Kremlin Mouthpieces Raise the Specter of 1917
Putin’s propagandists are battling to bridge the gap between a supposedly victorious war against Ukraine and worsening fuel shortages.
By Julia Davis, for CEPA
Vladimir Putin doesn’t...
Frontline Felons Have Changed the Way Putin Promotes His War
Fighting in Ukraine has become the only way out of jail for many criminals, but Moscow is using it to paint the war as...
The West Can Learn From Ukraine’s Success Against Russian Propaganda
By Ryan Prior, for UkraineAlert
While Ukraine most often garners headlines for its drone warfare innovation, the country is also producing a playbook for countering...
Russia-China Military Ties: Behind the Window Dressing
It’s important to distinguish between a genuine military alliance and the picture-perfect imagery of authoritarian propaganda.
By Mathieu Boulègue, for CEPA
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese...
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...