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Ukrainians Embrace God but Shun Moscow Orthodoxy
Russia’s full-scale invasion has transformed almost every aspect of Ukrainian life, including people’s faith. Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra / Photo: Evstratij Zorja/Facebook Polling suggests the war has made Ukrainians more religious. But a closer look at more than two decades of data suggests a more complex picture. While 12 years of Russian aggression have strengthened religious commitment among a significant minority of Ukrainians, the relationship between
3 hours ago
Moscow cries fraud abroad while fixing the vote at home
Moscow routinely portrays elections in democratic countries as fraudulent and controlled from abroad. Yet Russia’s own parliamentary election offers no genuine political choice: the Kremlin controls the field and has eliminated even the possibility of voting against the war in Ukraine. As the war’s effects reach deeper into everyday life, growing public dissatisfaction is being kept out of the ballot box. When post-Soviet states turn away from Russia, as Armenia or Moldova ha
3 days ago
The Coded Resistance of Russian Youth
Gen Z shuns Putin’s war and quietly mourns lost freedoms and vanished opportunities. Photo: TASS / Kirill Kuhmar Russia’s Supreme Court decision to remove the only registered party openly campaigning for peace, Yabloko, from the ballot for September’s State Duma election has revived the question of how many Russians oppose the Kremlin’s war and how much space remains to express that opposition. It is certainly a signal of the regime’s resolve. After all, if a Western-style l
Sep 3
Moscow cries fraud abroad while fixing the vote at home
Moscow routinely portrays elections in democratic countries as fraudulent and controlled from abroad. Yet Russia’s own parliamentary election offers no genuine political choice: the Kremlin controls the field and has eliminated even the possibility of voting against the war in Ukraine. As the war’s effects reach deeper into everyday life, growing public dissatisfaction is being kept out of the ballot box. When post-Soviet states turn away from Russia, as Armenia or Moldova ha
3 days ago
From denial to exploitation: how the Kremlin has adapted its climate disinformation
In the latest wave of climate-related narratives spread by the Kremlin, climate change is a vehicle to reinforce familiar disinformation tropes: the alleged authoritarianism and hypocrisy of the EU, Europe’s supposed self-inflicted decline through sanctions against Russia, and, ultimately, the claim that Europe has no choice but to restore relations with Russia as a supplier of affordable oil and gas. Climate change used to be a fringe topic in Kremlin propaganda. It was rare
Sep 2
Censored AI: YandexGPT as an Instrument of Russian Propaganda
Artificial intelligence is increasingly becoming the primary source of information for millions of people. For authoritarian states, control over generative AI has turned into a critically important element of controlling and managing the masses. This is precisely why Russian language-model developments and the services connected to them deserve close attention. But are they really a “sovereign” technology of Russian origin? Consider the example of YandexGPT – a large languag
Aug 27
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Moscow cries fraud abroad while fixing the vote at home
Moscow routinely portrays elections in democratic countries as fraudulent and controlled from abroad. Yet Russia’s own parliamentary election offers no genuine political choice: the Kremlin controls the field and has eliminated even the possibility of voting against the war in Ukraine. As the war’s effects reach deeper into everyday life, growing public dissatisfaction is being kept out of the ballot box. When post-Soviet states turn away from Russia, as Armenia or Moldova ha
3 days ago
Lessons Learned From Russia’s War Against Ukraine: The Case of Lithuania
Source: Lithuianian Armed Forces Lithuania’s security environment has fundamentally changed over the past decade. Public and institutional thinking, however, has not fully adapted. Lithuania is no longer operating in peacetime. Alongside sustained Russian rhetoric about a future conventional invasion, Lithuania is already facing an ongoing hostile campaign below the threshold of open conflict, eroding the distinction between peace and war. Those actions go beyond traditional
Aug 21
We should not fear a post-Putin Russia
Foto: Vladimir Velengurin / KP As Russian President Vladimir Putin grows increasingly isolated domestically and internationally amid the ongoing invasion of Ukraine, there is renewed speculation over who might one day succeed him and what that this would mean for Russia. “For the first time since the conflict began, Russians are starting to imagine a future without Putin,” Britain’s Economist reported in May. The prospect of new Russian leadership provokes mixed reactions. Wh
Aug 14
Ukrainians Embrace God but Shun Moscow Orthodoxy
Russia’s full-scale invasion has transformed almost every aspect of Ukrainian life, including people’s faith. Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra / Photo: Evstratij Zorja/Facebook Polling suggests the war has made Ukrainians more religious. But a closer look at more than two decades of data suggests a more complex picture. While 12 years of Russian aggression have strengthened religious commitment among a significant minority of Ukrainians, the relationship between
3 hours ago
The Coded Resistance of Russian Youth
Gen Z shuns Putin’s war and quietly mourns lost freedoms and vanished opportunities. Photo: TASS / Kirill Kuhmar Russia’s Supreme Court decision to remove the only registered party openly campaigning for peace, Yabloko, from the ballot for September’s State Duma election has revived the question of how many Russians oppose the Kremlin’s war and how much space remains to express that opposition. It is certainly a signal of the regime’s resolve. After all, if a Western-style l
Sep 3
Sea Drones and the Limits of Military Magic
The increased focus on drones can assist militaries in many ways, but this technology is far from a panacea. Corsair Autonomous Vessel / Picture source: Saronic On July 12, three explosives-laden Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs) motored into an enemy port, maneuvered past whatever defenses may have been in place, and blew up a drydock cradling a submarine undergoing maintenance. If the USVs had been Ukrainian and the target had been Russian, the robot raid would have been old
Sep 1
Ukrainians Embrace God but Shun Moscow Orthodoxy
Russia’s full-scale invasion has transformed almost every aspect of Ukrainian life, including people’s faith. Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra / Photo: Evstratij Zorja/Facebook Polling suggests the war has made Ukrainians more religious. But a closer look at more than two decades of data suggests a more complex picture. While 12 years of Russian aggression have strengthened religious commitment among a significant minority of Ukrainians, the relationship between
3 hours ago
Moscow cries fraud abroad while fixing the vote at home
Moscow routinely portrays elections in democratic countries as fraudulent and controlled from abroad. Yet Russia’s own parliamentary election offers no genuine political choice: the Kremlin controls the field and has eliminated even the possibility of voting against the war in Ukraine. As the war’s effects reach deeper into everyday life, growing public dissatisfaction is being kept out of the ballot box. When post-Soviet states turn away from Russia, as Armenia or Moldova ha
3 days ago
The Coded Resistance of Russian Youth
Gen Z shuns Putin’s war and quietly mourns lost freedoms and vanished opportunities. Photo: TASS / Kirill Kuhmar Russia’s Supreme Court decision to remove the only registered party openly campaigning for peace, Yabloko, from the ballot for September’s State Duma election has revived the question of how many Russians oppose the Kremlin’s war and how much space remains to express that opposition. It is certainly a signal of the regime’s resolve. After all, if a Western-style l
Sep 3
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