{"id":135212,"date":"2025-04-22T11:37:25","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T08:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/longreads\/135212\/"},"modified":"2025-04-22T11:37:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T08:37:29","slug":"belarusian-state-media-amplify-kremlin-propaganda-against-ukraine-and-west","status":"publish","type":"longreads","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/longreads\/135212\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarusian state media amplify Kremlin propaganda against Ukraine and West"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Belarusian state media consistently portray Ukraine and Ukrainians in an extremely negative light and work to discredit the West, covering regional developments through the lens of Russian propaganda.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"505\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/azarenok-stv.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/azarenok-stv.jpg 750w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/azarenok-stv-350x236.jpg 350w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/azarenok-stv-728x490.jpg 728w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\n    <figcaption>\n                    <div class=\"block-image__descr\">\n\n                Government propagandist Ryhor Azaronak\n            <\/div>\n        \n                    <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                                <span>(STV)<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Russian narratives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>State journalists in Belarus routinely adopt Moscow&#8217;s terminology, referring to Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine as a &#8220;special military operation,&#8221; avoiding the term &#8220;war.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kremlin-originated claim that Russia is defending itself from NATO aggression is repeated without scrutiny, as is the portrayal of Western governments as neo-Nazis. Ukraine is depicted as a puppet of the West, with its policies framed as antagonistic toward Russia and Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Propaganda narratives perpetuate the lie that Ukrainians embrace Nazi ideology and commit horrific crimes, while warning of an impending large-scale war (&#8220;either they defeat us or we defeat them&#8221;). Belarusian officials emphasize the country\u2019s military strength, highlighting the deployment of Russian nuclear weapons on Belarusian soil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Messages demonizing Ukraine include accusations of civilian killings in the Donbas region and alleged genocide against Russian speakers. The Ukrainian government is often referred to as the \u201cKyiv regime,\u201d and President Volodymyr Zelensky is labeled &#8220;illegitimate&#8221; because no presidential election has been held under martial law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Belarusian media omit a crucial fact: the Ukrainian constitution prohibits holding presidential elections during wartime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fabricated threats from Ukraine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarusian propaganda also promotes the false claim that Ukraine is planning an attack on Belarus. It vilifies Belarusian volunteers fighting alongside Ukrainian forces\u2014a narrative amplified after Ukrainian troops briefly entered Russia\u2019s Kursk province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In November 2024, <em>ONT<\/em> aired a propaganda film titled <em>\u0411\u0435\u0441\u044b<\/em><em>: <\/em><em>\u043a\u0430\u043a<\/em><em> <\/em><em>\u0445\u043e\u0442\u044f\u0442<\/em><em> <\/em><em>\u0437\u0430\u0445\u0432\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0442\u044c<\/em><em> <\/em><em>\u0411\u0435\u043b\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0441\u044c<\/em> <em>(<\/em><em>Demons: How They Want to Capture Belarus<\/em><em>)<\/em>, which claimed that &#8220;mercenaries&#8221; from Ukraine and neighboring EU countries were plotting an invasion. The film contrasted images of war-ravaged Ukrainian cities with peaceful scenes from Belarus\u2014a typical propaganda technique used by pro-Kremlin media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"807\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ont-ukraina-karta-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ont-ukraina-karta-2.png 807w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ont-ukraina-karta-2-354x203.png 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ont-ukraina-karta-2-734x420.png 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ont-ukraina-karta-2-768x440.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 807px) 100vw, 807px\" \/>\n    <figcaption>\n        \n                    <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                                <span>(Pozirk&#039;s still)<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The film credits Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2014who in 2022 permitted Russian troops to launch their invasion of Ukraine from Belarus\u2014with preserving peace at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To discredit the Kastu\u015b Kalino\u016dski Regiment (KKR), the film includes footage of former KKR fighters Vasil Vieramiej\u010dyk and Maksim Ralko, reportedly captured and interrogated by the Belarusian KGB. In the film and in news segments showing interviews recorded under duress, Ralko claims that the KKR plans to attack Belarus and that its members are criminals and drug addicts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vieramiej\u010dyk, who was arrested in Vietnam and extradited to Belarus at the KGB\u2019s request, also recites claims that Lithuanian, Polish, and Ukrainian intelligence services are devising a plan to &#8220;liberate&#8221; Belarus by invading from the south. This footage aired on <em>Belarus 1<\/em> on January 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Such confessions should be treated with extreme skepticism, as they are often extracted through torture and threats of death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Manipulations and false claims<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarusian propaganda outlets frequently repeat stories from Russian media without independent verification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, in November 2024, <em>ONT<\/em> echoed a false claim originally made by Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Mariya Zakharova\u2014that Ukraine had removed Donald Trump from its \u201cenemies database\u201d after he promised to end the war in one day. Ukraine denied that Trump had ever been listed in the <em>Mirotvorets<\/em> database.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In December, <em>STV<\/em> repeated the Russian claim that Ukraine planned to raise its military draft target for 2025\u2014another fabrication. Belarusian state media also amplified the false claim that Ukraine was responsible for the crash of an Azerbaijani Embraer-190 aircraft on December 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>STV<\/em> host Ihar Pa\u017aniak stated, &#8220;The Azerbaijani Airlines Embraer-190 body was damaged by fragments. Against this backdrop, there is a theory that it was attacked by Ukrainian drones, media reported.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin later expressed condolences to Baku but refused to acknowledge that the plane was shot down by Russian air defenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On February 19, <em>Pervyi Informatsionnyi<\/em> rebroadcast a Russian claim that Ukraine had sold approximately 30 percent of its land to foreigners\u2014despite the fact that Ukrainian law prohibits the sale of agricultural land to foreign entities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kremlin-controlled platforms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Kremlin narratives are also disseminated through controlled blogging platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEurope, which is discussing whether to send 30,000 peacekeepers to Ukraine, is not defending Ukraine, but its commercial interests. It will demand a stake in Ukrainian assets as payment for its services, according to Ukraine\u2019s insider channels,\u201d said Kaciaryna Cichamirava on <em>Pervyi Informatsionnyi<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She cited a post from the <em>Legitimny<\/em> platform, which, according to Ukraine\u2019s Security Service, is operated by Russian intelligence and based in Transnistria, a Russian-backed separatist region in Moldova.