Moscow Distances Itself From Repeat of ‘Afghan Syndrome’ Among Veterans of War in Ukraine
By Kseniya Kirillova, for Jamestown Foundation
Life at home is not always peaceful and full of glory for Russian soldiers returning from the war in...
Russian clouds thicken over Europe
By Stanisław Żaryn, for StopFake
We can neither be short-sighted nor foolish and naïve. The threat of Russian imperialism is looming on the Europe’s horizon.
“Russia...
Countering disinformation in Africa: human rights need to come first
By EU vs Disinfo
In this candid discussion with EUvsDisinfo, Marystella A. Simiyu addresses disinformation and information manipulation in Africa advocating for rights-based responses.
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Attempted airport pogrom highlights rising antisemitism in Putin’s Russia
By Joshua Stein, for UkraineAlert
An antisemitic mob stormed Makhachkala Airport in southern Russia’s Republic of Dagestan on October 29 intending to hunt down Jewish passengers on...
Has the Kremlin’s Dream of Global Chaos Come True?
By Kseniya Kirillova, for CEPA
In 2015, the Minsk Center for Strategic and Foreign Policy Studies published a report dedicated to Russia’s new geopolitical strategy. Its core finding...
Russian Propaganda Efforts to Capitalize on Fighting in Gaza May Backfire
By Ksenia Kirillova, for Jamestown Foundation
On October 7, following the brutal attack by Hamas terrorists on Israel, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict began evolving into a full-scale...
Zelenskyy tells United Nations: Russia is committing genocide in Ukraine
By Taras Kuzio, for UkraineAlert
Russia is committing genocide in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the United Nations General Assembly in New York on...
It is still far too early to write off Ukraine’s counteroffensive
By Dennis Soltys, for UkraineAlert
More than three months since the start of Ukraine’s much hyped counteroffensive, the slow progress of the Ukrainian military is...
‘Woe to My Enemies’ Rages Russia’s Mouthpiece-in-Chief
By Julia Davis, for CEPA
If there was ever a perfect example of the way Russian propaganda operates and the degree of brazen arrogance exhibited by Vladimir Putin’s...
Russia seeks to legitimize occupation of Ukraine with sham elections
By Mercedes Sapuppo, Olivia Yanchik, for UkraineAlert
In early September, Russia staged sham parliamentary elections in occupied regions of southern and eastern Ukraine as Moscow...