Fake: Crimean Tatars Deported for Deserting the Red Army and Treason
In May 1944 more than 400,000 Crimean Tatars were forcibly deported from Crimea, half of the deportees died, one third were children. According to...
One threat, one presence: A strategy for NATO’s Eastern flank
By LTG (Ret.) Ben Hodges, Janusz Bugajski, COL (Ret.) Ray Wojcik, Carsten Schmiedl, for CEPA
NATO’s Eastern Flank stretches from the Arctic to the Caucasus...
New study looks at the role of pro-Kremlin bots in spreading disinformation about COVID-19
By NATO StratCom COE
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New quarterly Robotrolling report has been published, delving into the role of pro-Kremlin bots in spreading disinformation about COVID-19 throughout March....
New reports focus on Western Balkan information environment
By NATO StratCom COE
We have published three new reports with a focus on Russia's footprint in the Western Balkan information environment. The scope of analysis...
Edward Lucas: Irony amid the menace. Echos of a captive past
By Edward Lucas, for CEPA
Vladimir Putin is often criticized for his nostalgia for the USSR (he memorably called its collapse a “geopolitical catastrophe”). But...
Russian ‘expert’ denies documented repression of Crimean Tatars
By Polygraph
Vladimir ZharikhinDeputy Head of the Institute of CIS Countries“This (claim about persecution of Crimean Tatars) once again confirms that in Ukraine the name...
Sputnik Srbija narratives fuel East-West division in Western Balkans, NATO Stratcom Report finds
By EU vs Disinfo
Sputnik Srbija emphasises division in the Western Balkans, presenting pro-Western forces as ‘weak’ and ‘corrupt’, aiming to subordinate their neighbours. That is...
High Probability of Nuclear Accidents: StopFakeNews with Marko Suprun (No. 285)
Western scientists predict 80% chance of nuclear accident in Ukraine. Ukraine to store Russia’s nuclear waste. Crimea chose Russia because Ukraine abused and exploited...
Kremlin Watch Briefing: The unexpected journey of Russian ventilators from Russia to the US...
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Daily disinformation: Gaslighting the neighbors
By Alex Lehtis, for CEPA
Russia has long been using disinformation, weaponized corruption, organized crime, and oligarchic structures to maximize its influence in Georgia, Moldova,...