StopFake #165 with Marko Suprun
Fakes: Ukrainians massively deported from the EU; European Union seeks to improve relations with Russia at any cost; Ukraine postpones salary increases for military...
The Kremlin’s Shifting, Self-Contradicting Narratives on MH17
By Aric Toler, for Bellingcat
Just a few hours after the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 (MH17), the circumstances that caused the tragedy came to...
Kremlin Watch Briefing: French President will introduce a law against the spread of ‘fake...
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French President Emmanuel Macron announced that he will introduce a law against the spread of ‘fake news’ in order to “protect democratic life”. The new...
Russian embassy press secretary tweets misleading facts about World War II
By Polygraph
Nick Lakhonin
Press Secretary, Russian Embassy to U.S.
“Do not forget to mention
- USSR & US were allies
- Baltic states were dictatorships
Hopefully historian Richie will...
Shoigu: NATO is massing troops along Russia’s western borders
By Polygraph
Sergey Shoigu
Russia’s Defense Minister
I will start with an assessment of increased threats. Since 2012, the number of military contingents deployed by NATO near...
Moscow links Syria to WWII
By Donald N. Jensen, for CEPA
Putin himself has tried to portray the war in Syria, which began as a national uprising against Russia’s...
Top Russian general speaks about Syrian war, repeats debunked claims
By Polygraph
Valery Gerasimov
Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia
“About eight months ago, they also started to inform, to provide...
Will we ever see the end of information control in Azerbaijan?
By Arzu Geybullayeva, for Global Voices
At a meeting of NATO allies in Brussels in November 2017, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev highlighted the importance of...
McMaster says U.S. must reveal ‘insidious’ Russian meddling to prevent further attacks
By RFE/RL
Top White House adviser H.R. McMaster says one of the most important tasks in defending U.S. national security is to reveal Russia’s “insidious”...
Klimov: Russia never interferes in the affairs of foreign states, including Iran
By Polygraph
Andrei Klimov
Deputy Chairman, Federation Council foreign affairs committee
“Russia does not interfere in the domestic affairs of foreign states. Iran is a sovereign state,...