Russia without BS: The Other Side of Whataboutism
I think whataboutism has been thoroughly dissected plenty of times on this blog. That being the case, many people from a left-wing perspective often...
There They Go Again: International Media Enables Russian Aggression in Ukraine
When does a Russian warlord become a “pro-Russian separatist?” Newsrooms around the world may want to ask themselves this question following Russian militant leader...
Joel Harding: How Does RT Fight Western Propaganda?
How Does RT Fight Western stories highlighting Russian attacks on Syrian civilians?
Blame the United States
Say bad publicity will increase the Syrian war.
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The Russia Channel
By Josh Marshall, TPM
Newsweek's Kurt Eichenwald has a fascinating little piece out overnight about a telling goof in the Russian propaganda channel that has...
The Daily Vertical: Others Cease, Russia Fires (Transcript)
By Brian Whitmore
The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL.
Should we really be that surprised that Russia has...
Dmitri Trenin: Information is a potent weapon in the new cold war
sked by Bloomberg this month about Russian involvement in the hacking of the US Democratic national committee, Vladimir Putin issued a non-denial denial. Basically,...
Czech intelligence alarmed by Russian ‘threat’
The Czech domestic intelligence agency, the Security Information Service (BIS), has just published its 2015 Annual Report.
Besides terrorism and other threats, it provides more...
Russia’s Cyber Warfare Has Bigger Aims Than Electing Donald Trump
Recent high-profile cyberattacks are all part of a coordinated Russian effort to disrupt U.S. elections. The ultimate goal isn't to elect Trump, but to...
The Daily Vertical: Playing The Kremlin’s Game (Transcript)
After more than two years of war in eastern Ukraine, we continue to pretend; we continue to play make believe.
We continue to pretend that...
Richard Grenell: Russia ramps up the propaganda machine
Political insiders in Washington, D.C., have a long history of getting duped by foreigners pushing propaganda. The political agendas of these international players can...