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Russia’s Propagandists: Welcome to 2026, the Year of the Savage

Humanity’s base nature is once again triumphing, say Putin’s commentators. Say hello to the return of cruelty, greed, and bloodlust. By Julia Davis, for CEPA For Russia’s...

A Sobering New Year for Russia’s Propagandists

Russia’s new year is off to a rocky start, as its hopes and dreams are dashed by reality. By Julia Davis, for CEPA Just one month ago, Sergey...

Some of the Most Basic Safeguards Against Russian Information Manipulation Are Still Missing –...

By EUvsDisinfo Keir Giles is a British writer, an expert on the Russian military and Russian disinformation. He has written and commented on the geopolitical...

‘Putin Is Lying’: Zelenskyy Visits Front to Expose False Claims of Russian Gains

By Peter Dickinson, for UkraineAlert According to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the invasion of Ukraine is going entirely according to plan, with Russian troops advancing everywhere...

Russian Imperial Impunity Is the Key Obstacle to a Lasting Peace in Ukraine

By Kristina Hook, for UkraineAlert US President Donald Trump’s latest bid to broker a deal between Russia and Ukraine has sparked a flurry of diplomatic activity...

The channel “ In Matryoshka”: “I don’t promote anything,” but I won’t say anything...

Cool channel, cool profile! It shows the real face of Russia, a little bit of simplicity, a little bit of glamour, wit, humor, cool...

Any Serious Ukraine Peace Plan Must Address Putin’s Imperial Ambitions

By Mykola Bielieskov, for UkraineAlert This week has seen a flurry of diplomatic activity around a new US peace plan to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. White House...

Polish columnist Paweł Lisicki spreads doubt about the sabotage on rails in Poland pointing...

In the Do Rzeczy podcasts, the editor-in-chief of this publication was surprised that numerous circles and political actors in Poland were talking about an...

Is Leszek Miller a modern-day Kmicic in the eyes of conservatives?

Probably yes, because anyone can convert to Polishness. Grzegorz Braun, leader of an extremely conservative and nationalist party, refers to Leszek Miller, a former communist...

Fogbound: Narrative Wars

Ukraine’s setbacks are troubling but only part of the story. By Edward Lucas, for CEPA Corruption scandals in Kyiv, devastating attacks on infrastructure, the looming loss of Pokrovsk, and...