Russia launches disinfo in Europe to stop Ukrainian refugees from returning - Ukraine’s intelligence 

He made this statement during a discussion at the New Country project on August 21.

According to Skibitskyi, Russia is already implementing these tactics within the EU. For instance, in Italy, Russians are utilizing their allies - journalists from Russian-occupied territories in Ukraine - to justify the Russian genocidal war.

“These include presentations of various ‘fiction and documentary’ books allegedly about Ukraine's crimes in Donetsk and Luhansk regions,” Skibitskyi said.

He also noted that Russians are actively working with Ukrainians who have fled to European countries due to the war. This includes establishing various societies, educational programs for children, and churches.

“This is being used to make our Ukrainians lose their identity and, even more so, to prevent them from ever returning home,” Skibitskyi explained.

• Earlier, in a study on the spread of Russian disinformation in the EU media, Espreso TV, in collaboration with InsightNews, identified the most popular narratives that Russia is using to target Western audiences in connection with Ukraine's offensive in the Kursk region.