Moscow outlined ‘information spetsnaz’ techniques over a decade ago, Shtepa says
In the wake of the Helsinki summit, Moscow’s state information service Russia Today baldly declared that “Russia has…
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Russian aggression in Europe and in Ukraine in particular.
Putin’s ‘long game’ consists of a multitude of special ops, Shtepa says
Vladimir Putin is almost universally described as a brilliant political tactician, but if the West is to counter…
Three assumptions about the Donbas
Putin doesn’t need the Donbas… this was the case even at the start of the war. The Donbas…
The story of Aliona, journalist in the war zone: #Being20
Coming to the cities and villages at the frontline Aliona pays special attention to people’s moods: “The closer…
The story of Alina, 23-years-old volunteer at the front line in the Donbas: #Being20
Before the war, Alina lived a common life, being a university student in Dnipro, traveling, having plans to…
Russian occupiers in Crimea increasingly targeting women and children
The Russian occupiers in Crimea are increasingly targeting the wives and children of Crimean Tatar activists in an…
Putin’s vision and goals make any serious agreement with him impossible, Pastukhov says
Vladimir Putin has convinced himself that a third world war is inevitable and that to improve Russia’s chances…
Soviet political prisoner: international pressure can release Ukrainian prisoners of the Kremlin, but there’s not enough of it
Mr. Marynovych, currently, nobody in Ukraine has the answer to the question of how to free the political…
Ukrainian fleet may be able to defend country in 2020s but can’t now, Zhirokhov says
One of the most disturbing and yet instructive scenes in the Norwegian TV series “Occupied” about an EU-assisted…
Kyiv must denounce 2004 Azov Sea accord with Russia now, Ohryzko says
Despite loose talk about convoys and military action, former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Volodymyr Ohryzko says, Kyiv up to…
Moscow’s integration of Donbas from below–via Russian regions–accelerates
Earlier this month, the governor of Orel Oblast, a Russian region adjoining Ukraine, called for a commission to…
The families of the MH17 attack remember
One of those was Bryce Fredriksz. On the morning of July 17, 2014, the 23-year-old left his house on…
Trump has done more than collude with Putin: he’s helped Kremlin leader destroy post-1945 world
Donald Trump did more than collude with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki. He worked with the Kremlin leader to…
Four years on, Russian MH17 disinformation campaign still going strong
The main disinformation narratives continue to be recycled with slight variations: Ukrainian pilots shot down the aircraft, Ukraine destroyed evidence to cover…
US non-recognition policy and Crimea – Russian misrepresentations and Baltic truths
Three US senators, Marco Rubio, Bob Menendez and Rob Portman, have called for Washington to promulgate a policy…
Trump’s challenging of broad consensus on Crimea will lead to a broader war, Skobov says
Even if Donald Trump doesn’t recognize as legitimate Vladimir Putin’s Anschluss of Crimea, the US president’s hints that…
Crimean Tatar activist accused of terrorism vows to continue hunger strike until Russia releases all Ukrainian political prisoners
Emir-Usein Kuku, a Crimean Tatar human rights activist who the Russian occupation authorities of Crimea have accused of…
Moscow planning provocation in occupied Crimea to discredit Ukraine, general says
Likely with an eye on the Helsinki summit, the Russian authorities are preparing some sort of provocation in…
Kremlin-linked Russian commentators step up calls for ‘destruction’ of Ukraine
While most coverage of Russia has been focusing on the FIFA World Cup and Russians’ obsession about a…
New Ukrainian radiolocation stations knock out Russian drones
Ukraine recently began manufacturing radiolocation systems designed to bring down enemy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Ukrainian “Anklav” radiolocation…