The Digital Iron Curtain 2.0: How the MAX Messenger is Reshaping Russia’s Communication Space
By Nikita Nalivko, for EUvsDisinfo
The Kremlin’s intention to control its digital environment is not new. Even Russians’ most widely used messaging app, Telegram, was...
The real target of Russia’s internet strategy isn’t infrastructure—it’s trust
By Konstantinos Komaitis, for DFRLAb
In early 2026, the European Commission was forced to confront a critical vulnerability in its secure communications: the human element. Following intelligence...
How Russia Lies About the Stolen Ukrainian Children
By EUvsDisinfo
‘We didn’t kidnap anyone’, Russia’s then-ambassador to the US, Anatoly Antonov, insisted in 2023. ‘We saved these children’. The ambassador was not simply...
Russia Invaded Ukraine in 2014 Long Before the Full-Scale War of 2022
By Paul Niland, for UkraineAlert
As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine approached the four-year mark in early 2026, the international media widely reported that the war had now...
The Disastrous Paradox of Russian Fear
Putin and his coercive security services have created a problem among ordinary Russians that has no easy solution.
By Irina Borogan and Andrei Soldatov, for CEPA
Russia is being...
Bearing Witness to the War for Ukraine: Nonfiction Texts
By Serhiy Kvit, PhD
President of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Professor at the Mohyla School of Journalism
Effets Réels is an international literary festival...
Ukraine’s Military Success is Exposing the Myth of Inevitable Russian Victory
By Kateryna Odarchenko, for UkraineAlert
As the full-scale invasion of Ukraine enters a fifth year with no end in sight, Kremlin officials continue to push...
Could Russia Use Fake Separatists to Destabilize Estonia and Discredit NATO?
By James Rice, for UkraineAlert
In recent weeks, references to a pro-Russian separatist movement in neighboring Estonia have begun appearing with increasing frequency on social media. The so-called...
UK Must Follow Allies on AI Lies
The UK is constantly targeted by enemies seeking to change its politics through manipulation. It must follow the lead of France and others to...
UN: Putin’s Deportation of Ukrainian Children is a Crime Against Humanity
By Peter Dickinson, for UkraineAlert
Russia’s mass deportation of Ukrainian children is a crime against humanity, a new United Nations investigation has found. Published this week by the...