‘We do not recognise Ukraine as the enemy’: Russian paper to publish edition in Ukranian following invasion
2 years, 10 months ago

‘We do not recognise Ukraine as the enemy’: Russian paper to publish edition in Ukranian following invasion

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Russian newspaper editor who won the Nobel Peace Prize last year has said he will publish an edition in Ukranian as a show of solidarity against Putin's invasion. Forces fired missiles at several Ukrainian cities and landed troops on its south coast, after Vladimir Putin authorised what he called a special military operation in the east. This made him the first Russian to win the prestigious award since Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev – who himself helped set up Novaya Gazeta with his Nobel Peace Prize money in 1990. Russian forces fired missiles at several Ukrainian cities and landed troops on its south coast on Thursday, after Vladimir Putin authorised what he called a special military operation in the east.

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Ukraine: The Latest - Hamas attack has 'significant consequences in the Ukrainian theatre of war'
1 year, 2 months ago

Ukraine: The Latest - Hamas attack has 'significant consequences in the Ukrainian theatre of war'

The Telegraph  

Joining the podcast live is the Telegraph’s Middle East Correspondent, Natalia Vasileyva, who offers her first person account of the recent developments: I’ve been on the road in the south since yesterday, just seeing the unimaginable scenes of this country essentially put on war footing. Listen to Ukraine: the Latest, The Telegraph’s daily podcast, using the audio player at the …

Russian foreign minister lambastes the West but barely mentions Ukraine in UN speech
1 year, 3 months ago

Russian foreign minister lambastes the West but barely mentions Ukraine in UN speech

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Russia's top diplomat lashed out …

Russia declares Nobel-winning editor Dmitry Muratov to be a foreign agent
1 year, 3 months ago

Russia declares Nobel-winning editor Dmitry Muratov to be a foreign agent

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russian authorities on Friday declared newspaper editor Dmitry Muratov, a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, to be a foreign agent, continuing the country’s moves to suppress critics and independent reporting. Russian law allows for individuals and organizations receiving funding from abroad to be declared foreign agents, a pejorative term that potentially undermines their credibility with the Russian …

‘State’s POV’: Russia releases history textbook hailing Ukraine invasion
1 year, 4 months ago

‘State’s POV’: Russia releases history textbook hailing Ukraine invasion

Firstpost  

The Russian Education Minister Sergei Kravtsov said, while presenting the book intended for 11th graders, that the content ‘will convey the aims to schoolchildren’ The Russian education ministry has unveiled new history textbooks that hail Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Ever since Russia launched its “special military operation” in Ukraine, authorities have taken considerable control over historical narratives in schools. The …

Ukraine: The Latest - Russia's unrelenting missile attacks linked to grain deal collapse
1 year, 5 months ago

Ukraine: The Latest - Russia's unrelenting missile attacks linked to grain deal collapse

The Telegraph  

Foreign Correspondent Joe Barnes begins by reporting on the overnight strikes on southern Ukraine. Francis also spoke about the news that Vladimir Putin has called off his planned visit to South Africa to attend the BRICS summit next month: Months ago the ICC arrest warrant for Putin was dismissed by some as an irrelevance, but we have again seen an …

Finnish Newspaper Hides News For Russians in Video Game
1 year, 7 months ago

Finnish Newspaper Hides News For Russians in Video Game

News 18  

A Finnish newspaper said Wednesday it was circumventing Russian media restrictions by hiding news reports about the war in Ukraine in a computer game popular among Russian gamers. “While Helsingin Sanomat and other foreign independent media are blocked in Russia, online games have not been banned so far,” Antero Mukka, editor-in-chief of Helsingin Sanomat, told AFP. In the basement of …

Russian war blogger Vladlen Tatarsky given posthumous medal for bravery by Putin
1 year, 8 months ago

