Attributing an export of “lawlessness” to Ukraine

What it claims

The Spanish investigation concerning Anatolii Sharii is presented as political persecution organised by Kyiv through the Guardia Civil. Personal accounts of surveillance and pressure are reduced to supposed proof that Ukraine is exporting “lawlessness” and corruption to Europe. A single case is given the meaning of evidence that European institutions are in decline.

Target audience

Examples (paraphrased)

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• The Guardia Civil is carrying out Kyiv’s order to turn a political opponent into the subject of a criminal case.

  Анатолий Шарий, 3 Oct 2026 · Archived copy

• Europe is adopting corruption and political persecution from Ukraine, so its institutions are declining.

  ОЛЬГА ШАРИЙ, 3 Oct 2026 · Archived copy

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Goal

To persuade Western audiences that Ukraine corruptly influences European law-enforcement bodies. To deepen scepticism about cooperation with Ukraine and its closer integration with the EU.

Techniques used

• Loaded LanguageSpanish law-enforcement officers are portrayed as corrupt and incompetent “bumpkins”, while the case is depicted as a senseless fabrication.
• Causal OversimplificationAn investigation concerning one person is presented as the result of an order from Kyiv and as a sign that Europe is adopting Ukraine’s worst practices.

The real grievance it exploits

People in Europe are concerned about possible abuse of law-enforcement procedures, political pressure, and corruption in public bodies. There is also a painful fear that national institutions may act without transparency or be subject to outside influence.

How to counter

• Technique exposure: Separate a case subject’s personal explanations from established facts. The existence of an investigation or cross-border legal cooperation does not by itself prove a political order.
• Prebunk: Be cautious when a single case is explained through a secret plot and simultaneously declared proof of the decline of an entire country or Europe. This generalisation replaces checking specific claims with an emotional conclusion.

Sources (all time)

• Анатолий ШарийTier 11,714,336 subscribers
  3 posts · 3 Oct 2026

  • 3 Oct · t.me/ASupersharij/60900
  • 3 Oct · t.me/ASupersharij/60899
  • 3 Oct · Archived copy
• ОЛЬГА ШАРИЙTier 1112,811 subscribers
  3 posts · 3 Oct 2026

  • 3 Oct · Archived copy
  • 3 Oct · t.me/OlgaSharij/9604
  • 3 Oct · t.me/OlgaSharij/9603