The Kremlin’s ‘Besieged Fortress’ Narrative Criticised in Independent Media
Russian media received President Putin’s annual address on Thursday with varying degrees enthusiasm. RT, for example, ran headlines such as ‘Listen to us now’: Putin unveils new Russian nuclear arsenal…
Russia probe looms as possible election year issue
In recent weeks, the investigation into possible collusion between President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and Russia has intensified, raising the prospect that the probe could become an issue in advance of the November midterm congressional elections.
Suspicions of ‘bots’ gow over spikes in ‘dislikes’ of Russian stories ahead of election
When Zmitser Yahorau saw the number of "dislikes" for a Belsat TV story on YouTube about life in a Russian village, something looked wrong.
Fake: Ukraine Readies Army and Nationalists for War
The Kremlin’s lead propagandist Dimitri Kiselyov, whom the BBC dubbed Russia’s chief spin doctor who specializes in portraying Ukraine as a country of fascists, often devotes portions of his weekly Vesti Nedeli to heap all manner of calumny on Ukraine and its government.
Update: Kadyrov’s Press Secretary Accuses US Government of Conspiring against Chechnya
“There is not even a grain of truth in it. Attempts were made by certain forces, through bribery, promises of visas and residence permits in Europe, to persuade young people to make statements about being affiliated with gays and being persecuted for that.
Is the U.S. Evacuating IS Members from Syria?
“The source from the town of al-Hasakah (north-east part of Syria) has told Sputnik on the condition of anonymity that local people have witnessed U.S. helicopters landing multiple times on the territory of the local prison, controlled by Kurds, a(nd) then leaving.
Oops, we did it again
Last time it was Russia’s Ministry of Defence. This time it was the state TV channel Pervy Kanal that couldn’t resist the temptation to include screenshots from a computer game to spice up alleged reporting from Syria.
Fake: Ukraine Training Terrorists for European and Middle East Operations
At the end of February Russian television channel Tsargrad published two articles claiming that Ukraine was training terrorists for operations in Europe and the Middle East.
The Student Strike that Wasn’t
Russian television channel REN TV presented a recent strike called by the faculty of Ukraine’s Medical University as a strike organized by the students.
How resilient is Latvia’s information space to Kremlin propaganda?
People often assume that Latvia has two completely separate, self-sufficient information spaces: one for Latvian speakers and the other for Russian speakers.