Putin’s hydra: Inside Russia’s intelligence services
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Far from being an all-powerful “spookocracy” that controls the Kremlin, Russia’s intelligence services are internally divided, distracted by bureaucratic turf wars, and often...
No Canaries in the Coal Mine: The Demise of RBC
Authoritarian regimes have seemingly learned how not to stifle freedom of speech completely, using censorship or administrative strictures to send signals about the acceptability or...
Russian Court Sentences Internet User to Two Years Behind Bars for VKontakte Reposts
A court in Tver region, Russia, has sentenced Andrey Bubeyev, a local social media user, to two years and three months in prison on...
Russian diplomats catalogue bridges in Estonia
The survey of bridges was carried out on foot along the main road linking East and West in southern Estonia, according to a NATO...
Kremlin operates on Its most demoralized patient – the media
Five years ago, then-President Dmitry Medvedev met with leading representatives of Russia's online media community — digital entrepreneurs, executives, scholars, authors and some opposition-minded bloggers. The gathering took...
Poland bans Russian journalist from entering Schengen zone until 2020
Polish authorities have banned RIA Novosti “Rossiya Segodnya” journalist Leonid Sviridov from entering Poland and all other member states of the Schengen zone until...
On Ukrainians’ request, Estonian bookstores pull Russian propaganda books
Following a protest from local Ukrainian organizations, Estonia's two largest bookselling chains pulled literature, which according to the Ukrainian organizations defames Ukraine and justifies...
Russian lawmakers propose controlling state officials’ Internet presences
Lawmakers in the Russian State Duma have introduced legislation that would require state and municipal officials, as well as anyone applying to work in...
How Russia Works on Intercepting Messaging Apps
A few months ago, I wrote a post on SMS logins following a wave of attacks attempting to take over Iranian Telegram accounts. Recently,...
Two Years Later, Kremlin’s Lethal Lies about Odesa Fire Still Motivate Donbas Recruits
Forty-eight people lost their lives in clashes between pro-unity supporters and pro-Russian backers and a fire in Odesa on May 2, 2014. Only hours...