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Brussels hosted a presentation of the first detailed study on the malicious influence spread by the Russian propaganda outlet Russia Today. The “RT in Europe and beyond” report, co-authored by an inte
Sep. 7, 2022
War in Ukraine
In Zelensky’s latest address on Tuesday evening, September 6, the Ukrainian President stated that Europe is not a place for promenade for Russian murderers and those who support them. Zelensky also sa
Sep. 7, 2022
Russia
For the six months of the war against Ukraine – from February 24 to August 24 – Russia earned at least €158 billion in revenue from fossil fuel exports, which indicates the need for immediate tighteni
Sep. 6, 2022
Russia
A Moscow court on Monday jailed respected former defence reporter Ivan Safronov for 22 years on treason charges for divulging state secrets. The judge said Safronov will serve the time in a “strict re
Sep. 5, 2022
Russia
Russia’s leading independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, whose chief editor last year was co-awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, said Monday that a court had stripped it of its print license. “The Basmanny co
Sep. 5, 2022
Russia
Mikhail Gorbachev’s death marked the passing of a significant figure in the 20th Century who lifted the Iron Curtain and engaged in arms-control talks with President Ronald Reagan to reduce the risk o
Sep. 3, 2022
Russia
The Federal security service of Russia (FSS) is looking for Ukrainians in Moscow to accuse them of potential terrorist attacks, according to the Sept. 2 Facebook page of Ukraine’s Intelligence Directo
Sep. 3, 2022
Russia
The president of Kazakhstan announced on Sept. 1 his intention to hold extraordinary elections in the country. Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev proposed transforming the system of power.
Sep. 2, 2022
Russia
Ravil Maganov, chairman of the board of directors of the Russian oil company Lukoil, has died. According to the Russian media, a top manager of an oil company fell out of a sixth-floor window of the C
Sep. 2, 2022
Russia
On Aug. 31, foreign affairs ministers from various European Union (EU) countries had an informal meeting in Prague to discuss one of the most contentious proposals put forward by Ukraine since Russia
Sep. 2, 2022
War in Ukraine
The National Republican Army (NRA), who this month claimed responsibility for the assassination of Darya Dugina, yesterday signed a Declaration of Cooperation with the numerous Russian anti-Putin, pro
Sep. 1, 2022
Russia
Pizza, spies and mandolino Italy, often described as a front-line in the Cold War confrontation between east and west, features in its inherent destiny of being a spy nest. Naples, the home of pizza,
Sep. 1, 2022
War in Ukraine
Russia state propaganda has had an unprecedented growth in viewership since the war began. For Europeans and North Americans, support for Ukraine may seem to be nearly universal. However, numbers rel
Aug. 30, 2022
Russia
Of the 445 members of the Russian Duma (Parliament), Ilya Ponomarev was the only one to vote against the annexation of Crimea in 2014. As the result of his vote, Ponomarev was forced to flee Russia an
Aug. 23, 2022
Russia
Dan Rapoport, a Latvia-born American who had resided in Kyiv until recently, was found dead outside of an apartment building in northwest Washington, D.C. on August 14. Police reports indicate that he
Aug. 23, 2022
Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday accused Washington of seeking to prolong the conflict in Ukraine and of fuelling conflicts elsewhere in the world, including with the visit of US House Spea
Aug. 16, 2022