Time to Criminalize Putin’s Lie Machine
By Elisabeth Braw, for CEPA
Russian malign influence campaigns and those of other hostile states have tested Western patience for years. Now, some countries may criminalize it.
Norway...
Slovak Vote Shows Need for NATO Action on Russian Disinformation
By Kateryna Odarchenko, for CEPA
The Slovak election showed Russian interference in Western democracies is ramping up, threatening to sow distrust across Europe. There is an urgent...
Kremlin Creates Illusion of Imaginary Victories While Unable to Solve Real Problems (Part Two)
By Kseniya Kirillova, for Jamestown Foundation
Executive Summary:
Economic decline and growing security threats limit the effectiveness of Kremlin propagandists’ claims of a “bright future” for...
Kremlin Creates Illusion of Imaginary Victories While Unable to Solve Real Problems (Part One)
By Kseniya Kirillova, for Jamestown Foundation
Executive Summary:
The recent “almost naked” party of Russian celebrities has led to a new wave of government repression and...
Confident Putin boasts of Russian “conquests” in Ukraine
By Peter Dickinson, for UkraineAlert
When Vladimir Putin first embarked on the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, he sought to disguise the attack as an act...
Bandit Romance Brings Discord for Putin’s Sidekicks
By Kseniya Kirillova, for CEPA
Are mobsters and street thugs role models, or are they terrible models for the new Russia? Cultural critics and censors...
Dangerous hopes
By Stanislaw Żaryn, for StopFake
Media around the world increasingly wonder about Vladimir Putin's health and well-being.Commentators write about his alleged illnesses and sometimes even...
Many Ukrainians see Putin’s invasion as a continuation of Stalin’s genocide
By Kristina Hook, for UkraineAlert
As Russia’s full-scale invasion approaches the two-year mark with no end in sight, Ukrainian resolve remains unshakable. One entirely typical...
Moscow Seeks Solutions to Growing Domestic Discontent Over War Effort
By Kseniya Kirillova, for Jamestown Foundation
On November 19, the wives and mothers of mobilized Russian soldiers held a protest in the Siberian city of...
Western leaders must choose: Arm Ukraine or enable Putin’s genocide
By Taras Kuzio, for UkraineAlert
As the year draws to a close, there is a growing sense of Ukraine fatigue in Western capitals amid pessimistic forecasts, talk...