Olivier Baumard

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Words of condemnation alone will not stop attacks on Kyiv. Only sustained military support for Ukraine and increased pressure on Moscow can do that. This week, the EU has started disbursing €6 billion under the €90 billion support loan to strengthen Kyiv’s defences. (1/3)

A larger Europe is a stronger and safer Europe. As @europarl.europa.eu has long called for, Member States have given the green light to start EU accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova. Enlargement is our strongest geopolitical tool, and Ukraine and Moldova belong in Europe 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇲🇩

The latest Storm-1516 disinformation campaign is targeting Armenia and promotes a false narrative that Armenia has agreed to accept up to 250 000 Muslim refugees from EU countries in order to receive EU candidate status

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As C.S. Lewis said, “To love at all is to be vulnerable.” But in Ukraine and Russia, that vulnerability has become a new kind of battlefield, where dating apps are used for spying, blackmail, recruitment, sabotage, and exposing lovesick, careless soldiers. Read more: euvsdisinfo.eu/tough-love-s...

Russian foreign influence operations are now targeting Armenia with the same messages used previously in Moldova. As next month’s elections approach, the Kremlin is deploying familiar narratives against Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan, echoing an earlier campaign against Moldovan President Maia Sandu.

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✍️Signed! The EU-Armenia Connectivity Partnership. From transport to energy and digital networks, it can turn Armenia into a strategic hub at the crossroads of continents. Linking the EU, the South Caucasus & Central Asia.

The full force of Russian FIMI is now being deployed against Armenia ahead of its parliamentary elections, largely recycling the same narratives used in Moldova, with attacks on Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan almost perfectly mirroring those previously directed at Maia Sandu.

In Russia, International Women’s Day means flowers and compliments. But also: – pressure against abortions – rewards for teen pregnancies – domestic violence partially decriminalised – feminism framed as extremism. Read the entire article on EUvsDisinfo: euvsdisinfo.eu/russia-a-wom...

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Récits de deux ambassadeurs plongés dans la même guerre. Trois observations suite à la lecture des ouvrages d’Étienne de Poncins, ambassadeur de France en #Ukraine (2019-2023), et de Pierre Lévy, ambassadeur de France en #Russie (2020-2024) Thread sur les diplomates en temps de guerre 👇 1/5

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Russia was supposed to capture Kyiv in 3 days. Four years later,they are advancing at a snail’s pace. "Three Days That Never Came" is a mini-documentary about Ukrainian resistance & courage against Russian aggression. It also shows how Ukraine adapted in the information space. youtu.be/aR8UOuZUMws

"(...) il m’est impossible de savoir si ces réseaux ont vraiment été bénéfiques à mon élection. Ma seule certitude aujourd’hui, c’est qu’ils sont un poison" Peut on gagner une campagne politique sans réseaux sociaux? A suivre à Lambersart (Hauts-de-France) www.lemonde.fr/m-le-mag/art...

Municipales 2026 : des maires des Hauts-de-France boycottent les réseaux sociaux dans leur campagne

Ces édiles des Hauts-de-France se représentent aux élections municipales des 15 et 22 mars. Ils ont décidé de rester absents de Facebook, X ou Instagram, qu’ils ont quittés depuis plusieurs mois ou an...

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The greatest threat Russia presents right now is that it gains more at the negotiation table than it has achieved on the battlefield. Russia’s maximalist demands cannot be met with a minimalist response. Extract of my speech at Munich Security Conference ↓

C'est un marronnier en Russie, V.Poutine tient sa conférence de presse/ligne directe avant les fêtes. C'est construit comme un évènement en Russie. La salle est pleine de journalistes régionaux. Celui-ci tient une pancarte "je veux me marier" pour parler démographie.

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Russia’s shadow fleet remains its cash lifeline. We are cutting it. Today we sanctioned several individuals linked to Rosneft and Lukoil, as well as 40 additional vessels. We will also sanction shadow fleet vessels on a rolling basis, with decisions every month. Extract from my press conference ↓

The EU has a very clear two-point plan: first, weaken Russia; second, support Ukraine. Sanctions are hitting Russia hard. The export of Russian crude oil is at its lowest. And tax revenues from oil are the lowest since the war started. My press remarks following today's FAC link.europa.eu/VDdpDw

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Ukraine’s fight for freedom continues. And so does our support. In Kyiv, I was glad to hand over equipment worth €6.5 million to Ukrainian services. This includes drone jamming systems, minibuses and four-wheel drive vehicles to reach remote and inaccessible locations.

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Russia is causing tremendous damage in Ukraine. It is not right that anybody else should pay for it. At today’s European Council, we will discuss a reparations loan, backed up by frozen Russian assets, to help Ukraine defend itself. My doorstep ↓

🇲🇩 🇷🇺 “The goal of the Russian interference is to amplify societal distrust, to diminish the confidence that the Moldovan public has not just in its government and president, but also in its European future,” GMF's Clara Volintiru told the Guardian

The pro-European party won Moldova’s election but obstacles to join the EU remain

Russia’s campaign to amplify societal distrust continues as membership talks have stalled

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En août 2025, les 10 principaux outils d’IA générative ont répété des informations erronées sur des sujets d’actualité plus d’un tiers du temps – dans 35% des cas -, contre 18% en août 2024. 2/10

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Le taux de fausses informations répétées par les chatbots d’IA a presque doublé en un an et ils fournissent désormais des affirmations fausses en réponses à des requêtes dans plus d’un tiers des cas d’après NewsGuard ! Un thread. 1/10

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