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.
The Kremlin Guard: Russia’s pro-government youth organizations
The leader of the Young Guard (Molodaya Gvardiya, MG) of United Russia Denis Davydov announced that the organization plans to create…
A Killing Epidemic: The Culling of Russia’s Opposition Journalists
When I was working on the story of the attempted poisoning of former Colonel GRU Sergey Skripal in the English…
Propaganda – the opiate of the masses in Putin’s Russia
Russian propagandists have just perpetrated another abomination against Russian dissident Ilya Yashin and his elderly grandmother. A camera crew from pro-Kremlin media…
The bold assassination attempt on ex-Russian spy Sergey Skripal in Salisbury, England
A few days ago, former Russian military intelligence (GRU) colonel Sergey Skripal was found unconscious with his daughter in the…
Political “gamers”: of dragons and propaganda
On Saturday President Donald Trump made yet another scandalous statement. During a fundraiser with Republican Party donors in…
Arrest of Deripaska’s Escort ‘Rybka’ in Thailand may be key to Mueller Investigation
• Details about the arrest of “Nastya Rybka” from an eyewitness • “Locals acknowledged that they received instructions…
Russia’s “ghost” armies and the “heroes of the Russian spring” in Ukraine
Despite the initial silence around these deaths in the Russian media and a significant understatement of losses, the…
Nunes Memo – Colossal blow to US national security, say FBI and CIA veterans
On February 2, the US House of Representatives’ Intelligence Committee released a declassified memorandum which accuses the FBI…
“Visitors” from Russia pushing out Donbas locals and taking over housing
“I know several such newly arrived families. As a rule, the men are sent out to fight, while…
Ukraine must push its case about human losses in Crimea before the Hague ICC, says lawyer Andrei Vodik
Major Stanislav Karachevsky of the 10th Saky Naval Aviation Brigade was fatally shot in the back from an…
Russian Diaspora: from “Monarchists” to “Communists”
Last month, Orthodox parishes in many US cities hosted lectures and showed movies dedicated to the centennial of…
Russian-American Dialogue: Cooperation or Blackmail?
The United States must improve relations with Russia, since without Russia’s participation, a host of international problems cannot…
Terrorist threat to Crimea: Russian ties to the Islamic State
Rabbi Abraham Shmulevich, president of the Institute of Eastern Partnership (Israel) evaluates the accuracy of this report and…
The Kremlin’s Bulgarian game
During an official visit to Warsaw in early October, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev called to lift EU sanctions against Russia, which…
Putin’s system is irreversibly collapsing, says Piontkovsky
The future of Vladimir Putin and system of power he created will be determined in the next few…
Inside occupied Crimea’s crackdown on independent journalism
Mykola Semena was accused by the Russian authorities of issuing public calls to violate Russia’s territorial integrity. In…
Russia’s Zapad exercises send encouraging signal to Serbia
Former Ambassador of Montenegro to NATO, Professor of Practical Diplomacy and International Relations of Boston University Vesco Garchevic believes that…
A man of one heroic act. Remembering the death of Russian opposition journalist Shchetinin in Ukraine
One year ago, the Russian opposition journalist Alexander Shchetinin was found dead with a gunshot wound in Kyiv.…
Zapad-2017: military games with an unpredictable ending
Just weeks remain until the joint Russian-Belarusian military exercises Zapad-2017 take place. It is expected that they will be held…
The propaganda schemes of TrumpPutinism
While analyzing all that is happening today in the United States, I’ve often noticed the striking similarity between…