Mark Galeotti: It’s the Russians Wot Done It (Op-ed)
The Kremlin is a convenient villain for our troubled times — and that narrative is playing right into Putin’s hands.
By Mark Galeotti, for The...
The Daily Vertical: Not Just A Putin Problem (Transcript)
By Brian Whitmore, for RFE/RL
"Krym Nash" was just the beginning.
Crimea is not the only place and Ukraine is not the only neighbor where Russia...
Putin May Be Crying ‘Wolf’ Once Too Often, Gudkov Says
By Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia
After a brief break from its “besieged fortress” rhetoric, the Kremlin has returned to the idea that Russia is...
Russia Day as a symbol of propaganda schizophrenia
By Ksenia Kirillova, for LB.ua
On 12 June, Russians marks a holiday known as Russia Day, possibly the most controversial date in the country’s recent...
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...