Lukashenka demands peace from Ukraine, Trump is listed as an enemy, state media rejoice at the U.S. refusal to transfer Tomahawks to Kyiv and intimidate with “nuclear escalation.” According to propaganda, Europe is “preparing for war” to hide its own crisis. Read more in the iSANS propaganda review for October.
SUMMARY
War in Ukraine
- A significant part of this review is devoted to Aliaksandr Lukashenka’s personal contribution to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine – on an ideological level. Lukashenka himself, on his own initiative, participates in an anti-Ukraine propaganda campaign, spreading false claims, for example, about Ukraine’s systemic failures and Russia’s advances on the battlefield, calling on Ukraine to cede and agree to peace on the Kremlin’s terms.
- According to one of the main propaganda lines, Russia is “waging war against the West” in Ukraine, which is fighting it “through the hands of Ukrainians.”
- Propagandists have finally lost faith in Trump and realized that they will not see a return to pressure on Ukraine from the American president, and that he will not engage in a “business built on blood” with Putin.
Belarus
- The cult of personality of Lukashenka continues to get stronger. The most active role in praising the “leader” is given to the most aggressive propagandist, Ryhor Azaronak.
- Representatives of the Belarusian democratic forces remained the main target of propaganda attacks in October.
“The collective West”
- The propaganda attacks in October focused on European Union countries that have taken a consistent and firm stance against the dictatorships in Russia and Belarus and the ongoing war against Ukraine.
You can read or download the whole monitoring of propaganda in Belarus for October 2025 at this link.
Материал доступен на русском языке: «Призывы к миру» и другие антиукраинские нарративы Александра Лукашенко. Обзор беларусской пропаганды в октябре 2025 года.
