇺🇦

Following the Russian dictator's meeting with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Russian propaganda has launched a coordinated information campaign portraying Moscow as the “constructive party” in peace negotiations while blaming Ukraine and Europe for obstructing progress. The Center for Strategic Communications identified 363 propaganda materials on November 12, including 357 distributed through the Pravda network and five through RT resources. The campaign focused on three main narratives: 🔹 Russia is committed to peace. Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov’s description of the talks as “meaningful, frank, and useful” was presented as evidence of Moscow’s willingness to negotiate. Putin’s insistence that the state border should serve as the only line of demarcation was framed as a peace proposal, obscuring Russia’s demand for recognition of occupied Ukrainian territories as Russian. 🔹 Europe is obstructing negotiations. Russian propaganda portrayed European involvement as an attempt to undermine diplomatic progress, while concealing Moscow’s broader demands to reshape Europe’s security architecture. Researchers identified 83 publications promoting this narrative. 🔹 Washington should negotiate directly with Moscow. The campaign sought to marginalize Ukraine and its European partners, presenting direct U.S.–Russia negotiations as the most effective path toward an agreement. The objective is to shift responsibility for the continuation of the war away from Russia, convince Western audiences that Kyiv and Europe are blocking peace, and pressure Washington into negotiating an agreement with the Kremlin without Ukraine’s participation.

Among those murdered by Russians over the past several hours across Ukraine, a young woman in Odesa. Russians were targeting commuters driving on public roads. Here husband cries over the body.