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In another segment, <em>STV <\/em>accused Zelensky of attempting to derail US-Russia negotiations by exaggerating threats from Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Andrej \u0141azutkin claimed that Ukraine blamed Russia and Belarus for a drone strike on the Chernobyl nuclear power plant\u2019s confinement shelter\u2014calling it a \u201cfake video.\u201d In fact, Ukraine stated that a Russian drone struck the shelter and provided footage of the incident. Emergency crews needed three weeks to extinguish the resulting fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Focus on Ukraine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Nearly half of pro-government media content in Belarus is focused on Ukraine, according to the <em>Mapping Belarusian Online Propaganda<\/em> report by Marat Lasno\u016d and Lesia Rudnik.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>SB. Belarus Segodnia<\/em> Telegram channel mentioned Ukraine 10,300 times, Russia 11,000 times, \u0141uka\u0161enka 12,200 times, and Belarus 33,200 times, according to <em>Pozirk<\/em>. Between April 1 and 10, the channel posted over 40 Ukraine-related stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mentions by <em>SB. Belarus Segodnia<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Red \u2013 Ukraine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Green \u2013 Russia, \u0141uka\u0161enka, Belarus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"961\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/upominanie-smi-bel.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/upominanie-smi-bel.jpg 961w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/upominanie-smi-bel-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/upominanie-smi-bel-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/upominanie-smi-bel-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/upominanie-smi-bel-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 961px) 100vw, 961px\" \/>\n    <figcaption>\n        \n            <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The state-run newspaper condemned Ukraine\u2019s decision to seize and auction Belarusian potash fertilizers, accusing Ukraine of \u201cpilfering Belarusian assets.\u201d It did not cite Ukraine\u2019s justification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ukraine\u2019s justice ministry described Bie\u0142aru\u015bkalij as a leading state-owned potash producer and major tax contributor to the regime of &#8220;self-proclaimed President Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka.&#8221; It accused the company of aiding Russia&#8217;s war effort by maintaining financial and logistical ties with Russia\u2019s military-industrial sector and providing facilities for Ukrainian children relocated from occupied territories to Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spreading hate and censorship<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarusian state media frequently report on war, corruption, Western military aid to Ukraine and statements by Donald Trump in ways designed to foster hostility toward Ukraine. Their coverage echoes Russian narratives that have dehumanized Ukrainians since before the 2014 annexation of Crimea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These outlets frame Ukraine as a weak, Western-dependent state using disinformation and one-sided reporting. The Belarusian government has eliminated independent media and imprisoned at least 209 activists for expressing support for Ukraine, donating to its armed forces, or volunteering to fight, according to the Viasna Human Rights Center. Strict censorship has been imposed on what remains of private media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reprisals for support of Ukraine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Black \u2013 209 people convicted<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Green \u2013 38 women<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yellow \u2013 41 sentenced for donations<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Red \u2013 30 sentenced for alleged intention to fight for Ukraine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/podderzhka-ukr-repressii-bel.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/podderzhka-ukr-repressii-bel.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/podderzhka-ukr-repressii-bel-346x236.jpg 346w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/podderzhka-ukr-repressii-bel-718x490.jpg 718w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/podderzhka-ukr-repressii-bel-768x524.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n    <figcaption>\n        \n            <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Coordination with Russian propaganda<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Media IQ, a Belarusian counter-propaganda initiative, has noted strong coordination between Belarusian and Russian state media since 2022, according to analyst Pa\u016dluk Byko\u016dski.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their study, <em>Russian Policy towards Belarus after 2020: At a Turning Point?<\/em>, concluded:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt would be wrong to say that one propaganda machine is subordinate to the other. They act as fellow travelers. When their interests align\u2014or at least do not conflict\u2014the Belarusian regime aggressively adopts Kremlin narratives, especially to justify the war in Ukraine ideologically.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the disputed 2020 presidential election and mass protests, Minsk abandoned its information neutrality policy and integrated into Russia\u2019s media sphere, particularly following the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Belarusian state media have effectively given up their neutrality and now echo Russian rhetoric and methods,\u201d Byko\u016dski said. \u201cThis marks a loss of information sovereignty.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, he noted a subtle difference: Belarusian media emphasize that Belarusian troops are not directly involved in the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A joint survey by Chatham House and iSANS revealed that 94% of Belarusians who rely on independent media oppose the war, while 61% of state media users support it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis contrast illustrates how media sources shape public attitudes toward war and security,\u201d Byko\u016dski concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Media impact on perception of war<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Left: state media audience<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blue: approval of the Russian invasion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yellow: disapproval of the Russian invasion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Right: independent media<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Black: approval of the Russian invasion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Red: disapproval of the Russian invasion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/otnoshenie-k-vojne-bel.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/otnoshenie-k-vojne-bel.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/otnoshenie-k-vojne-bel-346x236.jpg 346w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/otnoshenie-k-vojne-bel-718x490.jpg 718w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/otnoshenie-k-vojne-bel-768x524.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n    <figcaption>\n        \n            <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Belarusian state media consistently portray Ukraine and Ukrainians in an extremely negative light and work to discredit the West, covering regional developments through the lens of Russian propaganda. 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