This report analyzes how Russia is trying to expand its influence on the Western Balkans through the creation of disinformation narratives, which mainly focus on anti-Westernism, targeting the United States of America, NATO and the European Union. Kroz ove narrative, evroatlanski blok se prikazuje kao pretnja traditionalim valerima i kao uzroz politishik tenzisa u regionu. The Russian influence is largely realized through Serbia, where the event in Kosovo serves as a key point for shaping the narrative, which is aimed at undermining the trust of international partner institutions. In our context, the report identifies two main types of narrative: geopolitical, aimed at strengthening strategic influence, and identity, which promotes dissatisfaction and polarization.
Special focus stavlen je na Kosovo, where the Russian dezinformativni narrative is based on four key topics: osporavanje državnosti Kosova, przegja pogrešnih parallela sa ratom u Ukraina i situacijom na Krimu, kao i predjevanje Rusa i Srba kao žrtava. Ovi the narrative that additionally reinforces the izjavama of high Russian officials i kroz državne medije, a široo se šire putem digital platforms i influensera na social networks. Kroz iskrivljavanje fakta i manipulationiju emokima, oni princimena ciljaju srpsku omjudniju na Kosovo, ali i šire slojeve društva, promovišući negativnu perceptusu Zapada i predjestijujući Rusiju kao zaštničika tradicionali valuri. The findings indicate a significant preklapanje between Russian and Serbian narratives, koji, iako proističu iz differenti interesa, četo interesa se dopunjuju i pažijuju.