“DNR’s” Pushilin consolidates power as OSCE critisize upcoming “elections”
Contents Developments in “DNR“ and “LNR“: 11–20 September 2018Pushilin announces leadership bidProminent opposition figure is barredPasechnik to run…
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Russian aggression in Europe and in Ukraine in particular.
What caused the environmental disaster in occupied Crimea? A chemist explains
Contents What happened in ArmianskSafety violationsWhat could cause the disaster at “Krymsky Titan”?Chemistry examinedWhat happened in Armiansk Disaster…
Hunger-striking Crimean jailed for Ukrainian flag ready to write last will – Ukraine’s ombudsperson
Sentenced by a Russian-controlled court in Crimea, Ukrainian activist Volodymyr Balukh is ready to write his last will…
French celebrities launch chain hunger strike in support of Oleg Sentsov and other Ukrainian political prisoners of the Kremlin
On 14 September, a collective of French filmmakers and intellectuals launched an initiative to support Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov,…
How Russia infiltrates the media landscape of the Black Sea region
The Kremlin uses a variety of instruments to indirectly influence the media in the Black Sea Region countries…
French think tanks issue 50 recommendations to combat information manipulations
The study focuses chiefly on the Kremlin’s disinformation efforts, although it also details disinformation campaigns conducted by China…
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…
A warning sign in the Donbas: Moscow replacing local people with Russians
One of the most reliable signs that an aggressor is about to launch a new attack is his…
Who is who in Russian-run “Luhansk People’s Republic”
The local authorities of ORDLO (“certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts”, the official designation of the occupied…
What the UK, Sweden & Baltics did to be “full-scale defenders” against Kremlin subversion
The European Values Kremlin Watch’s “2018 Ranking of countermeasures by the EU28 to the Kremlin’s subversion operations” has…
Human rights for the Kremlin: sometimes a bogeyman, sometimes a friend on demand
Pro-Kremlin news sites have an ambiguous view of international organizations (especially those related to human rights) and their…
Falling ratings even more likely to lead Putin to large war than they were before 2014, Larionov says
Over the last three months, the ratings of Vladimir Putin and the Russian authorities have fallen by almost…
Putin actively using Cold War Stasi agent network in Germany, Reitschuster says
Boris Reitschuster, author of Putin’s Secret War, says that the Kremlin is “actively using the old agent network”…
No end to Russia’s war until Kremlin achieves goals in Ukraine
Oleksandr Lashchenko: Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurtz recently expressed hope that this time there would be a real ceasefire.…
“Donetsk People’s Republic” leader Zakharchenko killed in explosion. Details and versions
Aleksandr Zakharchenko, the self-proclaimed leader of the Russian-backed “Donetsk People’s Republic” in eastern Ukraine, has been reportedly killed…
Latest military exercise shows ‘Kremlin is actively preparing for a world war,’ Felgenhauer says
Moscow’s announcement that it will soon conduct its largest military exercise since 1981 “means only one thing,” Pavel…
Moscow has complex system to run agents of influence abroad, Khmelnytskyi says
As Moscow’s geopolitical isolation has increased, Dmytro Khmelnytskyi says, the role of its agents of influence abroad and…
The story of Yevheniya, a theater director who teaches children at the frontline/#Being20
“We really want to teach them what to do next. When I will be far away from this…
Moscow seeking to provoke revolts in Ukraine’s Azov Sea ports, Ukrainian admiral says
Admiral Serhiy Hayduk, commander of the Ukrainian Navy, says that Russia is seeking to provoke revolts in Mariupol…
Born independent: youngest council member in the Luhansk Oblast
The clock shows almost 6 am. This is time when Mykyta usually gets up. He starts each day…