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Russians spend substantial amounts of time watching television news. The content of these programs offers a window into how people Europe's energy costs skyrocket, Russia is burning off large amounts of natural gas, according to analysis shared with BBC News
Iran, a platform for circumventing sanctions against Russia
According to the French geopolitologist, the Russian-Iranian alliance is strengthening against the backdrop…
Read More 16 September 2022 | 4:00 amPutin’s regime hits its top executives
Our cartoonist Epo alludes to the arrest, at the end of June, of the brilliant liberal economist Vladimir Maou…
Read More 15 September 2022 | 4:00 amBack to school
Back to school time! In today's increasingly militarized Russia, many parents are dressing their toddlers…
Read More 2 September 2022 | 4:00 amA Slippery Slope
The double blackmail exercised by the Russian president, gas blackmail and world famine blackmail, is starting to pay off…
Read More 18 August 2022 | 4:00 amIn Germany, Russian State Media Have Kept Spreading Disinformation on war in Ukraine — Despite the EU Sanctions
German historian, political scientist and journalist Susanne Spahn analyzes the activities of Russian state media in Germany.
Read More 18 August 2022 | 4:00 amGeorgia: to be or not to Be
Russia's aggression against Ukraine is having a considerable impact in the former Soviet countries.
Read More 30 July 2022 | 12:05 am
When Putin Looks Like…
In a recent publication, *Desk Russie* found that Putin’s speech resembled the times to that of Stalin and Hitler.
Read More 30 July 2022 | 12:00 amPutin: the Phase of Self-destruction
The Russian president is unable to learn from his mistakes, or even admit that he is not infallible.
Read More 16 July 2022 | 4:00 pmThe Serbia-Russia Alliance, Belgrade’s Multi-faceted Diplomacy and the Improbable European Perspective
The European Union’s acceptance of Kiev’s candidacy, an adequate but insufficient decision…
Read More 16 July 2022 | 2:00 pmA war Against Russian Culture Constitutes Support for Vladimir Putin
In this paper, the former Soviet dissident explains that Russian culture lives through difficult times…
Read More 16 July 2022 | 1:00 pmHow weariness wins our societies…
Have you noticed that the war in Ukraine is much less of a media concern than even a month ago?
Read More 15 July 2022 | 10:50 am“We are not Savages.” Really?
This time, our cartoonist attacks the Russian killers who mortally wounded, on May 30, the French journalist Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff…
Read More 1 July 2022 | 10:40 amAfter Emmanuel Macron’s Trip to Kyiv, the end of France’s Russian Illusions?
Emmanuel Macron’s trip to Kyiv on June 16, 2022, where he was accompanied by the Romanian President, the German Chancellor and the Italian Prime Minister…
Read More 24 June 2022 | 10:00 am“Russia is Behaving According to the Colonial Schemes of the Past”
On June 13, the Mohyla Academy in Kyiv awarded an *honoris causa* doctorate to Herman Van Rompuy.
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Provides an informed view of today's Russian reality through analyses, decipherments and original information often from first hand, but also debates and positions
Why is Russia burning off gas?
Supply was cut off for 10 days in July while the pipeline was undergoing annual maintenance, and while it has since resumed, the gas flow is running at a fifth of its capacity. Gazprom, Russia's state-controlled energy company, has cited faulty or delayed equipment as the main reason behind this
A newly launched Russian spy satellite may be tasked with stalking one of its American counterparts. The Russian satellite, known as Kosmos 2558 (opens in new tab), was rumored to be an "inspector" craft even before it lifted off on Monday
What is the main news source in Russia?
television
Main sources of news in Russia 2022
For over 60 percent of Russians, television was the primary source of national and international news in June 2022. Social media were the second most popular channel, as 39 percent of survey participants mostly got news from there