By matching Moscow’s paranoia, the west plays into Putin’s hands
The current state of relations between Russia and the west is not a cold war – or at least not the Cold War 2.0....
Kremlin calling? Meet the Russian pranksters who say ‘Elton owes us’
Lexus and Vovan are fast gaining a reputation as the most mischievous men in Russia. The pair of professional prank callers, real names Alexei...
US Senators Call to Counter Russian, Chinese Propaganda
U.S. Senators Rob Portman, an Ohio Republican, and Chris Murphy, a Connecticut Democrat, have introduced a bill aimed at countering propaganda from Russia, China...
Russian Archive Chief Out After Debunking Soviet WW II Legend
The longtime director of the Russian State Archive has been removed from his post less than a year after he exposed a popular Soviet...
Fake: Ukraine Curtails Freedom of Assembly
On March 14 Ukraina.ru featured a news item claiming that freedom of assembly is being curtailed in Ukraine.
Ukraina.ru claims that the UN High Commissioner...
Putin has the Right Message for Everyone
The Russian propaganda machine has been targeting Germany for some time now. The aim of this disinformation is to unnerve society. But we can...
Fake: Anti-NATO Protests Inflame Bratislava
The Serbian publication Slobodni Mediji published a story entitled Chaos in Slovakia. Anti-NATO protests set Bratislava ablaze. The article describes riots against NATO in...
Pro-Kremlin journalist Graham Phillips detained by Latvian police in Riga
Latvian police have confirmed they have detained pro-Kremlin journalist Graham Phillips during the Latvian Legionnaire’s Remembrance Day events at the Freedom Monument in Riga.
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US election 2016: Russian state TV backs ‘anti-establishment’ Trump
A top presenter on Russian state TV has come out firmly in favour of Donald Trump in his bid to become US president, hailing...
Fake: Nuland not Demanding Minsk Agreement Implementation from Ukraine
Pro-Russian media reported that during her March 15 testimony in the Senate Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland demanded...