Faces of the Crimean Solidarity group who Russia baselessly arrested as “terrorists”
On 27 March, in its largest raid yet, Russian special services tore into the homes of several dozen…
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Prime-time news show on Russian state TV: One lie per minute
However, Mr. Kiselyov’s statements were picked apart already on the following day in an article titled “Dmitry Kiselyov’s…
Crimean limbo: How low can Russian propaganda go?
Ahead of the 5th anniversary of Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea, Russian state-funded RIA Novosti published an article…
The wooden anniversary of Crimean Annexation: Five years of lies, deception, abuse
Repeating lies year after year doesn’t make them suddenly true. The Collins Dictionary suggests the following synonyms for…
Russia arrests 23 Crimean Tatars after largest raid ever in occupied Crimea
At about 6 AM on 27 March, Russian security forces raided more than 20 houses of Crimean Tatars…
Trump’s Golan Heights decision unsettles post-Soviet space
US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, a region Israeli forces seized…
Could Ukraine have fought off Crimean occupation? A crucial document you should know
Debates still erupt in Ukraine on whether the post-Euromaidan government made the right decision to restrain from military…
Portnikov: Is Crimea Ukraine’s Sudetenland?
The countries guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity have simply deceived us, as Great Britain and France deceived…
Since Anschluss, Moscow engaging in slow-motion deportation of Crimean Tatars, Kashapov says
When Stalin deported the Crimean Tatars in 1944, he loaded all of them on trains in the course…
Crimea – not sanctions – real harbinger of demise of Russian Federation, Telegram channel says
A compelling argument can be made that the Soviet Union died when it did and not much later…
Ukraine can’t count on NATO for protection vs the “Russian world”, ex-NATO rep in Russia Capt Gary Tabach
- In your opinion, were the Ukrainian authorities right in not allowing Ukrainian citizens residing in Russia to…
Crimeans “withdraw” their referendum vote on 5th anniversary of Russian annexation
The photos of the leaflets were reportedly posted to Crimean forums. As twitter user wasily_crimea noted, the user…
US closer to preventing recognition of Crimea as Russian territory
Russia annexed the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea in 2014 weeks after the Euromaidan revolution which overthrew the pro-Russian…
Portnykov: Crimea is a symbol of international impotence
Five years ago, the meeting of the UN Security Council, during which Vitaliy Churkin, Russia’s Permanent Representative to…
It matters profoundly what ‘Crimean Tatars’ are called, Belitser says
Moscow has made a concerted effort to present the Crimean Tatars as simply a branch of Tatars who…
Five years after Anschluss, US moves toward a formal non-recognition policy on Crimea
US leaders like their EU counterparts since Vladimir Putin invaded and then annexed Ukraine’s Crimea in 2014 have…
Google puts profit before principle on Crimea, Portnikov says
Moscow media outlets are celebrating Google’s decision to show Crimea as part of Russia, even though it will…
Will Putin face the tribunal for Russia’s “human shields” in Crimea?
The concept of “human shields” in international law International humanitarian law prohibits the use of civilians for military…
Conflict over Crimea between two peoples, not just two states, Portnikov says
When the history of the 21st century is written, Vitaly Portnikov says, Russia’s occupation of Crimea “beyond any…
Kirillova: Sochi Games scandal revealed what Putin was like even before Crimea
Five years ago this weekend, the Sochi Olympiad ended with many Russians convinced that it showed Russia had…