Only Russia’s Military Defeat Can Kill the Cult of Putin
Despite efforts to portray the Russian president’s confusion and helplessness in the face of the rebels as signs of strength and resilience, even pro-Kremlin Telegram channels have acknowledged the shock of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s mercenary mutiny.
Russian Think Tanks Enable the Kremlin’s Dangerous Delusions
When it comes to Russian propaganda, it is important to remember the so-called “analytical centers” that constitute it, including the Valdai Discussion Club, Foreign Policy Research Foundation and Russian International Affairs Council, among others.
Stanisław Żaryn: We must increase defence capabilities!
After over one year we can clearly state, that the very picture of the Russian war against Ukraine and its online dimension is often as important as developments on the battlefield.
Prigozhin’s Mutiny Took Russian Propaganda by Surprise
While the military uprising carried out by the founder of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, lasted only a day, it caused enormous damage to the reputation of the Vladimir Putin regime.
Gloating and Anxiety: How Russians React to War Reaching Their Homes
The war in Ukraine unleashed by President Vladimir Putin has finally reached Russian territory. This includes not only raids by sabotage groups into border regions (see EDM, May 31) but also the regular shelling of Russian cities.
Putin’s nuclear threats will escalate as Ukraine’s counteroffensive unfolds
Ukraine’s counteroffensive is still in its early stages but concerns are already mounting that Russia may eventually resort to desperate measures in order to stave off defeat.
Russian Victim-Blaming Unmasked
There are ways to understand, and be horrified by, Russian popular attitudes to the war, despite the regime’s best efforts to hide the truth.
From Apathy to Denunciations: How the Russian Majority is Adapting to the War
At the end of May, an annual conference was hosted in Moscow by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VTsIOM) on the topic of how Russians are adapting to the “geopolitical changes” – a term that in the Russian information space means the war with Ukraine.
Gloating and Anxiety: How Russians React to War Reaching Their Homes
The war in Ukraine unleashed by President Vladimir Putin has finally reached Russian territory. This includes not only raids by sabotage groups into border regions (see EDM, May 31) but also the regular shelling of Russian cities.
Russia Unleashes a Terror Flood
Ukrainians are clear that Russia sabotaged the Kakhovska dam and caused the enormous damage that resulted. Once again, they suggest, the West needs to recognize it confronts a monstrous regime.