New York Times sheds light on decades-old tradition of Kremlin disinformation campaign
“The HIV virus was secretly created by US scientists as a biological weapon.” Sounds familiar? This HIV hoax…
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Russian aggression in Europe and in Ukraine in particular.
Martial law to be imposed in nearly half of Ukraine. Here is what will change
Following a Russian attack on three Ukrainian ships near the Kerch Strait, the Ukrainian Parliament has greenlighted a…
Russian military leadership ordered escalation in Black Sea, Ukrainian army intercepts show
Commander of the guard ship “Don” reports to HQ, “I pushed it [the Ukrainian tugboat] the second time,…
Russian attack on Ukrainian ships near Kerch Strait – full chronology
Landlocked by the lands of Ukraine (Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia oblasts and the Autonomous Republic of Crimea) and Russia (Rostov…
Russia attacks Ukrainian ships near Kerch strait – video, audio intercepts
On 25 November, in an escalation of tensions which had been developing since summer 2018, three Ukrainian ships…
Open Street Map decides to mark Crimea as Russian territory
On 14 November, one of the managing organs of Open Street Map (OSM), the Data Working Group (DWG),…
With Donbas occupation, Russia brought religious persecution alien to Ukraine: report
Back in spring-summer 2014, Russian-backed forces took control of the territory which is now officially referred to as “certain…
Kremlin rapidly losing control of ‘private military company’ story
Personnel of Russian private military companies, which are illegal according to Russian law, have appealed to the International…
Why Ukraine’s new UN General Assembly resolution is important for returning Crimea and political prisoners
The Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly has recently approved a newly revised draft resolution titled…
Moscow now shifting Navy vessels from Pacific and Arctic to Kerch Straits
In a move that gives substance to Ukrainian fears that Moscow will close the Sea of Azov to…
Human rights defenders raise alarm as Russia ready to take over Interpol
At the 87th session of the Interpol General Assembly in Dubai, consultations are underway regarding the candidates for…
Acclaimed film director Godard declines Russia visit over imprisonment of Oleg Sentsov
Acclaimed director Jean-Luc Godard has declined an invitation to visit Saint Petersburg’s Hermitage Museum because of the detention…
Will the Sakharov prize help free Oleg Sentsov?
The story of the Ukrainian filmmaker has become known all over the world since 10 May 2014, when…
Heavyweight megaphones of Russian disinformation in Eastern Ukraine
Contents The solution, in Russia’s disinformation style: attack the opponentHeavyweight megaphones at playTwitter bots at workElections in general…
Putin’s cook Prigozhin linked to attacks on Putin critics, bloggers
What is worse? To spread lies or to prevent others from telling the truth? The organization controlled by…
Far right and left, conspiracy theorists among “foreign monitors” at Russia’s sham Donbas elections: Report
Since the international community considered the “general elections” in unrecognized “DNR” and “LNR” illegitimate, no real international monitors…
Seven messages from Mustafa Dzhemilev on his 75th Birthday
Mustafa Dzhemilev, who has been fighting for the rights of the Crimean Tatar nation for six decades against…
How states can get real about Russian cyber attacks: Estonia, the UK, and Poland explain
Contents EstoniaThe United KingdomPoland, the EU, NATOMore from the conference:Estonia Russian cyber attacks on Estonia were a wake-up…
Phony “elections” in Russia’s phony “republics” in Ukraine: a legitimization of the occupation
Contents “Election vegetables”To hold or not to holdWhat the world saysWhat is wrong with the “elections”Why Russia needed…
Britain urged towards Magnitsky-style sanctions against torturers of Ukrainian political prisoners of the Kremlin
Magnitsky-style sanctions could be a step towards freeing the circa 70 Ukrainian political prisoners of the Kremlin, said…