Russian war blogger Vladlen Tatarsky given posthumous medal for bravery by Putin

The Telegraph  

Navalny, who has exposed official corruption and organised massive anti-government protests, is serving a nine-year sentence for fraud. He also charged that Russian security agencies could be behind the explosion to cast Mr Navalny's supporters as an "internal enemy”. Return to ‘Soviet classics’ On Monday, Mr Podolyak said Russia had “returned to the Soviet classics,” pointing to its increasing isolation, …

Where is the Russia-Ukraine war heading? Here's what Volodymyr Zelenskyy thinks
1 year, 8 months ago

Where is the Russia-Ukraine war heading? Here's what Volodymyr Zelenskyy thinks

Firstpost  

Ukraine: A team of journalists from The Associated Press spent two days travelling by train with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy as he visited the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, which still faces regular shelling from Russian forces, and northern towns in the Sumy region that were liberated shortly after the war began a year ago. AP Zelenskyy added that a European …

Russia acted against Ukraine after years of warning, says Sergey Lavrov
1 year, 9 months ago

Russia acted against Ukraine after years of warning, says Sergey Lavrov

The Hindu  

The economic fallout of the Ukraine crisis was not created by Russian military campaign and is being fuelled by the western reaction to the evolving situation, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in New Delhi on March 3, 2023. Speaking at the annual Raisina Dialogue, Mr Lavrov repeatedly highlighted the western campaigns in Yugoslavia, Iraq and Afghanistan which according to …

Ukrainians reflect on anniversary of Russian invasion
1 year, 9 months ago

Ukrainians reflect on anniversary of Russian invasion

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — The anniversary on Friday of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was a somber day for many of the country’s 43 million people. Here’s a selection of what some of them said: ___ “I can sum up the last year in three words: Fear, love, hope.” —- Oleksandr Hranyk, a school director in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city. A very …

Ukraine war: I’ve spent 20 years covering conflict, from Iraq to Syria – but nothing prepared me for this horror
1 year, 10 months ago

Ukraine war: I’ve spent 20 years covering conflict, from Iraq to Syria – but nothing prepared me for this horror

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In the course of reporting war …

Opinion: What the world learned about Ukraine in a year of war
1 year, 10 months ago

Opinion: What the world learned about Ukraine in a year of war

LA Times  

Volunteers in Kharkiv last April load sandbags to be hoisted into position around the Taras Shevchenko Monument, protecting it from Russian bombardment. But, in contrast to Putin’s goals, the war has also strengthened Ukrainian identity and caused many people worldwide to discover and appreciate Ukraine and its diverse multicultural history. The war also spurred the growth of the Ukrainian language, …

Op-Ed: Learn Ukrainian, defeat Russia
1 year, 11 months ago

Op-Ed: Learn Ukrainian, defeat Russia

LA Times  

Antonina Sidorenko, 9, holds a Ukrainian language schoolbook on the first day of online school in her village in southern Ukraine in September. In Chernihiv, northeast of Kyiv, Ukrainian language lessons take place in one of the few intact rooms in the city’s public library, damaged earlier this year when the Russians pummeled the city with missiles. Learning Ukrainian is …

Explained: The alternate reality of the Ukraine war being presented by Russian state TV
2 years ago

Explained: The alternate reality of the Ukraine war being presented by Russian state TV

Firstpost  

Leaked emails show how Russia’s largest state broadcaster has spun a version of the war in which Russia is winning, Ukraine is in shambles, and Western alliances are fraying. The correspondence was one of thousands of email exchanges stored within a leaked database from Russia’s largest state-owned media company, the All-Russia State Television and Radio Company, known as VGTRK. VGTRK …

Ukrainians are miffed to share the Peace Prize with Russian and Belarusian winners
2 years, 2 months ago

Ukrainians are miffed to share the Peace Prize with Russian and Belarusian winners

NPR  

Ukrainians are miffed to share the Peace Prize with Russian and Belarusian winners Enlarge this image toggle caption Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images The Norwegian Nobel Committee granted 2022's Peace Prize to winners in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine "for promoting the right to criticize power and protect the fundamental rights of citizens and making an …

