Russia’s narrative manipulation

**Executive summary:** This report analyzes and rebuts Kremlin public messaging and FIMI (foreign influence/manipulation) narratives—covering claims about negotiations, Zelenskyy’s legitimacy, Russia’s bombing campaign, the rationale for the so-called ‘special military operation’, and misuse of the Budapest Memorandum—documenting how Russia denies, deflects, and distorts facts to justify aggression and influence Western audiences.