Russia abducts activist from Ukraine, charges him with involvement in Ukrainian organization
By Halya Coynash, Human Rights in Ukraine
Oleksandr Shumkov has become the latest Ukrainian to be abducted to Russia and imprisoned. There is a major...
Russian TV’s view on Catalonia referendum: Europe falling apart and Spain compared to Ukraine
By EU vs Disinfo
This is our weekly summary of the main topics on Russia’s most watched TV news channels. This week, we concentrate...
Fake: Ukrainian Arms Flood into Poland
Polish-Ukrainian relations are a frequent target of disinformation generated not only by Russian but also by Polish media. This is the case with an...
German aftermath
By EU vs Disinfo
Less than two weeks ago, elections were held in Germany. And although the election campaigning is over, the disinformation campaign is...
Russia’s New ‘Useful Idiots’?
There are echoes of Soviet times in the way Russia has been courting far-right activists in the West. A new book looks at how...
Getting Kicked Off Premium YouTube Won’t Hurt Revenues, Says RT Editor
By The Moscow Times
The Kremlin-backed RT television channel’s removal from YouTube’s premium advertising service is unacceptable, but will not affect the broadcaster’s profits, RT said on Thursday.
A spokesperson for Google’s...
Fake: Ukraine’s Health Ministry Allows Ukrainians to be sold for Organs
Ukraine’s Health Ministry plans to introduce a pilot kidney donor transplant program in 2018. The program has yet to be approved by parliament but...
This is what earns Emmys in Russia
By Kevin Rothrock, for Meduza
The Russian Academy of Television announced the winners of its “TEFI” awards this Tuesday, October 3, in a ceremony that...
History as a Weapon in Russia’s War on Ukraine
Bу Peter Dickinson, for Atlantic Council
The international media will embrace all things Bolshevik this autumn as the world marks the centenary of the Russian...
The Daily Vertical: True Extremism (Transcript)
By Brian Whitmore, for RFE/RL
It could happen if you say true things.
Like that Russia's forceful annexation of Crimea was a violation of international law.
Or...