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…
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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…
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…
‘The Samantha syndrome’ – a new name for an old threat Putin is exploiting
The Stockholm syndrome, the situation in which a captive begins to identify with his or her captors, is…
The Russian element behind California’s separatism movement
On 13 February in a Los Angeles suburb, a completely abnormal press conference was held, dedicated to the…
Flynngate reflects Putin’s penchant for high-risk counterproductive actions, Khzmalyan says
The growing scandal in Washington around Moscow’s efforts to penetrate and influence the Trump Administration recalls the FSB’s…
End of Kremlin’s dream of ‘Big Deal’ with Trump makes Putin more dangerous not less
Andrey Piontkovsky is undoubtedly correct that “’a big deal’” between Moscow and Washington has become “impossible” given…
Flynn’s resignation – de-Kremlinization of the White House?
The formal reason behind the resignation of Donald Trump’s national security advisor Michael Flynn was a media scandal…
The logic of Avdiivka. How the “useful idiots” are helping Putin
One of the paradoxes of Ukrainian politics is how the same people who just recently criticized the Ukrainian…
Russians back secession of California from US, Russian-linked leader of Calexit says
Louis Marinelli, who has lived and worked in Russia over much of the last dozen years and who…
The globalization of Putinism
The year 2016 will go down in history as a turning point. Whatever happens during the second half…
Jill Stein insults Russia’s struggle for human rights and environmental justice
Two of Russia’s fiercest environmental activists have written an open letter to Green Party candidate for president Dr. Jill…
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…
Moscow set to exploit its infiltration of US politics long after November
Most Western commentators have focused on the ways in which Vladimir Putin is seeking to use his agents…
Trump is Putin’s ‘most useful idiot’ because he believes what he says, Piontkovsky says
Donald Trump, the Republican candidate for US president, is Vladimir Putin’s “most useful idiot” not because he is…
ONLINE VOTE: Who is Putin’s Best French Friend?
On the eve of their arrival to occupied Crimea, five French MPs from the Friends of Putin club…
Luddites of the world coming together to save Putin, Kyiv commentator says
In periods of rapid change, those who were comfortable in the old world inevitably emerge as political force,…
Book on Russia’s hybrid wars to be presented in Brussels
On July 13, Brussels will host the presentation of Hybrid Warfare à la Russe by Yuriy Fedorov, expert in Russian…
“Russophiles” aim to steer Bulgaria away from NATO
Some curious news concerning the recent meeting of the National Movement of “Russophiles” in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia,…
Sarkozy: Russia should lift EU sanctions, Ukraine must not be allowed into NATO
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy urged Russia to lift sanctions against EU countries and spoke against Ukraine’s integration…