Germany Faces Tricky Quest Countering Russian Propaganda

Germany is launching a new international news service to counter Russia’s aggressive propaganda push in Europe.

How to Kremlin sees the blogosphere: “Guards”, “Opposition”, and “Neutrals”

Incredibly valuable hack from Anonymous International – Russia. This document appears to be an internal Kremlin index of the relevant bloggers: divided into “Guards” (either official Kremlin accounts or trusted trolls), highlighted in red or “Opposition”, in yellow, or “Neutrals” in green.

A journalist revealed that a mass hate scene of Donetsk citizens on a “parade...

A blogger from Donetsk with a nickname ‘pauluskp’ showed the true picture of the "parade of captured" Ukrainian soldiers organized by terrorists from DNR.

“Vesti Nedeli” with Dmitry Kiselev showed Russian soldiers in Donetsk airport

January 18, "Vesti Nedeli" with Dmitry Kiselev (TV channel "Russia 1") showed the story of the Donetsk airport storm (2:47 of the program).

Russia’s Reaction to EU ‘Counter-Propaganda’ Channel Hints at Fear

Russia's Foreign Ministry slammed the European Union's plan to create a Russian-language television channel in Europe as an attack on free speech, an official reaction that analysts say was tinged with insecurity.

Kremlin-Owned Internet Search Engine Filters Out “Charlie Hebdo” Results

The latest issue of Charlie Hebdo, the French satirical magazine attacked last week by terrorists, is fetching hundreds of dollars on eBay today.

Russian Journalist Attacked, Severely Beaten In Saratov

Two unknown men have severely beaten a local journalist in Russia's southwestern city of Saratov. Sergei Vilkov, a reporter for the Obshchestvennoye Mneniye (Public Opinion) newspaper in Saratov, was attacked late on January 13 on his way home.

Ukrainian President Backs Russian-Language TV Channel in Europe to Counter Moscow’s Lies

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko told visiting Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics that Kyiv supports the idea of creating a Europe-based Russian-language television channel “to counter the information propaganda coming from Russia.

Putin Seeks to Influence Radical Parties in Bid to Destabilise Europe

This past November, Russia’s Berlin ambassador, Vladimir Grinin, invited two representatives of the surging new party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) for a meeting.