The Power Vertical: Putin Has No Story To Tell (Transcript)
By Brian Whitmore, RFERL
Vladimir Putin has always been a very good storyteller.
First he told a story about how he was the man who restored...
“Most common way that fake news spreads is from laziness” – Aric Toler (Bellingcat)
Aric Toler has been an employee at Bellingcat since 2015. He graduated with an MA in Slavic Languages & Literatures from the University of...
The Daily Vertical: Who’s Afraid Of Montenegro? (Transcript)
By Brian Whitmore, RFE/RL
One has to wonder why the Kremlin is getting so hysterical about Montenegro joining NATO.
I mean, let's have a little reality...
Putin Needs an Intelligentsia that Complains but Knows Its Place, Shevtsova Says
By Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia
Vladimir Putin needs a constantly complaining but one that knows what not to criticize – his person and immediate...
Russian Hacking Allegations Could Get Putin Reelected (Op-ed)
Allegations of Russian hacking are still murky, but distraction in Washington is still a net gain for Russia
By Vladimir Frolov, for The Moscow Times
Vladimir...
The Daily Vertical: The New NKVD (Transcript)
By Brian Whitmore, for RFE/RL
The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL.
Words matter.
And they particularly matter when they...
The Daily Vertical: Putin Meets The World He Created (Transcript)
By Brian Whitmore, RFE/RL
Vladimir Putin just got a little taste of the world he created.
He got pomp and circumstance amid the opulent splendor of...
Putin Doesn’t Want Russians to Continue Focusing on Crimea, Goryunova Says
By Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia
Vladimir Putin, who exploited Russian euphoria over the Anschluss of the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea three years ago to...
Putin’s Anti-Ukrainian Propaganda Playing Role State Anti-Semitism Did in Soviet Times, Ikhlov Says
By Paul Goble, Window on Russia
Vladimir Putin’s “rabid” anti-Ukrainian propaganda resembles and is intended to have a similar outcome to Soviet state anti-Semitism, or...
The ‘Russophobia’ Weapon
By Brian Whitmore, RFE/RL
Sergei Lavrov sees "Russophobia" everywhere.
Allegations that Moscow is supplying arms to the Taliban are "Russophobic."
Accusations that Russia is interfering in Western...