Durov’s Arrest Is About Telegram as Russian Weapon, Not Free Speech
So-called free speech activists have jumped to defend Pavel Durov after his arrest, but they conveniently forget Russia’s weaponization of his Telegram platform.
So-called free speech activists have jumped to defend Pavel Durov after his arrest, but they conveniently forget Russia’s weaponization of his Telegram platform.
Russia has vast playbook full of “dirty tricks” by which it can deceive public opinion and distort perception of reality. History show that false flag operations have always been a viable option.
After claiming victory in what observers deem to be falsified elections, Venezuela’s autocrat is benefitting from Putin’s support. It is in America’s strategic interest to defeat both of them.
Russian propagandists’ goal in their accounts of the assassination attempt on Trump is not to offer a single narrative, but rather to muddy the waters so Americans come to doubt everything.
Whenever a world leader dies, either by sinister or natural causes, you can be sure Moscow will warp the narrative to sow, if not panic, then at least cynicism and doubt.
After months of delay, U.S. aid is again flowing to Ukraine. Yet the war’s trajectory remains uncertain. Russia is determined to win a protracted conflict, while Washington’s appetite for further aid...
Russia’s attack on Ukraine has taken the French President from a much-ridiculed position of wannabe negotiator to the leader of a potential NATO intervention force on Ukrainian soil.
The day before Vladimir Putin’s long yearly address to parliament Thursday, politicians from Transnistria, a pro-Kremlin breakaway region of Moldova, asked the Russian president to “protect”...
As the war in Ukraine continues, Russia, with the help of its ally Serbia, is provoking chaos in the Balkans to distract the West. The Kremlin’s goal is to exacerbate the existing perilous ethnic tensions...
Vladimir Putin has been candid about his intentions to dismantle NATO and discredit Article 5 of the alliance’s founding treaty, in which members pledge to defend each other from...
President Zelensky's trip to Athens this week proved to be pivotal in advancing Ukraine's longtime objectives of moving towards EU membership.
Russia has resorted to a wide range of tactics to keep nations within its orbit. Now it’s taken to using music to win over foreign public support.
Tensions between Ukraine and Serbia have been high, with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic saying on Aug. 10 that 'If Ukraine recognizes Kosovo’s independence, it will lose everything in one day.'
When Russia accuses NATO of waging hybrid war against them, it’s a good indication that they’ve long been doing exactly that. NATO needs to address Russia’s hybrid attacks and fight back in kind.
What would happen if he were to prevail in Ukraine?
Russian efforts to increase its influence within Moldova may take another step forward in a forthcoming regional election.
The US should turn Moscow’s 'reflexive control' tactic against the Kremlin: Instead of selling the American Dream, Washington should show Russians 'the Russian dream.'
If America wants to end the Ukraine war, the first step is to see the conflict through the Kremlin’s eyes. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s tanks and jets might not be powerful, but his hybrid-warfare...
One of Europe’s most modest countries is becoming a major center of conflict. Russia is targeting the small-but-strategic lands of Moldova as the next big front in its war on Ukraine. While Washington...
Russia’s attempt to procure suicide drones from Beijing appears to have failed, as the Chinese Foreign Ministry quickly denied any plans to provide lethal aid. By contrast, dozens of countries are...