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Russian Imperial Impunity Is the Key Obstacle to a Lasting Peace in Ukraine

By Kristina Hook, for UkraineAlert US President Donald Trump’s latest bid to broker a deal between Russia and Ukraine has sparked a flurry of diplomatic activity...

The channel “ In Matryoshka”: “I don’t promote anything,” but I won’t say anything...

Cool channel, cool profile! It shows the real face of Russia, a little bit of simplicity, a little bit of glamour, wit, humor, cool...

Any Serious Ukraine Peace Plan Must Address Putin’s Imperial Ambitions

By Mykola Bielieskov, for UkraineAlert This week has seen a flurry of diplomatic activity around a new US peace plan to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. White House...

Polish columnist Paweł Lisicki spreads doubt about the sabotage on rails in Poland pointing...

In the Do Rzeczy podcasts, the editor-in-chief of this publication was surprised that numerous circles and political actors in Poland were talking about an...

Is Leszek Miller a modern-day Kmicic in the eyes of conservatives?

Probably yes, because anyone can convert to Polishness. Grzegorz Braun, leader of an extremely conservative and nationalist party, refers to Leszek Miller, a former communist...

Fogbound: Narrative Wars

Ukraine’s setbacks are troubling but only part of the story. By Edward Lucas, for CEPA Corruption scandals in Kyiv, devastating attacks on infrastructure, the looming loss of Pokrovsk, and...

Disinformation narrative: “it’s not so obvious”

Another act of sabotage in Poland has seriously shocked the public. This time, no warehouse burned down, but a train could have derailed. The...

Vladimir Putin’s Endless Nuclear Threats are a Sign of Russian Weakness

By Stephen Blank, for UkraineAlert When Russian President Vladimir Putin first announced the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, his official video address was accompanied by thinly-veiled...

A simple explanation for complex issues, or the search for a scapegoat

Ukrainians are given priority in hospitals, while Poles are denied treatment – this disinformation narrative has been circulating intensively in the Polish information space...

Punchlines: Wagner and Narva

Estonia responds to Russian trolling with ridicule. By Edward Lucas, CEPA Russia’s Wagner Group mercenaries are not the kind of people you want to see on your...