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Facebook removes over 100 accounts linked to Ukraine's ruling party

The network has been removed for violating the policy against coordinated inauthentic behavior.

14:25, 07.05.2021

Ukraine suffers from COVID-19 less than many European economies – Zelensky

The Ukrainian president assures Ukraine has passed the first stage of the epidemic with minimal losses.

12:45, 20.10.2020

Hungary's FM Szijjártó: Biden should address suspected Ukraine corruption

Biden, Szijjártó said, should make clear how he had used his political influence to bring about profits for the energy company and his son.

22:20, 18.10.2020

U.S. elections: Former Ukrainian ambassadors elaborate on possible impacts on Ukraine

The elections are scheduled for November 3.

14:05, 25.09.2020

Zelensky says events in Belarus could have significant impact on Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader held a meeting with chiefs of Ukraine's intelligence and law enforcement agencies.

09:40, 18.08.2020

Kremlin has "influence on republics" in occupied Donbas – Putin's spokesman

The occupying forces in eastern Ukraine have recently increased the number of attacks on the positions of Ukraine's Joint Forces.

15:40, 15.07.2020

UNICEF: Almost 70 % of Ukrainians' incomes affected by COVID-19

Ukrainians would consider increases in living wages, salaries and pensions to be evidence of improved life after the quarantine, the study says.

16:40, 02.07.2020

Russia pursues with compromising MH17 probe through its agents of influence – media

The Kremlin employs its "puppets, toward whitewashing Russia in the MH17 case", the report reads.

11:40, 26.05.2020

Zelensky calls for reboot of law enforcement agencies

The president says he has no influence over law enforcers' decision making.

23:20, 22.04.2020

Venediktova's appointment as Chief Prosecutor to affect Ukraine's future – experts

The experts are even more unanimous in assessing the negative nature of this impact than in assessing the consequences of the novel coronavirus.

16:15, 08.04.2020

Russia to build military base in Somalia – media

Moscow's growing influence in Africa is worrying many in the West, the report says.

21:50, 30.01.2020

Russia ready to change key political player in Abkhazia where clans fight for access to aid – think tank

The fresh protests in Abkhazia are coordinated by Putin aide Vladislav Surkov's group, who are trying to change the puppet leader of Abkhazia, IGTDS reports.

22:40, 11.01.2020

Atlantic Council: Putin's imperial ambitions mean Ukraine must learn to live with frozen conflict

There are clearly numerous practical obstacles to peace in eastern Ukraine, but none are as decisive as the Kremlin's refusal to accept the loss of a country that many in Moscow continue to view as central to Russia's national identity and crucial for Russian geopolitical security.

20:15, 20.12.2019

Russia uses Germany's AfD in influence campaigns – think tank

Over the past two years, Russian propaganda has been intensively attracting to its influence operations AfD's Ulrich Oehme.

19:30, 20.12.2019

Ex-White House officials say they feared Putin influenced president's views on Ukraine, 2016 campaign – media

One former senior White House official said Trump even stated so explicitly at one point, saying he knew Ukraine was the real culprit because "Putin told me."

13:56, 20.12.2019

U.S. accuses Russia of inflaming tensions in Chile – RFE/RL

This is about the abuse of social media and trolling, the report reads.

11:05, 01.11.2019

Russian propaganda TV channel accused of inciting hatred in Latvia

The regulator will continue monitoring broadcasters pursuing an unfriendly stance toward Latvia.

11:20, 15.08.2019

Potential leader of Ukraine's leading party faction tells of "conditionally pro-Russian" deputies in own ranks

At the same time, he notes that their influence is minimal.

10:00, 07.08.2019

Ukraine to launch Russian-language TV channel in battle for hearts and minds: Reuters

The channel should be state-run but source some content from private Ukrainian television channels.

11:30, 30.07.2019

PGO: Judges of Kyiv's District Administrative Court meddled in Constitutional Court, SBI operations

Horbatiuk says such influence on other government bodies has nothing to do with justice, so there must be an immediate reaction.

17:50, 26.07.2019

Managed chaos: Putin has two scenarios of meddling in Ukraine elections

The plots are being brought to life by rivaling Kremlin groups.

09:50, 15.07.2019

Russia Trojan horse in Council of Europe – media

Giving Russia back the voting rights "gives them the free hand to be hegemonic."

19:20, 08.07.2019

Russia’s bid to win a firmer foothold in Ukraine is falling flat – Bloomberg

Russian efforts to boost influence over Ukraine at its neighbor’s election this month are making little headway.

14:40, 05.07.2019

POLITICO: Half of European voters may have viewed Russian-backed "fake news"

Kremlin-backed campaigns are promoting extremist views and amplifying them to sow discord, says cyber firm.

16:55, 13.05.2019

Twelve Ukrainian websites completely blocked in occupied Crimea

Rights activists checked the availability of 34 Ukrainian sites from 10 different Crimean providers in nine settlements across the peninsula.

14:45, 06.04.2019

Ukraine’s pro-Russian voters may help Kremlin reclaim influence – Bloomberg

The pro-Russian candidates' performance doesn’t mean though that Ukraine will shift its allegiances eastward again any time soon, the article suggests.

