Kseniya Kirillova
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Kseniya Kirillova is a Russian journalist that focuses on analyzing Russian society, political processes in modern Russia and the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. She writes for Radio Liberty and other outlets and is an expert of the Center for Army, conversion, and disarmament studies and the Free Russia foundation.
Potential for conflict growing in Russian society
In late March 2023, Ukrainian intelligence released an audio recording of a conversation between a successful music producer…
Russian propaganda escalates, laying ground for nuclear strike
While continuing its armed assault on the battlefields of Donbas, the Kremlin is boosting its attacks against Ukraine…
Protests in Moscow: It’s no longer just a game
The last frontier Of course, the behavior of the protesters themselves is understandable. As calculated by Russian authorities,…
Fake info about “Ukrainian saboteurs” in Crimea in 2016 could have prompted Russian invasion of Ukraine
The reason for Russia’s accusations was a shootout that occurred near Armiansk (northern Crimea) on the night of…
The Golunov case and why Russian activists cannot ignore the war in Ukraine
A number of Ukrainian journalists have pointed out that if such rallies and public outcry had been employed…
Putin’s new “passport policy”: facts and consequences
In late April, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on a simplified procedure allowing residents of the…
Why some segments of Russian society still support Putin
According to a poll by the Russian Center for the Study of Public Opinion (VTsIOM), which was published…
Russian aggression, documented: How official documents reveal Russia’s involvement in Ukraine
I will run through the main documents that I personally came across in the last few years of…
The hard fate of foreign Russia-lovers: Ksenia Kirillova on the Paul Whelan case
[editorial]The American Paul Whelan was arrested on 28 December in Moscow and accused of espionage. What stands out…
Russian attack on the Integrity Initiative: what makes the Mafia different from the police
In late November, a scandal erupted in the largest Russian media. Propaganda publications told us about the “British…
Ukraine prepared for full-scale war, says military expert
The month-long official state of martial law declared in 10 Ukrainian regions on 26 November came to an…
Former Ukrainian hostage Kostenko tells of FSB’s torture to extract “confessions”
Former political prisoner and Crimean Euromaidan activist Oleksandr Kostenko continues to experience severe health problems after injuries sustained…
“I was told we should work with fascists”: former KGB officer Zhirnov
Recently, British media reported that half of the Russian diaspora in the UK are informants of the special…
Putin will attempt to divert attention from Russia’s attack on Ukraine in Kerch Strait, Polyakov says
What happened on November 25 in the Kerch Strait is an obvious act of military aggression, and this…
Russian Spec Ops failures result of GRU’s total degradation – journalist who helped pin down Skripal killers
[editorial]Professional spies and doctors act as cold-blooded killers, journalists find evidence about undercover colonels in regular public domain…
Occupied Donetsk: re-settlement of Russian “immigrants”, all-pervasive fear & ecological disaster
“The Russian militants have always intimidated the locals, ever since they arrived in our area… so that almost…
Kazakhstan’s secret services harass activists in Ukraine, Russian political refugee says
Aleksey’s story is quite interesting. A businessman from Nizhny Novgorod, he became actively involved in a Russian protest…
Russia is preparing a “loyal opposition”
Over two and a half years ago, I published an article titled ” The Kremlin’s revival of…
Trump’s statement on Crimea can lead to serious consequences, says American analyst
However, many American political scientists draw attention to the fact that if such a statement was really expressed,…
Victory Day celebrations “Immortal Regiment”: Russia’s “special operation”
Below we shall look at only the most evident, obvious arguments that indicate the fallacy of such a…