Ukrainian Special Forces in secret mission against Russians in Sudan – WSJ
In a bid to undermine Russian influence and deprive the Wagner group of gold mining profits, Ukrainian special forces have been deployed to Africa.
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Putin’s shift on Skripal case makes a broader war more likely, Pastukhov says
By insisting that Skripal deserved his fate rather than simply denying that Moscow had anything to do with…
Putin didn’t annex Crimea to boost his ratings, Portnikov says
Many commentators are suggesting that Vladimir Putin may seek “a new Crimea” to salvage his ratings with the…
Moscow deploys the most dangerous kind of disinformation against Ukraine
Lies are one thing; disinformation quite another, as the late Nathalie Grant warned decades ago. The first can…
Putin can’t ‘catch up and surpass West’ — he can only exploit divisions and spread chaos, Yakovenko says
For more than 200 years, Russian leaders were inspired by the idea that their country could “catch up…
Putin conducts his foreign policy like a special op, Melnikov says
Vladimir Putin is conducting his foreign policy like the special op of an intelligence service, reflecting both his…
Putin’s special operations achieve a second and larger victory when they are exposed
Many in the US and elsewhere are horrified by Vladimir Putin’s overt and covert efforts to affect the…
Russia using “organized chaos” to subvert Ukrainian government – analyst
Russia’s hybrid aggression unleashed against Ukraine has transitioned to a phase where Moscow seeks non-military means of ‘resolving’…
Trump Revolution: From Russia With Revenge
Last week the Washington Post Deputy Editorial Director Jackson Diehl published an article titled “Putin’s hope to ignite Eurasia-style protests in the…
Putin has launched ‘world war against trust,’ Yakovenko says
US President Barack Obama put his finger on what Vladimir Putin is about when he said after his…
How Russia’s use of deniable assets bamboozled western security services
“Russia… That realm of darkness which oppresses Ukraine.” – Ivan Franko There are some predators, such as…
Ukraine publishes video proving Kremlin directed separatism in eastern Ukraine and Crimea
On 22 August 2016, Ukraine’s General Prosecutors Office (GPO) released a video it says proves that top officials of…
Ukrainians parroting Moscow’s line more dangerous than Russians who do, Portnikov says
The Kremlin understands that most Ukrainians distrust Russian media outlets and so has made a major effort to…
Why the slow-burning Russo-Ukrainian war suddenly has gotten much hotter
A UN agency says the number of civilians who died as a result of the fighting in the…
Russian football louts in Marseilles part of Putin’s ‘hybrid war’ against the West
The attack of Russian football louts against English fans in Marseilles was a well-organized action that was part…
Putin’s hybrid force in Donbas accepting a large delivery of fake Ukrainian combat uniforms
On a procurement order from the Russian hybrid military force in the Donbas, a garment factory in Donetsk [in Russia-occupied…
Moscow Patriarchate beefs up its staff for hybrid operations against Ukraine
The Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church has set up a new staff in the synod department…
Alpha officer dies protecting 7-year-old boy, whose father was preparing terrorist attacks
Olena Hitlyanska, press secretary of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) announced that during a special operation in…
“LNR” factory sews fake Ukrainian military uniforms
A factory in the so-called “Luhansk People’s Republic” (LNR) is sewing uniforms imitating those of the Armed Services…