Russia’s information soldiers pose as journalists in war against Ukraine

Russia's information war in Ukraine is getting more sinister. Ukrainian officials announced in July that a German citizen had been masquerading as a journalist in an attempt to gain intelligence for Russian-separatist forces waging war agaisnt Ukraine in the eastern Donbas.

Recommendations for Combating Russian Propaganda

A set of recommendations for combating Russian propaganda in the European Union and the Eastern Partnership countries, which has been distributed among the Members of the European Parliament and the EU…

Russian Government Book on Ukraine Conflict Illustrated With Fake Photo

Russia's Investigative Committee has released a book supposedly documenting the "crimes" of Ukrainian government forces illustrated by a cover photo of a burning city — an image of alleged devastation that was exposed as a doctored "fake" by online activists more than a year ago.

Why is Russia afraid of NGOs?

Why is Russia so concerned about the state of its constitution? Can NGO activity really undermine a country or are other factors required? Fiona Clark in Moscow goes in search of answers.

Former Deutsche Welle reporter Kitty Logan loses press accreditation in Ukraine

Kitty Logan was covering events in war-torn Eastern Ukraine for Deutsche Welle. Her reports didn’t garner much attention, but one of her Facebook posts changed everything.

Russian TV’s silence on troops near Ukraine

Russian TV has a plethora of programmes dedicated to the activity of the Russian military. Over the past year and a half, however, they all have been studiously silent about one of the Russian army's biggest operations in recent times: the amassing of troops near the border with Ukraine.

Putin Said to Open Irish Front Against ‘Anglo-Saxon’ News

Russia’s worst economic slump in at least six years may have forced President Vladimir Putin to trim his propaganda budget, but he won’t let it curb his reach.

Pro-Kremlin Newspaper Nurtures A Know-It-All

Sometimes he's just a junior research assistant. But he also sees duty as a literary critic, a journalist, an art critic, or a mass-communication expert.

Independent media battle on in Putin’s Russia

Alexei Venediktov, one of Russia's most prominent journalists, does not go out without a bodyguard and does not answer mobile phone calls for fear of being tracked.

Putin’s Next Invasion: The Pop Charts

For more than a year, since his troops invaded Ukrainian territory and illegally annexed Crimea, Vladimir Putin has spent much of his time trying to boost the nationalistic feeling of the Russian people.