Ukraine-Russia: A prolonged propaganda war
2 years, 6 months ago

Ukraine-Russia: A prolonged propaganda war

Al Jazeera  

Four months since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, we look at how Russian media is spinning a new war narrative. Ukraine – and the Kremlin’s special media operation that has Russian journalists under control. Contributors: Anthony Borden – CEO, Institute for War and Peace Reporting Andrei Soldatov – Editor-In-Chief, Agentura.ru, investigative journalist Mariia Zolkina – Head of Regional Security and Conflict …

Russia vs Ukraine: The fog of propaganda and disinformation
2 years, 6 months ago

Russia vs Ukraine: The fog of propaganda and disinformation

Al Jazeera  

Four months into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we analyse the spread of disinformation and the ongoing propaganda war. On this special edition of The Listening Post, a timeline of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a chronology of our reports – from the build-up, to the invasion, right through the messaging and the media’s news coverage, from around the world. Contributors: …

Putin's propaganda playbook shows how an army of fake fact-checkers is sowing doubt and confusion in Ukraine
2 years, 8 months ago

Putin's propaganda playbook shows how an army of fake fact-checkers is sowing doubt and confusion in Ukraine

ABC  

A week before the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv came under intense shelling for the first time since World War II, an alarming video announcement was circulating on encrypted messaging app, Telegram. "There's an evolution in media manipulation tactics we haven't seen at this scale before," Dr Donovan said. The Russian Security Council's deputy chairman, Dmitry Medvedev, said "enraged beasts from …

Dmitry Muratov: Nobel Peace Prize winner and Putin critic ‘doused in paint during attack on Moscow train’
2 years, 8 months ago

Dmitry Muratov: Nobel Peace Prize winner and Putin critic ‘doused in paint during attack on Moscow train’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nobel Peace Prize-winning editor Dmitry …

Peace talks and propaganda: Russia’s war on Ukraine continues
2 years, 8 months ago

Peace talks and propaganda: Russia’s war on Ukraine continues

Al Jazeera  

Zelenskyy talks directly to Russian reporters, and Putin’s promised scaling back of the war fails to materialise. A new front opened up in the war in Ukraine this past week – a diplomatic one. Contributors: Eilish Hart – Senior news editor, Meduza English Ilya Yablokov – Lecturer in journalism and digital media, University of Sheffield Katia Patin – Multimedia editor, …

Ukraine crisis: Top Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta halts publication until end of war
2 years, 8 months ago

Ukraine crisis: Top Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta halts publication until end of war

Firstpost  

Chief editor Dmitry Muratov said it was a “difficult” decision, indicating it was an effort to “save” the respected publication and avoid a total shutdown Moscow: Russia’s top independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, whose chief editor was last year awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, said Monday it was suspending publication until the end of Moscow’s military action in Ukraine. Chief editor …

Russia’s Novaya Gazeta newspaper suspends activity after warning
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia’s Novaya Gazeta newspaper suspends activity after warning

Al Jazeera  

The investigative paper said it was suspending its activities until the end of Russia’s ‘special operation’ in Ukraine. Russia’s Novaya Gazeta newspaper, whose editor Dmitry Muratov was a co-winner of last year’s Nobel Peace Prize, has said it was suspending its online and print activities until the end of Russia’s “special operation” in Ukraine. “For us, and I know, for …

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 28)
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 28)

NPR  

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today Enlarge this image toggle caption Leon Klein/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Leon Klein/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images As Monday draws to an end in Kyiv and in Moscow, here are the key developments of the day: Ukrainian officials warn that Russia could try to split the country in two, calling it "a Korean scenario." The U.S. Defense Department reports …

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Kyiv willing to discuss neutrality
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Kyiv willing to discuss neutrality

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine news from March 27: Ukrainian president says he is prepared to discuss Russia’s neutrality demand. 27 Mar 2022 - 15:39 GMT Russia’s Deripaska says Biden’s remarks indicate ‘hellish ideological mobilisation’ Oleg Deripaska, a prominent Russian oligarch subject to sanctions, has said that the conflict in Ukraine is “mad” and could have been stopped through diplomacy, but that the words …

Why are we indifferent to the Ukraine war?
2 years, 8 months ago

Why are we indifferent to the Ukraine war?

