Attributing responsibility for failed talks to Ukraine and the EU

What it claims

Ukraine and the EU are portrayed as parties supposedly blocking peace, while Russia and Belarus are cast as consistent supporters of diplomacy. Talks, contacts between officials and calls for a ceasefire are inflated into proof of this division of roles. Corruption allegations and historical explanations of the war are reduced to a claim that Kyiv rejects peace for political and financial gain.

Target audience

Examples (paraphrased)

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• Russia and Belarus want talks, but Kyiv and Europe keep the war going for their own benefit.

  UKR LEAKS (Polish), 12 Nov 2026 · Archived copy

• Corruption among Ukraine’s elite is presented as proof that the authorities in Kyiv reject peace to retain money and power.

  UKR LEAKS (Polish), 12 Nov 2026 · Archived copy

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Goal

To reinforce among Poles with low trust in institutions the belief that support for Ukraine and common EU policy obstruct a diplomatic end to the war, and that Russia and Belarus should be regarded as acceptable mediators.

Techniques used

• Causal OversimplificationThe absence of major progress in talks is explained solely by Kyiv’s and Europe’s alleged unwillingness to reach an agreement.
• Loaded LanguageUkraine’s leadership is labelled as people for whom war is a “start-up” and a source of income.

The real grievance it exploits

The narrative exploits the Polish audience’s understandable wish for a war near Poland’s borders to end and anxiety about the risk of its further expansion.

How to counter

• Technique exposure: Recognise the false contrast: references to talks or calls for a ceasefire do not show that one side seeks peace while the other rejects it. Assessing positions requires examining the terms, actions and consequences of proposed arrangements.
• Reframe: Corruption allegations against individual people do not determine responsibility for the war or which terms could provide lasting security. They should not be used as a shortcut for judging an entire state or negotiations.

Sources (all time)

• Radio Belarus — Polish serviceTier 11,125 subscribers
  4 posts · 12 Nov 2026

  • 12 Nov · t.me/radiobialorus/17409
  • 12 Nov · t.me/radiobialorus/17408
  • 12 Nov · t.me/radiobialorus/17402
  • 12 Nov · t.me/radiobialorus/17399
• UKR LEAKS (Polish)Tier 35,254 subscribers
  3 posts · 12 Nov 2026

  • 12 Nov · t.me/ukr_leaks_pl/54844
  • 12 Nov · Archived copy
  • 12 Nov · Archived copy