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EU Observer (11 November 2026)

Noel BAKER and Emma HICKEY

As the saying goes, the first casualty of war is the truth. But in the case of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, it seems the truth had been under attack for a while. 

As recently as this summer, claims that Russia had actually made significant battlefield gains were debunked after analysis found that interpretation was based on misuse of a report which actually found Ukraine had made the greater advances.

It chimes with the continuing battle for control of the narrative over Ukraine, not least when it comes to the prospect of that country, and possibly its neighbour, Moldova, ultimately joining the EU.

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