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Fact check: Inside Russia's campaign to undermine France's pro-Ukraine candidates

With the French presidential election months away, Russia's disinformation machine works to ensure no pro-Ukraine candidate enters the Elysee Palace. Viginum, the French agency that counters foreign interference, has already detected hundreds of disinformation operations targeting the vote, whose outcome will have major ramifications for Ukraine and Europe. Moscow-linked campaigns have spread false claims that center-left Raphael Glucksmann helped set up torture prisons in Ukraine, that Presid

Ukraine war latest: Russia strikes Dnipro railway station again, day after attack killed 15

Key developments on Oct. 30: * Russia strikes Dnipro railway station again, day after attack killed 15 * Evacuation convoys from Russian-occupied Oleshky split toward Ukraine and Russia, officials say * Ukraine destroys Iskander-M missile launcher in Russia's Kursk Oblast, General Staff says * Russia has damaged more than 800 Ukrainian energy assets since September * Russian deputy PM confirms strikes on 3 refineries, gas-chemical complex Russian forces launched new strikes on the railway

Investigation: Rising hate against Ukrainians in Central Europe part of a coordinated campaign

Ukrainians in the three EU countries that have taken in the largest numbers of Ukrainian refugees are increasingly facing aggression — from insults on public transport to knife attacks. Journalists at the Kyiv Independent analyzed tens of thousands of posts on X and found that the same narratives circulating online are picked up and amplified by popular local politicians. Editor's Note: The story is based on the documentary "Dealers of Hate," published by the Kyiv Independent's War Crimes Inves

About Sergey Lavrov

Sergey Lavrov is Russia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, a position he has held since 2004, making him one of the world's longest-serving foreign ministers. Born on March 21, 1950, Lavrov previously served as Russia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 1994 to 2004 and has been a central figure in promoting Kremlin foreign policy narratives.

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