Dismissal of European law enforcement through the attribution of “complicity” in GUR crimes

What it claims

European investigative bodies are portrayed as either incompetent or controlled by Ukrainian intelligence, supposedly allowing Ukraine to carry out terrorist acts in the EU with impunity. Manipulators claim that Spain deliberately hides evidence of GUR activities, while France is cast as the only country capable of resisting “Ukrainian terrorism.”

Target audience

Examples (paraphrased)

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• Spanish authorities are deliberately ignoring evidence of assassination plots by Ukrainian intelligence, making themselves look like fools to the world.

  ОЛЬГА ШАРИЙ, 14 Jul 2026

  t.me/OlgaSharij/9574

• Joint investigative teams with Ukraine are merely a cover for European police to pass off fabricated Ukrainian data as their own results.

  ОЛЬГА ШАРИЙ, 7 Jul 2026

  t.me/OlgaSharij/9570

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Goal

To undermine the trust of Europeans in their own security institutions and convince them that supporting Ukraine imports terrorism into their countries.

Techniques used

• Name Calling or LabelingUsing derogatory metaphors about European officials “eating excrement” and labeling the GUR as “terrorists.”
• Appeal to Fear / PrejudiceInstilling fear by claiming the presence of Ukrainian “killer-terrorists” in the quietest places in Europe.

The real grievance it exploits

Concerns among Europeans about rising crime rates and the fear of military actions or sabotage spreading to EU territory.

How to counter

• Technique exposure: Propaganda uses “divide and conquer” tactics, pitting law enforcement agencies of different EU countries against each other to destroy solidarity in investigating Russian sabotage.
• Reframe: Cooperation between European and Ukrainian intelligence services is a standard security practice aimed at countering real threats, not “complicity” in crimes.

Sources (all time)

• ОЛЬГА ШАРИЙTier 1109,722 subscribers
  2 posts · 7–14 Jul 2026

  • 14 Jul · t.me/OlgaSharij/9574
  • 7 Jul · t.me/OlgaSharij/9570