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“I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: ‘O Lord make my enemies ridiculous.’ And God granted it.” -Voltaire
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Russian Propaganda in Georgia and the EU’s Measures
Russian propaganda in Georgia becomes more sophisticated. While media continues to be the most effective propaganda tool, Russia makes a wider use of specific...
Hybrid reconciliation
It seems that, subsequent to the "hybrid war" between Ukraine and Russia, reconciliation efforts have ensued – but only at first glance. In fact,...
StopFakeNews #80 with Irena Chalupa
The latest edition of StopFake News with Irena Chalupa. This week’s fakes include claims that Odessa’s iconic statue of its Duke de Richelieu will...
Russian journalists denied accreditation, Moscow threatens retaliatory action
The Czech Foreign Ministry has denied accreditation to two Russian journalists in Prague, eliciting an angry response from Moscow, which accused the Czech authorities...
Agents of the Russian World: Proxy Groups in the Contested Neighbourhood
Events in Crimea and Donbas have exposed the supportive role of Russian non-state actors in fomenting conflict, Orysia Lutsevych writes for Chatham House.
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Want to Research the Russian Internet But Don’t Speak Russian? We Can Help.
This article is part of a larger guidebook by RuNet Echo to help people learn how to conduct open-source research on the Russian Internet....
Riga’s fight against Russian propaganda
Legislation to counter Moscow’s ‘hybrid war’ stalls in the Latvian parliament, Konstantin Benyumov writes for Meduza.
The fight against Russian propaganda has intensified in Latvia,...
Fake: Poroshenko Deprives Chornobyl Workers of Benefits
On the eve of the thirtieth anniversary of the 1986 Chornobyl nuclear disaster, the Russian news and current affairs site Ukraina.ru published a story...
Fake: Odessa to Dismantle its Iconic Duke de Richelieu Monument
“Will the Duke Survive in Odessa?” asked the Russian publication Rossiyskaya gazeta on April 5.
Decommunization and derussification are making inroads in Ukraine. Odessa governor...