Edward Lucas: Irony amid the menace. Echos of a captive past
By Edward Lucas, for CEPA
Vladimir Putin is often criticized for his nostalgia for the USSR (he memorably called its collapse a “geopolitical catastrophe”). But...
Russian ‘expert’ denies documented repression of Crimean Tatars
By Polygraph
Vladimir ZharikhinDeputy Head of the Institute of CIS Countries“This (claim about persecution of Crimean Tatars) once again confirms that in Ukraine the name...
Sputnik Srbija narratives fuel East-West division in Western Balkans, NATO Stratcom Report finds
By EU vs Disinfo
Sputnik Srbija emphasises division in the Western Balkans, presenting pro-Western forces as ‘weak’ and ‘corrupt’, aiming to subordinate their neighbours. That is...
High Probability of Nuclear Accidents: StopFakeNews with Marko Suprun (No. 285)
Western scientists predict 80% chance of nuclear accident in Ukraine. Ukraine to store Russia’s nuclear waste. Crimea chose Russia because Ukraine abused and exploited...
Kremlin Watch Briefing: The unexpected journey of Russian ventilators from Russia to the US...
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Illiberal Hungary witch-hunts critical voices. The civil society plans to build resilience in spite of that.
The unexpected journey of Russian ventilators...
Daily disinformation: Gaslighting the neighbors
By Alex Lehtis, for CEPA
Russia has long been using disinformation, weaponized corruption, organized crime, and oligarchic structures to maximize its influence in Georgia, Moldova,...
Russia’s EU rep rewrites Cold War history with bogus conspiracy theories
By Polygraph
Vladimir ChizhovRussia’s Permanent Representative to the EU“... American Plan Totality developed on the personal order of Harry Truman after the atomic bombings of...
The Kremlin’s numbers racket
By Brian Whitmore, for CEPA
A Persistent and Prolific Propaganda Machine Meets a Deadly Global Pandemic. Now What Happens?
Despite sharing a 4,200-kilometer (2,600-mile) border with China,...
The Belarusian approach to the outbreak
By EU vs Disinfo
Belarus’ defiant attitude towards the COVID-19 outbreak has caught the world’s attention. While most other European countries – including Russia –...
Kremlin Watch Briefing: The Kremlin’s revisionism of WWII history
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FB spotted and took down accounts linked to influence ops based in Russia, Iran, Georgia, US, Mauritania and Myanmar
Russia sides with China...