16:05, 04.04.2019

Crimean Tatar leader explains why Moscow resettles Russians from mainland to occupied Crimea

For Russia, Crimea is a territory which it could use to exert influence on NATO's southern flank extending across the Black Sea region and all the way to the Mediterranean.

13:40, 14.03.2019

Trump asks Congress to provide $500 mln to counter Russia’s "malign influence"

In particular, it is allocated to "advance shared security; safeguard the territorial integrity of U.S. allies; support partner countries’ efforts to transition away from Russian military equipment".

23:15, 11.03.2019

Recent Donetsk explosions result of internal squabbles in "DPR" – media

It was a signal to Denis Pushilin, sources say.

09:40, 20.02.2019

Kremlin’s plan to sow chaos in Ukraine

To destabilize Ukraine, Moscow has allocated hundreds of millions of dollars, the report says.

11:00, 19.02.2019

Lukashenko facing huge dilemma: Analyst warns of Russian threat to Belarus

The expert stressed that Belarus is more vulnerable to Russia than Ukraine is.

21:20, 14.02.2019

Over 300 parishes of former UOC-MP join new Orthodox Church of Ukraine

Vinnytsia region is in the lead.

11:53, 12.02.2019

NBU estimates impact of Ukraine's upcoming elections on forex market

The regulator hopes the election campaigns will not affect the country's economy.

15:20, 06.02.2019

Russian mercenaries help put down Sudan protests – media

Earlier, the United States put the Wagner group on the sanction list over their participation in the Russian war against Ukraine.

15:15, 10.01.2019

Expert explains why Moscow Patriarchate's authority in Ukraine undermined

The political analyst spoke about Vladimir Putin's influence on the Russian Orthodox Church, and consequently, on the Moscow Patriarchate in Ukraine.

11:40, 06.12.2018

Medvedchuk not Putin's agent but "direct representative" in Ukraine – Ex-PM

Yatsenyuk stressed that the next parliamentary elections are “perhaps even more important than the presidential elections.”

12:35, 17.11.2018

Journalistic investigation reveals how "Ukrainian experts" appear on Russian propaganda TV shows

It would be wrong to assume that NTV is only looking for pro-Russian Ukrainians as this would not be enough to simulate the balance of thoughts.

13:40, 16.11.2018

Russian billionaire taken into custody in Monaco over corruption allegations

He had also been the subject of a search Tuesday morning at his mansion, The Belle Epoque.

22:00, 06.11.2018

Orthodox church split just tip of Putin's crumbling "soft power" in Ukraine

Russian soft power has disintegrated in five areas under the impact of Ukrainian public opinion turning radically against Russia.

12:20, 17.10.2018

Expert elaborates on Kremlin strategy for Ukraine's election period

Moscow will no longer insist that the Ukrainian politicians on whom the bet is being made necessarily declare their opposition to the granting of autocephaly to the Church of Ukraine, Tymchuk explains.

09:25, 16.10.2018

Autocephaly for Ukraine Church may become pretext for another Russian invasion - media

Putin has co-opted the Moscow church in efforts to rebuild Russian statehood and restore the country to great power status, having using the church to project an image of Russia as a bulwark of “traditional” values.

11:20, 15.10.2018

Poroshenko backs idea of registration of Russian agents of influence

The president says such a law will not affect civil society, the media and is not a violation of the freedom of speech.

15:59, 20.09.2018

U.S. group posing as Russian trolls easily buys political ads on Google - media

Despite assurances from Google last month that it has installed “robust systems” to “identify influence operations launched by foreign governments,” the company approved the CFA ads in less than 48 hours.

10:40, 06.09.2018

FSB preparing Girkin's return to Donbas – expert

Girkin is an "FSB guy," and now it is now the moment the agency sees it possible, and necessary, to promote him to succeed the late Zakharchenko.

14:40, 05.09.2018

The Atlantic: Russia is co-opting angry young men

Fight clubs, neo-Nazi soccer hooligans, and motorcycle gangs serve as conduits for the Kremlin's influence operations in Western countries.

16:20, 04.09.2018

SBU exposes "Russian world" promoters involved in election meddling plot

Russian special services tasked the group with searching for bloggers and active users of social networks who would publish political news sent from Russia for a monetary reward.

16:00, 30.08.2018

Poroshenko: Kremlin creating tens of thousands of fake accounts in social networks ahead of Ukraine elections

Moscow's tentacles have penetrated social networks heavily, according to the president.

23:30, 28.08.2018

Russia's hybrid tools of influence: "Dialogue of Сivilizations" as cover

The Information Resistance OSINT community explores methods and instruments Russia exploits to gain influence across continents.

21:10, 27.08.2018

Facebook deletes more than 600 accounts linked to new influence campaigns led by Iran and Russia

Twitter deleted accounts after being tipped off as well.

15:40, 22.08.2018

Greece denies visas to Russian Orthodox Church's priests after worsening relations due to Ukraine

The Russian Orthodox Church and Constantinople said the problems with visas for Russian priests are related to the process of granting a tomos on autocephaly to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

13:20, 09.08.2018