‘Ukrainian regional news site’ linked with Putin Chef’s Internet troll factory
An apparently ‘Ukrainian’ website often quoted in the Russian media has a St. Petersburg address and is probably one of the ‘troll factory’ enterprises owned by Yevgeny Prigozhin, a millionaire often referred to as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s favourite chef. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Police & prosecutors accused of protecting Maidan murder suspect from justice
A journalist investigation has highlighted disturbing police and prosecutor links which may explain the baffling downgrading in the charges against Yury Krysin, who took part in the killing of journalist Viacheslav Veremiy during the bloodiest days of Euromaidan in February 2014. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
‘Patriotic but Questionable” Language Laws Help Moscow, not Ukrainian Unity
Three draft language laws tabled in Ukraine’s parliament have elicited mixed reactions in Ukraine and a predictable stream of fake news stories and deliberate misinformation from Russian and pro-Russian media …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Re-escalation of fighting in the Donbass region of Ukraine
The conflict between the Ukraine’s armed forces and Russian backed separatists of the Donetsk Peoples Republic in the Donbass region began in 2014 and the most recent ceasefire has been in place since the 24th December 2016. There have numerous ceasefire violations recorded by the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE),...
UN Ambassador Haley Hits Russia Hard on Ukraine
February 3, 2017 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Kremlin Critic Critically Ill in Moscow Hospital
Supporters of Vladimir Kara-Murza suspect he was the victim of a second attempted poisoning. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Cyber attacks on Ukraines power grid
Two cyber attacks in Ukraine show what capable hackers attacking critical infrastructure might be able to achieve. …read more Source: International Institute for Strategic...
Trump Team Gone Wild: Now UN Ambassador Threatens Russia!
What a week in US foreign policy! First President Trump approves a commando raid in Yemen that was a total fiasco, leaving one US soldier and scores of innocent women and children dead. Then Trump’s Iran-obsessed National Security Advisor, Gen. Michael Flynn, hijacks a White House Press conference to put Iran “on notice” over...
