In Putin’s Russia, Ever More Attitudes and Actions Constitute ‘Anti-State Activity’

One of the most powerful and disturbing images in all of cinematography comes at the end of Costa-Gavras’ 1969 film, “Z.” First the screen...

Inoculated Against Russian Propaganda

Immediately following the harrowing terrorist attacks in Paris on Nov. 13, Russian pro-Kremlin media adjusted their rhetoric, abandoning their previous anti-Western and anti-U.S. vitriol even before the Kremlin spoke...

The Burning Road to Mariupol: Attacks from Russia during the Novoazovs’k Offensive of August...

Download the full report here. Данный отчет также доступен на русском языке. Summary This report investigates the claims of Russian involvement in the attacks leading up to...

The TV vs. the Fridge

In Russia, economic decline isn't translating into dissatisfaction with Putin, write Peter Pomerantsev and Nathan Gamester for Foreign Policy. Here's why. In Russia they call...

Russia Sees Its First Real Prison Sentence for ‘Promoting Extremism’ on Social Media

For the first time, a Russian court has handed out a real prison sentence to a user charged with “propaganda of extremism on social...

Russia’s Top 200 Lies – International Edition

Since the start of the Ukrainian revolution, subversive Russian media has been transformed into an outright propaganda machine. Since that time, the Kremlin’s factory...

​NATO chief Stoltenberg: Spotlight still on Ukraine, new hybrid warfare strategy to be crafted

That one of the five sessions at the NATO foreign ministers conference on Dec. 1-2 is devoted to Ukraine is a testament to Ukraine’s...

Russia Considers Tougher Restrictions on Mobile SIM-Card Sales

Buying a mobile SIM-card in Russia might soon become even more difficult, even though doing it anonymously is already illegal and subject to a...

Russian News Media Fake Stories About US

Did you know the U.S. Ambassador to Russia, John Tefft, once gave a press conference on the moon? - Molly McKitterick asks for...

The Pentagon, Propaganda, and Independent Media

The U.S. Defense Department has long had an uneasy relationship with independent media. On the one hand, it needs the trusted voice of media...