From crippling bridges bringing supplies to Russia’s troops to defending the territory they have snatched in daring raids, soldiers resting in Ukraine’s border Sumy region tell Askold Krushelnycky they want to push on.
After the assassination attempt on Robert Fico, the propaganda inherent in such cases was basically immediately launched. Wszelaka. We followed it through.
Russia’s stony-faced foreign minister is getting paranoid. Sergei Lavrov believes that “at present, about 50 countries are trying to break up Russia.” The West is the Kremlin's worst enemy.
In Russia, they conscripted a student into the army for criticizing Stalin. "He wanted an argument about Stalin? Well, he lost," - reads the Russian press.
Russia is not currently laying claim to the Baltic states. But it is increasingly constructing a historical and legal language of threats in which such claims could one day be formulated. Russia’s experience in recent years shows that when official discourse about neighbouring countries and peoples shifts into a language of enmity, the risk of conflict becomes harder to dismiss.
India’s foreign policy is shaped by its cultural and historical experience, through the prism of which it perceives Russia’s war against Ukraine. This leads to a misunderstanding of Russian imperialism and a tolerant attitude toward it, contributing to the contradictory nature of India’s policy.
False narratives about World War II are spreading today not only in Russia. One of the most prominent popularizers of an alternative view of the war has been American political commentator Tucker Carlson. What lies behind this revision of history – insufficient historical knowledge or a particular ideology? Why is revisiting the history of World War II becoming a way to justify concessions to modern-day Russia?
Russian propaganda is attempting to exploit the scandal in Estonia. The Datasel case: the “missing” €70 million and the ammunition intended for Ukraine that never reached it. Where is the money? Who set Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur up? How did a genuine failure within Estonia’s defence system turn into an information weapon for Russia, and who helped amplify this narrative from within Estonia itself?
Provocations along the Estonian-Russian border are becoming increasingly frequent. In 2026 alone, 11 incidents involving violations of the border by Russian state agencies have been officially recorded. The situation is particularly troubling in the area around Narva, where Russian intelligence activity has been observed. This is not the first time that Russia’s actions have posed a threat to Estonia’s security.
Russian imperial consciousness is a spectrum of different positions that gradually transition into one another. At the opposite poles of this spectrum are, on the one hand, necro-imperialism and, on the other, imperial pacifism. Both positions took shape as early as the Soviet period but acquired entirely new forms in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian war.
To assess whether an energy ceasefire in Ukraine is possible, let’s consider an old political principle: who stands to gain the most — Trump, Putin, or Zelenskyy?
Africa has long been an important arena for the Kremlin to extend Russian influence around the globe. Moscow simultaneously deploys the military, mercenaries, media, and diplomacy, while also developing a much less visible tool of influence—the network of the Russian Orthodox Church.
