Why Trump’s UN Speech Was Gold for Russia’s Top Propagandist
By EU vs Disinfo
Below you find a summary of the main topics on Russia’s most watched TV news channels this week.
The news...
Moscow, Not Kyiv, Behind Ethnocide of Ethnic Russians in Ukraine, Yakovenko Says
Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia
The Russian Duma has declared that Kyiv’s decision to make Ukrainian the language of instruction in Ukrainian schools is “’an...
On Telegram, Russian Politics and Memes Translate Into Big Bucks
By Fabrice Deprez, for Global Voices
With more than 90,000 subscribers, the Telegram channel “MDK” is not just one of the most popular one-stop shops...
Political censorship in Russian comedy shows
By EU vs Disinfo
Satire and comedy are universal ways of overcoming tensions in any society. Kings and queens have always had to live with...
The election was rigged, the news is fake, and the deep state is out...
Or, How conspiracy theories are (still) for losers!
Conspiracy theories are all about power – who has it and what they are doing with it,...
No chance for fake news
What we might have come to understand after this german election
By Jutta Kramm, for Correctiv
For four weeks a group of “fact checkers”, put together by...
Russian Censor Summons CNN Staff Over Supposed Media Law Violation
By The Moscow Times
Russia’s state media censor on Friday summoned representatives of the U.S.-based CNN International cable news television channel over supposed media law violations.
Roskomnadzor spokesman Vadim...
The pro-Kremlin pulp mill
By EU vs Disinfo
This week, pro-Kremlin propagandists wrapped themselves in red tape. Significant paper work is needed to dig into the details: it’s all about...
The Monumental Obsession of Bulgaria’s Russophiles
By Michael Colborne, for Codastory
Could a campaign to protect Soviet-era statues become a future Kremlin Trojan horse in Bulgaria?
To hear Nikolai Malinov tell it,...
John F. Tefft: On the Day of My Departure (Op-ed)
We need to rebuild trust between our two countries.
By John F. Tefft, for The Moscow Times
When I first joined the diplomatic service, working on the Soviet desk...