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Ukrainian artist creates alternative promo for World Cup-2018 in Russia
Ukrainian artist Andriy Yermolenko has created an alternative series of posters for the FIFA World Cup in Russia…
World Cup Awareness: Five Things Worth Knowing About Propaganda in Russia
But along with the fans and the football players come the camera crews and the journalists, many of…
West must boycott FIFA World Cup or face an even more dangerous Putin afterwards
If the West doesn’t recall the 1936 Nazi Olympics when thinking about the FIFA World Cup competition to…
Putin outdoes Potemkin for World Cup
In 1787, Prince Grigory Potemkin erected special villages to impress his lover, Catherine the Great, on her trip…
Week’s top Russian disinformation keywords: Genocide, Nazis, and the World Cup
This week, it was all about creating a smokescreen around one of the most important frontlines: Ukraine. As…
Western leaders should not allow the World Cup to become Putin’s tribune – MEP Harms
The upcoming World Cup in Russia is facing calls for a diplomatic boycott. Rebecca Harms, an MEP from…
Two and a half million reasons for state officials to boycott the FIFA World Cup in Russia
In a little over a month, Russia will host one of the most popular sporting events in the…
60 MEPs call on the EU to boycott FIFA-2018 over Russian wars, Ukrainian political prisoners
60 Members of the European Parliament from 16 EU countries and 5 different political groups have signed an…
Crimea conference members at European Parliament call for boycott of FIFA World Cup in Russia
“I call on the international community to exert pressure on all forums, including bilateral negotiations with Russia, so…
Will Ukrainians watch the 2018 FIFA World Cup? Dilemma for Ukraine’s Public Broadcaster
According to Alasania, events of this size have always been broadcast by the country’s First National Channel, the…
FIFA said investigating Russian soccer team for doping, putting 2018 World Cup at risk
A British newspaper is reporting that FIFA, the world governing body for soccer, is now investigating all the…
‘Kremlin’s greatest worry: will the siloviki shoot at the people?’ and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
‘Trump has betrayed Russia to escape impeachment’ and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
“Syrian strikes transform Trump from ‘ours’ to ‘another Hillary’”and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
German politicians mull Russia World Cup boycott
Germany could boycott the 2018 World Cup in Russia. This comes as a response to a Russian police…
‘Moscow names Kuril island to honor Hero of Ukraine Derevyanko’ and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
Russia now at real risk of being stripped of 2018 World Cup, Trump its “last hope”
With yet another sports competition just moved out of Russia (2017 Biathlon World Cup & World Championships) and…
If Russia isn’t stripped of 2018 World Cup, Putin will tighten the screws on Russians as he did before Sochi
Yesterday, Vladimir Putin said that despite current problems with stadiums in various parts of Russia, “everything will be…
Doping scandal may cost Moscow the 2018 World Cup, analysts say
If as a result of the large-scale doping scandal, the International Olympic Committee votes to prevent Russian athletes…
