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Hot Shots: Cold Sweats
Europe’s not ready. And Putin knows it. By Edward Lucas. Source: NATO Force Integration Unit Latvia With every day that passes, Europe...
4 days ago


Bosnia: Moscow’s Second Front in Europe
The Kremlin is playing games behind the scenes in the Balkans, presenting the West with a challenge and an opportunity. Source:...
May 13


Inflation, stagflation, and spin – the Kremlin’s economic war propaganda
Russia’s economy is under pressure, but the Kremlin does not want you to know it. Instead, Moscow has launched an all-out campaign of...
Feb 18


Brick by (crumbling) brick
Kremlin disinformation peddlers spare no effort to gush about the BRICS Summit in Kazan, singing praises to Putin as the chief architect...
Nov 7, 2024


23 August – Black Ribbon Day, or the European Day of Remembrance
23 August is a special day for historic events in Europe. The European Day of Remembrance, also known as Black Ribbon Day, honours the...
Aug 26, 2024


Russia’s ‘Africa Corps’ takes over Wagner Group’s lucrative operations on the continent
Moscow has effectively dismantled and largely taken over the Wagner Group and its African operations, once led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, in...
Jul 5, 2024


Victory Day, 9 May in the past in the USSR and Russia today
Update 8 May 2024 Putin just started another presidential term as an unchecked czar of Russia, continuing his rule since the year 2000....
May 13, 2024


May Snow: A Chilling Start for Putin’s New Reign?
With Putin’s inauguration on May 7 officially marking the start of another six years of a Putin presidency, the gray, snowy weather in...
May 10, 2024


What He Said and What it Really Means – Putin as Czar
On the 7th of May in Moscow, Putin was sworn in for his next six-year term as president following the heavily manipulated and doctored...
May 9, 2024


What He Said and What it Really Means – “Interview/ history lecture”
Putin opened the Kremlin’s doors to the fired former Fox News host, right-wing extremist Tucker Carlson as microphone-holder for a two...
Feb 13, 2024


Groundhog Day of Evil
In Putin’s Russia, the calendar turns, but the story remains unchanged. A cycle of deception, oppression, moral decay, and futile...
Jan 18, 2024


From Wicked School Pranks to Putin's Elite DKRO: The Evolution of a 'Shitty' Signature
During the school years many, hilarious stories often circulated about the audacious boys from the Soviet era who would deposit feces on...
Sep 27, 2023


Prigozhin and glossing over Russian fragility and cracks in military power
While Russia’s war against Ukraine is ongoing, it has been an extraordinary few days inside Russia, with the weekend mutiny by Yevgeny...
Jul 7, 2023


Why Putin should worry his propaganda machine broke down
The Kremlin’s disinformation industry was caught off guard by the Wagner uprising. That’s not great for the Russian president. (State...
Jul 5, 2023


Kremlin lies on child deportation blown up by the International Criminal Court
For over a year, Russian state-controlled outlets and pro-Kremlin pundits have been trying to convince themselves and the world that the...
Jun 15, 2023


Putin’s peace ploy is a ruse to rearm
With Russia now clearly losing the war in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin is seeking a return to the negotiating table. For more than a month,...
Nov 28, 2022


Andrius Kubilius. The Tragedy of Russia
Andrius Kubilius, personal photo It is not popular these days to speak with pity about Russia and its people. It is much more usual to...
Nov 15, 2022


Analysis of the conversation between E. Macron and V. Putin
Analysis of the conversation between E. Macron and V. Putin - Introduction to the analysis of the manner in which Paris conducts its...
Jul 7, 2022
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