Chief Editor: RT is like “a defence ministry”
The chief editor of RT (Russia Today), Margarita Simonyan, cannot be blamed for lack of openness about the nature of the outlet whose output she manages on behalf of the Russian government.
StopFake #166 with Marko Suprun
Fakes: America is preparing a new revolution in Ukraine; Ukrainian traces in the drone attacks on Russian bases in Syria, as well as fakes about milk sales and hepatitis epidemics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W91Cv6Tx6QA
Fake: EU Bans Milk Sales from Private Ukrainian Farms
Russia’s propagandist newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta published an article claiming that the European Union has banned milk sales from small Ukrainian farms that do not have EU certification.
Manipulation: US Preparing a New Revolution in Ukraine
On January 11 scores of pro-Kremlin media blazed with incendiary headlines such as US Threatens Ukraine with New Maidan, United States Preparing a New Revolution for Ukraine, A Third Maidan for Ukraine.
Russia Accuses Ukraine of Involvement in Syria Attacks on Russian Bases
Russia’s disinformation machine never tires of portraying Ukraine as an enemy. The latest manifestation of this narrative is to accuse Ukraine of involvement in a mysterious drone attack on Russian bases in Syria at Hmeimim and Tartus.
War in Ukraine: A struggle over Russia’s identity
As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its fifth year, two recently published books illuminate the fundamental motives for Moscow’s ongoing offensive.
Kremlin Watch Briefing: “Normal course of diplomacy” between the United States and Russia?
“Normal course of diplomacy”: The Trump administration has scheduled talks to be held in late January between the head of US forces in Europe, Army General Curtis Scaparrotti, and the chief of the Russian armed forces and deputy defense minister, General Valery Gerasimov.
The “Chechen” Clone of Instagram: Not as Good – Part I
“There is a new social network being tested in Chechnya @ Mylistory, which is as good as the foreign ones” Source: Telegram, January 3, 2018 FALSE Mylistory is an underdeveloped clone of the “old” Instagram, with mysterious origins.
Putin Invaded Ukraine to Prevent ‘Ukrainian’ Ideas from Spreading into Russia, Shmelyev Says
The main reason Vladimir Putin invaded Crimea and the Donbass, Aleksandr Shmelyev says, is that he feared that the ideas that had animated Ukrainians at the time of the Maidan would spread into Russia and become the basis of a similar challenge to himself.
“Rough…Brutal… Immoral… Interference” in Russia’s Internal Affairs
“The appearance of a Boris Nemtsov plaza in Washington is interference in Russia’s internal affairs. Source: Kommersant FM, January 10, 2018 FALSE The claim is baseless On January 9, Russian opposition…