New Indian Express  

Sections of Indian media that regularly get news, photos and videos from the conflict zones in Syria, Afghanistan, Yemen and elsewhere by arrangements with international news agencies seem to have suddenly mellowed, balanced and ‘correct’. Indian media has always taken a categorical stand against aggression anywhere. As India abstained in the UN from a resolution condemning the aggression, sections of …

Russian author Akunin: Putin sees Ukraine as a threat to his rule
2 years, 9 months ago

Russian author Akunin: Putin sees Ukraine as a threat to his rule

Al Jazeera  

Russian author Boris Akunin is among several celebrities and cultural figures to have spoken out against the war in Ukraine. Akunin is also known for his opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin, earning Putin’s ire, and now lives in London. Al Jazeera: The pro-Russian or pro-Putin camps often talk about the people of Donbas, in eastern Ukraine, who have been …

A Nobel gesture: Why Russian journalist has offered to auction his peace prize
2 years, 9 months ago

A Nobel gesture: Why Russian journalist has offered to auction his peace prize

Firstpost  

Dmitry Muratov, editor of Novaya Gazeta, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2021 for safeguarding freedom of expression in Russia. In an effort to help, Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov, the co-winner of last year’s Nobel Peace Prize, has offered to auction off his Nobel Peace Prize medal to raise money for the Ukrainian evacuees. Muratov’s noble gesture Dmitry Muratov, the …

Russia Ukraine War Advisory
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia Ukraine War Advisory

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. ————————————— TOP STORIES ————————————— RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR — Ukraine said it …

A Ukrainian Journalist on Russian War Crimes, the Biolabs Lie, and Tucker Carlson
2 years, 9 months ago

A Ukrainian Journalist on Russian War Crimes, the Biolabs Lie, and Tucker Carlson

Slate  

Since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, Ukrainian journalists have done heroic work reporting on Russian military atrocities, the refugee crisis, and everyday life in a country at war. Oleg Skrypnik: No, I’m with my family in Western Ukraine waiting for 200 helmets and 200 bulletproof vests so I can bring them to Kharkiv. Some right-wing American politicians and media …

Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | Train station targeted in Ukraine refugee hub near Mariupol
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | Train station targeted in Ukraine refugee hub near Mariupol

The Hindu  

Russia’s foreign ministry announced sanctions on U.S. President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Tuesday alongside several officials in a reciprocal response to Western measures. “Putin has managed to destroy the Russian economy within a matter of weeks.” - AFP Russia Putin says Russia’s Ukraine operation is a ‘success’ Russia President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that his military …

What is being done to thwart Russian disinformation on Ukraine?
2 years, 9 months ago

What is being done to thwart Russian disinformation on Ukraine?

Al Jazeera  

On Wednesday, March 16 at 19:30GMT: Russia has been churning out disinformation and propaganda related to its war in Ukraine since before the invasion began. Putin’s government has also clamped down on free speech by threatening to imprison anyone spreading “false information” about the war. On Monday, an anti-war protester interrupted a live news broadcast on Russia’s state-run network, Channel …

How is the media viewing Russia’s war in Ukraine?
2 years, 9 months ago

How is the media viewing Russia’s war in Ukraine?

