A conference held at Olsztyn Castle, titled “Truth, War, and Information: Russian Disinformation as a Challenge to European Security,” brought together scholars and media experts to examine the threats posed by Russian disinformation and to discuss strategies for countering it.
Modern warfare is no longer limited to traditional battlefields. Increasingly, it unfolds in the information sphere, where disinformation serves as a tool of political manipulation, a form of symbolic violence, and a powerful means of shaping public opinion.
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has revealed the scale and intensity of these disinformation operations. Beyond Ukraine, such operations have also targeted Poland, seeking to undermine trust in public institutions, weaken social cohesion, and fragment the Euro-Atlantic community.
These issues formed the core of the conference discussions, which featured the following presentations:
Prof. Marek Melnyk (University of Warmia and Mazury): Disinformation as a Clash of Values: Between Democracy and Autocracy
Krzysztof Tomasik (Catholic Information Agency): The Catholic Church’s Response to Russian Disinformation Prof. Marek Sokołowski (University of Warmia and Mazury): Russian Propaganda in Ukraine: Truth, War, and Information Dr. Renata Rozbicka (University of Warmia and Mazury): Russian Narrative Frameworks in Polish Online Political Discourse: A Media Studies Analysis of Social Media Content
Krzysztof Krajewski (University of Warmia and Mazury): Disinformation on Social Media Regarding the War in Ukraine and Its Impact on the Sense of Security Among Residents of the Lublin Province Dominik Sucharzewski (Franco-Polish Centre): Building Information Resilience at the Local Level: Lessons from the Canadian Province of Quebec.
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