Saturday, August 23, 2025

Ukraine: Putin’s Dangerous Illusion

By Kseniya Kirillova, for CEPA Putin’s world view is based on an illusion but past experience makes him hope an irresolute US will buy him off at...

Kremlin Watch Briefing

THIS WEEK Opening remarks   Few words about last issueDon’t miss out on our latest publication!EVC Talk!Soviet Joke Policy & Research   Russia condemns Western sanctions against BelarusPutin...

Behind The Smokescreen Of Kremlin Lies Lurk The Russian Military Deployments

By EU vs Disinfo Spread of pro-Kremlin disinformation tries to conceal the true breadth and intentions behind Russia’s military build-up near Ukraine. During the past couple...

Lies Ecosystem: How Russian Trolls Are Dumping on Ukraine and Demonizing the US

While US President Biden held video talks with Russian President Putin, the internet was buzzing from a Russian troll avalanche. Since the publication of...

Biden, Putin and War: Russian Media on Biden-Putin meeting

The virtual meeting of US President Joseph Biden and Russian leader Vladimir Putin was one of the most discussed events of this week. Against...

Fake: Ukraine to Imprison Crimeans and Occupied Territories Residents Holding Russian Passports

Ukraine does not recognize the Russian passports issued in the temporarily occupied territories and considers residents of Crimea and eastern Donbas Ukrainian citizens who...

Jabbed in the Back: Mapping Russian and Chinese Information Operations During COVID-19

By Ben Dubow, Edward Lucas, Jake Morris, for CEPA Executive Summary During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) spread disinformation about the efficacy of...

The Church Against Vaccines: How the Russian Orthodox Church Opposes Vaccination in Ukraine

By Anastasiia Alieksiienko, for UkraineWorld As of 23 November, only 23% of Ukrainians have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with around 6% having received one dose. In...

Kyiv Attacks, the West Incites: Russian Propagandists on the Donbas Escalation

Citing intelligence from US and NATO allies, world media have regularly reported on the buildup of Russian troops and military equipment on the Ukrainian...

Communism for Russia and Conservatism for Export

By Kseniya Kirillove, for CEPA President Vladimir Putin’s propagandists are seeking to lure Western citizens into an alliance of supposedly conservative values.  President Vladimir Putin’s propagandists are seeking to lure Western citizens into an...