Al Jazeera  

Competing narratives fight for coverage in print, on air and online. Images of destruction and civilian suffering in Ukraine have dominated headlines worldwide since Russia invaded on February 24, as both sides have accused the other of promoting disinformation. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has become a highly visible presence throughout the Western world, largely due to informal social media videos …

Russia-Ukraine: Ugly truths in the time of war
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia-Ukraine: Ugly truths in the time of war

Al Jazeera  

The coverage of Putin’s war in Ukraine by Western media has revealed a sickening score of hypocrisies and marquee-sized blind spots. After winning a tournament in England late last week, Egyptian squash champion, Ali Farag, noted that since Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, all sorts of usually demure types – including athletes trained by their agents to shut up for fear …

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 14)
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 14)

NPR  

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today Enlarge this image toggle caption Pavel Dorogoy/AP Pavel Dorogoy/AP As Monday draws to a close in Kyiv and in Moscow, here are the key developments of the day: A fourth round of talks between Ukraine and Russia concluded without a breakthrough. Meanwhile, Ukraine's deputy prime minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration said Russia is escalating …

Why Russia is losing the news and information war in Ukraine
2 years, 9 months ago

Why Russia is losing the news and information war in Ukraine

LA Times  

Weaponizing all manner of media is a specialty of Vladimir Putin’s, but now, two weeks into his unprovoked attack on Ukraine, Russia’s president is losing the information war. The report was picked up by outlets around the globe, and journalists arrived on the scene, accelerating the story’s spread on social media and adding to a mountain of visual and audio …

BBC’s Clive Myrie leaves Ukraine with message for those trying to flee war
2 years, 9 months ago

BBC’s Clive Myrie leaves Ukraine with message for those trying to flee war

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. We are less than 2miles from the crossing…” In another tweet, he said: “A full …

Russia blocks news sites over Ukraine war coverage: Rights group
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia blocks news sites over Ukraine war coverage: Rights group

Al Jazeera  

Russian authorities have blocked several independent media outlets including news site Mediazona as the Kremlin seeks to control coverage of its war in Ukraine, a rights group has said. Authorities have blocked a number of digital media outlets, including Mediazona, Republic, Snob.ru and Agentstvo, said the digital rights group Roskomsvoboda on Sunday. The group said the independent media had been …

We can’t ignore the darker sides of global unity on war in Ukraine
2 years, 9 months ago

We can’t ignore the darker sides of global unity on war in Ukraine

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Peniel E. Joseph is the Barbara Jordan Chair in ethics and political values and the founding director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, where he is also a professor of history. On the BBC, Ukraine’s Deputy Chief Prosecutor described the …

In Ukraine reporting, Western press reveals grim bias toward ‘people like us’
2 years, 9 months ago

In Ukraine reporting, Western press reveals grim bias toward ‘people like us’

LA Times  

The scenes are gravely familiar to anyone familiar with the 21st century news cycle: families fleeing on foot, swarming border crossings and searching through rubble for loved ones. “This isn’t a place, with all due respect, like Iraq or Afghanistan, that has seen conflict raging for decades,” said CBS News correspondent Charlie D’Agata on Sunday. In the heat of war, …

Russia-Ukraine War: Margaret Atwood, Salman Rushdie Among 1000 Authors Who Signed Open Letter Condemning Russian Invasion
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia-Ukraine War: Margaret Atwood, Salman Rushdie Among 1000 Authors Who Signed Open Letter Condemning Russian Invasion

News 18  

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to ravage the east European country, several notable figures from around the world have expressed their concerns. Signed by over 1,000 writers from around the world, the open letter released by PEN International on Sunday expressed solidarity with writers, journalists, artists, and the people of Ukraine, condemning the Russian invasion and calling for …

Russia-Ukraine war news updates: Twitter to label tweets linked to Russian state media
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war news updates: Twitter to label tweets linked to Russian state media

India Today  

Twitter will put warnings on tweets sharing links to Russian state-affiliated media, the platform said Monday, as Kremlin-tied outlets are accused of spreading misinformation about Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Twitter will put warnings on tweets sharing links to Russian state-affiliated media, the platform said Monday, as Kremlin-tied outlets are accused of spreading misinformation on Moscow's invasion of Ukraine https://t.co/6LduqubqRW — …

