What Russia tells American voters
Narratives pushed at US audiences by Russian state media and attributed proxy outlets in the run-up to the 2026 midterm elections.
Casting US aid to Ukraine as an obstacle to peace
Ending US aid to Ukraine is portrayed as a step that would supposedly speed up a settlement of the war. European leaders are depicted as having derailed Washington’s compromise proposals and rebuilt a united front against Russia. Phone talks and conflicting accounts of peace terms are folded into a picture in which support for Kyiv conflicts with reaching an agreement.
Framing US-Russia talks as economic “normalization”
Restoring economic ties with Russia is portrayed as the “only” path to a US-Russia agreement. Banking access, trade, assets, and sanctions are reduced to a package the United States could offer in exchange for a deal. Claims about Ukraine’s position and talks by US envoys are inflated into an image of Kyiv as a party without influence of its own.