Some Spanish military personnel spread russian propaganda narratives in media – Resurgam study

Spain is a country with significant political weight in the EU. It maintains unbroken economic ties with Russia, and serves as an entry point for russian special services. Therefore, the international information and analytical community Resurgam conducted a study on how russian propaganda infiltrates Spanish-language media. A total of 1,921 articles from 10 Spanish publications were analyzed.

Dmytro Kornienko, a political scientist and founder of the international information and analytical community Resurgam, stated this during a briefing at the Media Center Ukraine.

“Among the main problems in Spanish media are the use of russian sources, lack of authorship, professional ties to russia, and absence of information verification,” Kornienko said.

The Resurgam information community concluded that some authors writing about russia and Ukraine often espouse pacifism while simultaneously being members of the Spanish military. These authors consistently employ russian narratives, such as: “civil war in Ukraine” and “civil coup of 2014”. They also display disrespect for Ukraine’s borders and sovereignty.

In some cases, these authors spread russian narratives about the harm that sanctions against russia would cause to the European Union, label Ukrainians as “ultra-nationalists”, and accuse Ukraine of refusing to coordinate its position with Moscow.

Kornienko noted that the full study is available on the Resurgam platform and will be useful for journalists, diplomats, fixers, and all interested parties.

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