Why Moldova’s battle against Russian propaganda isn’t what it seems
By Nicolai Paholinitchi, for Open Democracy
New legislation banning Russian news from Moldova’s media market seems less about countering disinformation, and more about defending vested...
Human rights defenders, Western diplomats attacked by Russian TV
By EU vs Disinfo
On 18 January, a disinformation attack hit European and US diplomats, alongside Russian human rights defenders, in a programme aired by state-controlled...
Sputnik and RT fail to cover nationwide protests of Russia’s upcoming ‘elections’
By Polygraph
RT (Russia Today) and Sputnik Charter
The charter establishing Russian government international broadcasters RT and Sputnik requires they cover government policy and also “public...
10 mistakes the West makes about Russia
By Edward Lucas, for CEPA
Worrying about Russian foreign policy used to be seen as eccentric. Now it’s mainstream. But misconceptions still abound, which hamper...
EU Commissioner scourges “pro-Russian disinformation campaign” – media
By UNIAN
EU Security Commissioner Julian King says the European Union is a target of a pro-Russian disinformation campaign, aimed at turning open democratic systems...
Russia Cannot Acknowledge MH17 Role without Exposing Secret Ukraine War
By Peter Dickinson, for Atlantic Council
The shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine on July 17, 2014, transformed a localized post-Soviet conflict...
What Lavrov’s Lies Mean for Ukraine
By Stephen Blank, for Atlantic Counsil
Voltaire reportedly said that those who can persuade one to believe absurdities will lead one to commit atrocities. In...
Years of European horror
By EU vs Disinfo
Almost five years ago on 18 August 2013, a video in Russian named “Horror. Legalisation of incest in Europe” was published on YouTube.
It...
‘Comedy of Terrors’ Creating Real Problems for Moscow
By Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia
Armand Iannuci’s new British film, The Death of Stalin: A Comedy of Terrors, is presenting some real problems for...
Rewriting Russian history
By Dagmara Moskwa, for Eurozine
Published in New Eastern Europe
A battle for the future shape of Russia's education system is under way....