Read More 2 minute read International Russia Moscow seized control of Russian émigré group in US to promote Kremlin policies in Ukraine In fact, the FBI did speak with some members of the group; but it did not move to… byPaul A. Goble
Read More 5 minute read Russian Aggression Ukraine The political dimension of Russia’s spy war in Ukraine Since the beginning of the undeclared Russian-Ukrainian war in early 2014, the secret services of both countries have… byThe Jamestown Foundation
Read More 3 minute read International Opinion Acquiring agents of influence – major task of Russian spy services, Khmelnytskyi says Moscow’s efforts to recruit spies perhaps not surprisingly has always attracted more attention than its work to recruit… byPaul A. Goble
Read More 3 minute read Opinion Russia Persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses continues in Russia despite Putin’s statements When Vladimir Putin said at his press conference last month that he saw no justification for attacks on… byPaul A. Goble
Read More 4 minute read Featured Hybrid War International Opinion 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… byPaul A. Goble
Read More 3 minute read Opinion Ukraine Free Idel-Ural Movement takes shape in Kyiv This week, three activists from the Middle Volga announced the formation of the Free Idel-Ural Movement to achieve… byPaul A. Goble
Read More 4 minute read Opinion Russian Aggression Putin’s export of corruption — a key part of his hybrid war against the West, Babchenko says The post-1945 world order is coming to an end, in no small part because of Vladimir Putin’s successful… byPaul A. Goble
Read More 3 minute read Hybrid War Opinion Moscow intensifies its efforts to use Russian emigres to promote Kremlin policies At least in part because the Bolsheviks came out of emigration to take power, Moscow has long viewed… byPaul A. Goble
Read More 3 minute read International More Opinion Russia is losing the ‘real’ World War 3, Varlamov says Historically, wars were fought over territory; in the 20th century, they were mostly about resources; today, they are… byPaul A. Goble
Read More 3 minute read International More Moscow’s plan to organize Russian émigré groups into EU parties seen backfiring In addition to firming up its links to left-wing parties in EU countries and developing relations with right-wing… byPaul A. Goble