Monday, February 9, 2026

How Russia Fights its Information War

The Kremlin is committing huge resources to extending its influence through spin rather than soldiers. As the Ukraine crisis continues, IWPR editor Daniella Peled talks...

Kremlin-Owned Internet Search Engine Filters Out “Charlie Hebdo” Results

The latest issue of Charlie Hebdo, the French satirical magazine attacked last week by terrorists, is fetching hundreds of dollars on eBay today. But...

Russian Propaganda In Belarus Is Alienating Belarusians – Vladimir Abtsugov

Moscow has unleashed a powerful wave of “black propaganda” against Belarus, often using Belarusians who now live in the Russian Federation to do it....

Russian Journalist Attacked, Severely Beaten In Saratov

Two unknown men have severely beaten a local journalist in Russia's southwestern city of Saratov. Sergei Vilkov, a reporter for the Obshchestvennoye Mneniye (Public Opinion)...

Ukrainian President Backs Russian-Language TV Channel in Europe to Counter Moscow’s Lies

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko told visiting Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics that Kyiv supports the idea of creating a Europe-based Russian-language television channel “to...

Putin Seeks to Influence Radical Parties in Bid to Destabilise Europe

This past November, Russia’s Berlin ambassador, Vladimir Grinin, invited two representatives of the surging new party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) for a meeting. According...

Putin Is Losing the Battle to Restrain Online Media

Many Russian journalists have become experts in black humor. They have to be if one of their goals is to remain sane. One reporter...

Fake: Ukrainian Military Men Informed that it was They that had Shelled the Bus...

The forged screenshot of the Vkontakte page of the community “Ukrop | The Right Sector | News of the ATO” is being actively spread...

The modus operandi of Putin’s Russia

The following text is compiled from excerpts of a speech given by Andrew Wilson at the conference, “Ukraine as a test for European solidarity?”,...

One base to rule them all – five facts you should know about Russia’s...

On January 6, @DajeyPetros spotted that the latest updated Google Earth satellite images revealed / included the base, many people knew about, but nobody could ever locate due...