The Saker – blind loyalty, disguised as defiance
By EU vs Disinfo
A network of the Kremlin’s obedient followers
The Saker of the Vineyard is a blog by a retired Swiss Red Cross officer, residing...
Russia denies ‘territorial claims,’ but what about these?
By Polygraph
Dmitry PeskovRussian presidential spokesman“No, Russia doesn’t have any territorial claims against its neighbors.”Source: TASS, June 22, 2020MISLEADING
On June 22, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters,...
Nationalists in North Macedonia use border closures to sow confusion and mistrust
By Metamorphosis Foundation, for Global Voices
This story is based on reporting by Global Voices’ content partner Meta.mk News Agency, a project of Metamorphosis Foundation. Check out...
95 percent of Russians now say victory in 1945 was main event for Russia...
By Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia
In the run-up to the pandemic-delayed Victory Day parade, 95 percent of Russians told VTsIOM that the victory over...
Throwing darts to see what sticks
By EU vs Disinfo
A consistent principle of the Kremlin’s disinformation campaign is to keep its audience’s heads in a permanent state of spin. Confusion,...
Being occupied as a privilege
By EU vs Disinfo
In September last year we revealed how the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs smeared the Baltic countries by claiming they have not become...
Iran, Russia dispute U.N. findings on Saudi oil attack
By Polygraph
Majid Takht RavanchiIran’s ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations:"‘Iranian origin’ of arms is a fallacy. UN Secretariat lacks capacity, expertise &...
Russian disinformation campaign against Ukraine is unfolding in Portugal
By InformNapalm
Since the beginning of June, Russia has been actively pushing a new disinformation information operation against Ukraine in Portugal, with messages and narratives typical...
A fierce attack into nowhere
By EU vs Disinfo
“Secondary Infektion” – Powerful, Useless and Dangerous
Secondary Infektion is a campaign that since 2014 has used fake accounts and forged documents to...
Russia’s dishonesty about delays in Whelan spy case
By Polygraph
Russian Foreign Ministry Department of Press and InformationPress service of the Russian Foreign Ministry“As is known, P. (Paul) Whelan himself delayed the familiarization...