Why journalists covering Ukraine and Russia lean into the many unknowns of war reporting
2 years, 9 months ago

Why journalists covering Ukraine and Russia lean into the many unknowns of war reporting

CNN  

New York CNN Business — A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. “Gas, power, comms, transport, housing, safety constant issues.” CNN’s Clarissa Ward in Kyiv brought up the curfew challenge and “very real limitations on where and how we can move around” when I spoke with her on Sunday’s “Reliable Sources.” She described how CNN …

‘Double standards’: Western coverage of Ukraine war criticised
2 years, 9 months ago

‘Double standards’: Western coverage of Ukraine war criticised

Al Jazeera  

Social media users accuse the media of hypocrisy in its coverage of Russia’s war on Ukraine compared with other conflicts. دانيال ياغِتش | Dr. Denijal Jegić February 27, 2022 On Sunday, Al Jazeera English presenter Peter Dobbie described Ukrainians fleeing the war as “prosperous, middle class people” who “are not obviously refugees trying to get away from areas in the …

Russian regulator warns local media over coverage of Ukraine war
2 years, 9 months ago

Russian regulator warns local media over coverage of Ukraine war

Al Jazeera  

Journalists labelled as ‘foreign agents’, outlets told they will be blocked unless they remove ‘unreliable information’. Russia’s communications regulator has ordered media outlets in the country to remove reports describing the continuing attack on Ukraine as an “assault, invasion, or declaration of war” – or face being blocked and fined. In a statement on Saturday, Roskomnadzor accused several independent media …

‘A dark day for Europe’: How UK newspapers reported Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
2 years, 10 months ago

‘A dark day for Europe’: How UK newspapers reported Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery The Daily Telegraph’s headline warns …

Russia state TV paints Moscow as savior of eastern Ukraine
2 years, 10 months ago

Russia state TV paints Moscow as savior of eastern Ukraine

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — As the West sounded the alarm about the Kremlin ordering troops into eastern Ukraine and decried it as an invasion, Russian state media painted a completely different picture — of Moscow coming to the rescue of war-torn areas tormented by Ukraine’s aggression and bringing them peace. The fanfare came hours after Vladimir Putin announced Russia’s recognition of the …

Ukraine: US and Russia battle for narrative supremacy
2 years, 10 months ago

Ukraine: US and Russia battle for narrative supremacy

Al Jazeera  

The US’s preemptive intelligence strikes and Russia’s staged TV moments – the theatre of the Ukraine crisis. Contributors: Ruslan Deynychenko – Executive director, StopFake.Org Nina Jankowicz – Author, How to Lose the Information War & fellow, The Wilson Center Bret Schafer – Senior fellow, The German Marshall Fund of the United States Branko Marcetic – Staff writer, Jacobin magazine On …

Russia mocks western media outlets over speculations of Ukraine invasion
2 years, 10 months ago

Russia mocks western media outlets over speculations of Ukraine invasion

Op India  

Maria Zakharova, the Russian foreign ministry diplomat has lashed out at certain Western media publications for their dubious claims of Russia’s supposed invasion of Ukraine. Zakharova, who is the Director of the Information and Press Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, asked the western media to announce the schedule of Russian ‘invasions’ for the coming year so …

Ukraine Russia crisis: The West is a player in the Ukraine information war. Unlike Russia, it has to convince the public
2 years, 10 months ago

Ukraine Russia crisis: The West is a player in the Ukraine information war. Unlike Russia, it has to convince the public

CNN  

CNN — Corpses strewn through wrecked buildings in the aftermath of an apparently deadly explosion. “During the Cold War, most people knew about the Soviet threat, and we did not need to provide evidence to show that was an issue,” said Dan Lomas, an intelligence and security studies lecturer at London’s Brunel University, explaining that in a “bipolar world the …

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