Russia prepares propaganda campaign for Yalta Conference anniversary

Russian authorities and Crimean occupation officials plan to hold a televised event to mark the anniversary of the Yalta Conference. During the broadcast, they intend to promote narratives about alleged Nazism in Ukraine and the obsolescence of the global order, reports the National Resistance Center of Ukraine (NRC).

The Kremlin reportedly aims to use the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II to reinforce its self-proclaimed role as a “fighter against Nazism.” Moscow plans to exploit historical themes to justify its aggression.

To achieve this, Russia intends to engage its global agents of influence. Their participation in such events is meant to portray Russia as the primary defender against Nazism. In this narrative, the “current fascist Russia” claims it can unilaterally determine who qualifies as a Nazi worldwide. This purportedly gives Moscow the right to invade sovereign states.

The NRC noted that the broadcast commemorating the Yalta Conference is scheduled for February 2025. It will connect studios in Simferopol with studios in the United Kingdom, France, and the United States.

The NRC indicated that during the event, Russian authorities planned to spread narratives about Nazism in Ukraine and the outdated nature of the modern global order. It also noted that the enemy was currently seeking Western partners to participate in this charade.

Additionally, Russia’s attempts to promote this agenda internationally would fail. It described modern Russia as the primary threat to global security.

Yalta conference

The Yalta (Crimean) Conference of Allied Powers occurred from February 4 to 11, 1945. It was the second major meeting of the leaders of the anti-Hitler coalition —the Soviet Union, the United States, and the United Kingdom — during World War II. The conference focused on establishing the post-war global order.

The meeting occurred at the Livadia (White) Palace in the village of Livadia, located three kilometers from Yalta. It was the last summit of the “Big Three” leaders of the anti-Hitler coalition during the pre-nuclear era.

The key decisions of the conference addressed two main issues:

First, the state borders were redrawn in territories recently occupied by the Third Reich. Informal but universally recognized demarcation lines were to be established between the spheres of influence of the Allied powers, a process initiated at the Tehran Conference in 1943.

Second, the Allies recognized that, with the disappearance of their common enemy, the temporary alliance between the West and the Soviet Union would lose its purpose. As a result, they sought to establish procedures to ensure the permanence of the demarcation lines drawn on the world map.

The so-called Declaration on Liberated Europe, adopted during the Yalta Conference, gave the Soviet Union significant leeway to interpret assistance to liberated nations. This enabled the USSR to secure political control over its occupied countries, leading to the Sovietization of Eastern and Central Europe and ultimately causing the Cold War.

The situation in temporarily occupied territories

Russian forces continue to engage in anti-social and terrorist activities in Ukraine’s temporarily occupied territories.

For instance, workers at the Berdyansk seaport have not received wages for several months.

In temporarily occupied Melitopol, Russian authorities are preparing to confiscate Ukrainian citizens’ homes over unpaid utility bills.

Additionally, the enemy is recruiting children from orphanages to join the Russian army.