Kremlin Watch Monitor. June 27, 2017
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How to protect your democratic elections from Russian influence? Read our new article published by the Atlantic Council co-authored by Jakub Janda and...
Internet More Influential in Russian Regions than in Moscow, Schulmann Says
By Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia
Although the Internet came first to Moscow and the major cities, Yekaterina Schulmann says, now, “people in Russian regions...
Fake: Visa-Free Travel Will Increase Sex Trafficking in Ukraine
The Russian propaganda machine has been churning out fake stories about visa-free travel for Ukrainians to the EU Schengen zone countries with increased intensity...
Stalin Named World’s ‘Most Remarkable’ Public Figure — Poll
By The Moscow Times
Soviet dictator Josef Stalin has been named by Russians as the world's most outstanding public figure, new data has revealed.
Some 1,600...
The Daily Vertical: Making Corruption Top-Secret (Transcript)
By Brian Whitmore, RFE/RL
The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL.
So, don't look now, but high-level corruption is...
Do you trust the news, or do you trust your news? In the U.S.,...
Plus: A bill to outlaw fake news in the Philippines, and the question of whether real news outlets should cover fake news.
By Laura Hazard...
Fake: Lviv Jazz Festival Cancelled Due to Uncollected Garbage
Russia’s Defense Ministry television channel Zvezda published a story claiming that Lviv’s Alfa Jazz Fest, Ukraine’s premier Jazz festival was to be cancelled because...
StopFakeNews #137 with Marko Suprun
The latest edition of StopFake News with Marko Suprun. This week we dissect claims that Ukrainians are not at all interests in visa-free travel...
Fake: Poland to Close its Border with Ukraine
Visa-free travel for Ukrainians to the EU Schengen zone countries continues to be a favorite theme for Russian fakes nearly two weeks after it...
The Daily Vertical: The Kremlin Does Kafka (Transcript)
By Brian Whitmore, RFE/RL
The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL.
So it's come to this.
Vladimir Putin's regime is...