This is part of a tranche of internal communications from deep inside infamous caterer turned troll farmer and mercenary backer Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Libya operation, always referred to simply as “the Company.” These files were originally obtained by the Dossier Centre, a London-based investigative team funded by former Russian oligarch and political prisoner Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Please […]
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This is part of a tranche of internal communications from deep inside infamous caterer turned troll farmer and mercenary backer Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Libya operation, always referred to simply as “the Company.” These files were originally obtained by the Dossier Centre, a London-based investigative team funded by former Russian oligarch and political prisoner Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Please […]
Blood And Gold: Smuggling And Murder In Ukraine’s Grey Zone
The war in Ukraine, having cost more than 9,000 lives since it begun in the spring of 2014, has now entered a relatively stagnant phase. No major offensives have occurred since Russian regular forces assaulted the city of Debaltsevo in February, 2015. Along the static front lines, warfare more closely resembles that of the First […]
Russia’s English-Language State Media Exhibit Clear Anti-Clinton Bias
A survey of RT and Sputnik tweets indicates a clear bias against Hillary Clinton in their coverage of the US election.
Russian State Media Fabricates Steinmeier Quote Blaming Protesters For Syrian Civil War
Sputnik, a Russian state-owned, English-language news agency, ran a story today claiming that the German foreign minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, had, in part, blamed protesters and pro-democracy activists for the Syrian civil war. Steinmeier is regarded in some quarters as being somewhat friendlier to the Kremlin than his French and British counterparts, or his Chancellor, Angela […]
Trump, King, Manafort – A Circle Of Favors
While Yanukovych’s former adviser has now resigned as Trump’s campaign manager, is the GOP nominee still owed a “favor” by a Russian state media personality?
After The Failed Coup Erdogan Moves Toward Rapprochement With Moscow
At the end of last week, President Vladimir Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is to visit the Kremlin at the beginning of August. This will be Erdoğan’s first face-to-face meeting with his Russian counterpart since September 2015. Relations between the two countries, which had been fraying over the course […]
An Undeclared War On A Neighbor: Cross-Border Shelling In The Summer Of 2014
Just over two years ago, on July 16, 2014, The Interpreter was able to geolocate and verify video footage showing rocket launchers in Russian territory firing into Ukraine, clearly demonstrating the international nature of the conflict. https://youtu.be/-6RcvjvDq2c While the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH 17 on the following day overshadowed this major escalation in […]
New Survey Depicts A Ukraine In Which Citizens Have Lost Confidence In Government
The International Republican Institute (IRI) has published a survey of political opinion in Ukraine showing overwhelming dissatisfaction with the current government. The survey, which was funded by the Canadian government, uses polling data stretching collected between May 28 and June 14 this year, with comparisons with data from as far back as 2011. 2,400 eligible […]
Russian State Television Peddles Conspiracy Theory On Murder Of Jo Cox
Just two days ahead of the Brexit vote, Russia’s state-owned Channel One news outlet spreads conspiracy theories about the murder of British MP Jo Cox.