Russia’s influence in the Balkans is growing just as the region’s fragile peace is threatened
By Andi Hoxhaj, for The Conversation
The EU continues to keep Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Serbia on the waiting list to join,...
Odesa Missile Strike Fakes: “Ukrainians bomb themselves,”, “HIMARS hit Odesa” and “UN not condemning...
On July 24th Russia’s Defense Ministry confirmed that Odesa was shelled by Russian armed forces. The information that a warehouse was hit with Harpoon...
Is a Military Coup Expected in Russia?
By Kseniya Kirillova, for Jamestown Foundation
Pro-Kremlin sociologists record an extremely low level of protest activity in Russia against the background of the Ukrainian war....
Celebrity deepfakes are all over TikTok. Here’s why they’re becoming common – and how...
By Rob Cover, for The Conversation
One of the world’s most popular social media platforms, TikTok, is now host to a steady stream of deepfake...
Kremlin’s Tightrope Walk Between Fear And Bravado
By EU vs Disinfo
On July 14, just hours after we published our latest disinformation review about Russia’s imperial ambitions for Ukraine, the world learned of another...
Russian Cyberattacks Need an International Criminal Court Response
By Lindsay Freeman, for CEPA
International law needs to keep pace with the changing nature of warfare. The ICC is best placed to take action.
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Russian propaganda is making inroads with right-wing Canadians
By Philip Mai, Alyssa N. Saiphoo, Anatoliy Gruzd, Felipe Bonow Soares, for The Conversation
On July 8, Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly announced new sanctions against...
Fake: Ukrainian Refugees Brawl on Italian Highway
Ukrainians were not involved in any way in the video that was published by Russian propagandists showing protesters blocking traffic. It was not Ukrainians...
Russia as Evil: False Historical Parallels. Some peculiarities of Russian Political Culture
Today, many people are trying to compare Putin’s Russia regime with Hitler’s Germany. Indeed, the two states have much in common, particularly the human-hating...
Fake: US Kyiv Embassy and Odesa Consulate Evacuated
Russian claims that the US Embassy in Ukraine has evacuated its staff and ceased working is not true. Both the embassy and its consulates...