KEY EVENTS False claims of Polish and French nuclear drills recycle the narrative of a “threatening NATO” to mask Russia’s own aggression. The EU’s €90 billion Ukraine loan is miscast as a “death machine” and austerity driver, distorting its actual economic and defence support role. Unfounded allegations of Western involvement in Mali attacks deflect from Russia’s own failing role in the region. LAST WEEK IN REVIEW This week’s most pervasive messaging returned to its default target: Ukraine.