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A war of fakes. How Moscow lost the war on the Internet!

16:57 27.02.2022

A war of fakes. How Moscow lost the war on the Internet!

“The same pilot who shot down six Russian warplanes, he was nicknamed the ‘Ghost of Kiev.’” “A column of scorched Russian equipment near Konotop.” “Snake Island recaptured.” Such messages have quickly gone viral on Russian-language telegram channels, which are a major source of information for the world media. The impression …

Russia – a protector or an aggressor?

23:51 24.02.2022 T. Zima

Russia – a protector or an aggressor?

Russia’s military operation against Ukraine, which was launched in the early hours of February 24, was predicted back in the fall. However, the exact date of the invasion was postponed several times, as the Kremlin clearly did not want a war, let alone a fratricidal one. Moscow asked NATO for …

Enough is enough! The Russian bear is out of its den

17:30 24.02.2022 Alexander Sheffner

Enough is enough! The Russian bear is out of its den

Despite possible sanctions and their hard-hitting economic consequences, the hunted Russian bear has got out of the den and is going after the hunters. Until recently, Russians, Ukrainians, and Europeans believed that there would be no war. What we see now, however, is a full-scale Russian invasion and quite a …

In Italy, Putin's actions in Donbass were called clear and decisive

14:18 24.02.2022

In Italy, Putin's actions in Donbass were called clear and decisive

Russian President Vladimir Putin's televised address announcing the start of a military operation to demilitarize Ukraine was clear and decisive. Tiberio Graziani, a political scientist and chairman of the analytical center Vision & Global Trends (Italy), shared this opinion in a commentary to Lente.ru.The specialist emphasized that the rationale for …

War chemicals as a propaganda weapon

15:21 21.02.2022

War chemicals as a propaganda weapon

Chemical weapons were first used on the battlefield in 1915, but were banned after the First World War. There were many reasons for this. First, the armies had learned to defend against war chemicals. Secondly, the warring side that used them also suffered from their effect. Thirdly, new types of …

Invisible war

12:05 21.02.2022 Alexander Sheffner

Invisible war

Almost fifty countries have decided to evacuate their citizens and diplomatic missions from Ukraine. Some governments did not take such drastic steps, but they still moved their diplomatic staff from Kiev to Lvov in western Ukraine. British and American military specialists have also packed up and left. Not to be …

Diplomatic Worker Day. The Foreign Ministry’s Diplomatic Academy today

12:14 10.02.2022

Diplomatic Worker Day. The Foreign Ministry’s Diplomatic Academy today

Diplomatic Worker Day is an excellent opportunity to congratulate our colleagues on the occasion of this professional day and to wish them success in their work for the benefit of Russia's interests. Everyone who celebrates this professional day can also use it as an opportunity to evaluate and analyse the …

A shared global outlook. China and Russia open the Beijing Olympics with a shared position on the geopolitical situation

9:27 07.02.2022

A shared global outlook. China and Russia open the Beijing Olympics with a shared position on the geopolitical situation

The international conference "Russian-Chinese cooperation - the basis for the formation of a multipolar world," held on February 2, in the walkup to the 24thWinter Olympic Games in Beijing, received less media coverage than did the pre-Olympic events. At the same time, the event, organized by the Russian Academy of …

US conducting medical experiments on allies

22:36 04.02.2022

US conducting medical experiments on allies

The topic of US biological laboratories in Eastern Europe regularly springs up in local and Russian media. Funded by the US Department of Defense, other government agencies and pharmaceutical companies, they enjoy a special status in Ukraine, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova and Georgia. In most of these countries, employees of such …

The war in Ukraine - would an Austrian solution be possible?

15:19 03.02.2022

The war in Ukraine - would an Austrian solution be possible?

What is it about?There has been a war in eastern Ukraine since 2014. 14 000 people have already died; several 10 000, including many civilians, have been injured. What is it about? In December 1991, the Soviet Union collapsed and Ukraine, until then a Soviet Socialist Republic, became independent. In …

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