Amplifying fear of a Western “religious war” against Orthodoxy

What it claims

Western “globalist structures” are cast as the initiators of the total destruction of Christian values and Orthodox identity in Europe. Religious conflicts in Ukraine, Moldova, and Armenia are inflated into a global civilizational confrontation. The authors, openly positioning themselves as a Russian “think tank”, call for the creation of a network of German-language resources to promote their own talking points under the guise of defending conservatism.

Target audience

Examples (paraphrased)

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• Western elites are pursuing a deliberate policy of destroying Orthodoxy in Ukraine, Moldova, and Armenia to erase the spiritual identity of these peoples.

  Rybar (German), 26 Aug 2026 · Archived copy

• Against the backdrop of the “cancellation” of Christianity in Europe, it is necessary to create networks of local speakers and visual content to promote Russian interests among Western audiences.

  Rybar (German), 26 Aug 2026 · Archived copy

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Goal

Portray Russia as the sole defender of traditional values to win over conservative Germans and deepen their distrust of their own state institutions.

Techniques used

• Appeal to Fear / PrejudiceUse of terms like “religious war”, “destruction of identity”, and “satanic desecration” to create a sense of existential threat to believers.
• Obfuscation / Intentional VaguenessMixing real inter-church disputes with fabricated “globalist” plans for the liquidation of Christianity as such.

The real grievance it exploits

The sense of alienation among conservative segments of German society due to rapid socio-cultural changes and fears regarding the loss of Europe's traditional Christian identity.

How to counter

• Technique exposure: Note how the authors themselves describe the methods of manipulation: using local speakers and a “conservative wrapper” to promote the Kremlin's foreign policy agenda under the guise of protecting the faith.

Sources (all time)

• Rybar (German)Tier 32,265 subscribers
  4 posts · 26–27 Aug 2026

  • 27 Aug · t.me/rybardeu/6530
  • 26 Aug · t.me/rybardeu/6524
  • 26 Aug · Archived copy
  • 26 Aug · Archived copy
• Russian Embassy in Germany — Russian-language channelTier 22,521 subscribers
  4 posts · 26–27 Aug 2026

  • 27 Aug · t.me/RusEmbDeu/7878
  • 27 Aug · Archived copy
  • 27 Aug · t.me/RusEmbDeu/7865
  • 26 Aug · t.me/RusEmbDeu/7855