Historian Françoise Thom examines the relationship between the Russian Patriarch Kirill and Pope Francis and the latter’s recent statements about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. According to the author, these statements, welcomed by the Kremlin, […]
Mission AIGLE : Présentes en Roumanie, les armées françaises assurent le commandement du bataillon d’alerte de la force de réaction rapide de l’OTAN. Depuis le 16 mai, l’armée de l’Air et de l’Espace déploie le système MAMBA. […]
As NATO bashing is a long-time favourite of the Kremlin, the news about Finland and Sweden applying for membership did not go unnoticed by the pro-Kremlin disinformation ecosystem… Putin plays down the obvious defeat of […]
On 24 February, the pro-Kremlin disinformation ecosystem was abuzz with misleading narratives and outright lies about the ongoing “special military operation” in Ukraine. And of course, Russia promotes Peace whereas the West is using Ukraine to tarnish Russia’s glory.[1] […]
« Putin is preparing for prolonged conflict in Ukraine during which he still intends to achieve goals beyond the Donbas… One of the key challenges is assessing how various threats and trends are likely to intersect »… […]
Putin’s Russia has turned the celebrations of the 1945 victory in World War II into an almost religious day with ever more pompous military parades held on 9 May, the day the Nazi surrender was accepted by […]
With Vladimir Putin, one always believes that the bottom of disgrace has been reached, that the Kremlin cannot do even worse. But since February 24, almost every day brings a new ignominy. Two recent episodes […]
Le peuple russe a été conditionné au crime et à la délinquance pendant plusieurs décennies. Cette pédagogie émanait directement du KGB. À l’époque de Brejnev, les jeunes garçons ambitieux hésitaient souvent entre deux carrières : les […]
Just when it seemed that the Kremlin’s manipulative and war-mongering rhetoric had reached the bottom, it sunk to a new low. In a repeated attempt to denigrate Ukraine and its president as “Nazi”, Russia’s Minister of […]
Wladimir Putin called for “cleansing” of Russian society of the fifth column, “bastards and traitors”, and used the infamous “spit-them-out-like-flies” quote… Like most autocratic leaders, he needs enemies and victories, both abroad and at home. […]
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