Putin waging information war in Ukraine worthy of George Orwell
It was a familiar scenario this week. First the government in Kiev said that Russia was sending convoys of men and weapons to support...
Russia’s Second Invasion of Donbas is Well-Orchestrated
Russian tanks, heavy equipment, and soldiers are once again streaming across Ukraine’s now nominal border in the Donbas, reinforcing pro-Russian positions and greatly escalating...
The Soviet Union may be dead, but Soviet disinformation tactics remain
There’s a poster near my house in London, writes Padraig Reidy for www.indexoncensorship.org. It shows a poorly illustrated George W. Bush, aboard the USS Abraham...
The Kremlin’s Octopus of International Propaganda—Obvious and Hidden Tentacles
Russia is rapidly expanding its global propaganda empire, and while some of its mouth pieces and media outlets are broadly recognized as closely tied...
Origin of the Separatists’ Buk: A Bellingcat Investigation
Summary
This report analyses evidence from open sources, in particular social media, relating to the Buk missile launcher filmed and photographed in eastern Ukraine on...
Jews reject Russia claims of Ukraine anti-Semitism
Leaders of Ukraine's Jewish community have come out strongly in support of the Kiev government in its conflict with Russia, rejecting Moscow's accusations that...
Russia Today: why western cynics lap up Putin’s TV poison
It’s no surprise that the Kremlin delights in piping TV propaganda to the world – it is guaranteed a receptive audience
Vladimir Putin is the...
Russia’s information war in Lithuania
It is hard to find anyone in Lithuania who does not believe that Russia's propaganda campaigns in the Baltic EU member state have been...
Russia’s International Media Poisons Minds
At a time when Russia's image in Europe and the U.S. has sunk to extreme lows, the Kremlin has announced dramatic new plans to increase spending on foreign propaganda, The Moscow...
Popular Russia Listserv Said To Be Increasingly Taking The View From Moscow
The head of the institute at George Washington University that hosts Johnson’s Russia List said the listserv is simply moving beyond the “goodies versus...