The legalization of sports betting in most U.S. states has opened a multibillion-dollar digital market now being infiltrated by entities linked to russian criminal networks. These structures integrate shadow money flows into legal financial channels, undermining sanctions enforcement and the tax system. ▫️ Offshore jurisdictions, shell companies, and crypto or pseudo-anonymous payments are used to…
belarus has intensified efforts to destabilize the situation in the Baltic states. In October, Lithuania recorded the highest number of illegal border crossing attempts from belarusian territory in the past six months — 275, nearly half of which occurred in the last five days of the month. ▫️ The surge came immediately after Vilnius closed…
According to European media, russian intelligence services, like the terrorist group ISIS, use targeted propaganda, disinformation, and social media to recruit vulnerable groups of the population. ▫️ Just as ISIS did in 2013–2019, the kremlin mobilizes marginalized, mostly russian-speaking individuals, offering them ideologically appealing messages — religious or nationalist. russian propaganda fuels polarization in European…
Key points from the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s briefing following the meeting on sanctions against russian oil companies ▫️ Since the beginning of the year, Ukraine has synchronized 11 sanction packages with partners. ▫️ US sanctions against russia will take effect from November 25 this year. As a result of these sanctions, russia will…
russian propaganda continues to justify terrorist strikes on Kharkiv by spreading another lie about “Ukrainian Nazis” allegedly “hiding in kindergartens, schools, and hospitals.” ▫️ These claims were voiced by vitaly ganchev, the kremlin-appointed “governor” of the occupied part of Kharkiv region. He is trying to convince the russian audience that massive attacks on the city…
russian propaganda is trying to justify terrorist strikes on Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure by calling power plants “military targets.” ▫️ Pro-russian sources are spreading posts about an alleged “massive attack on military facilities in Ukraine’s rear areas.” However, the attached photos clearly show that the strikes hit energy facilities — that is, civilian infrastructure. In fact,…
According to reports from European media, russian special services are using Telegram to quickly hire operatives for minor sabotage in Europe. ▫️ russian media resources deliberately “pull” audiences from other social networks into Telegram to target propaganda and recruit users for “one-off” operations. ▫️ Recruitment takes place through pro-russian channels with large audiences, where loyal…
russian propaganda spreads a fake about the alleged detention by the French police of two Ukrainian refugees for stealing valuables from the Louvre. The publications use real photos, but they have nothing to do with France or the Louvre museum. In fact, these pictures were taken in Poland, and the men in the photos were…
maria lvova-belova, the so-called commissioner for children’s rights under putin, has accused Ukraine and Western media of “spreading fakes” about russia’s deportation of Ukrainian children from the occupied territories. She calls the forced transfer of children an “evacuation” and insists it is an “act of care,” not a crime. In this way, the kremlin is…
After the inclusion of Lukoil and its subsidiaries in U.S. sanctions lists, the company announced its intention to sell off its international assets. The market reacted immediately: within two days, the combined capitalization of Lukoil and sanctioned Rosneft fell by 424 billion rubles ($5.3 billion), with Lukoil shares dropping 7.2% (roughly $3.7 billion). ▫️The consequence…
Statements by russian foreign minister sergey lavrov at the minsk international conference on eurasian security became yet another attempt to simulate russia’s “readiness for peace talks” while simultaneously engaging in nuclear blackmail against the West. ▫️In particular, lavrov claimed that “moscow hopes Trump still seeks a settlement in Ukraine,” and that russia allegedly “has no…
On October 29, the international forum “Dialogue on Fakes 3.0” will take place in moscow — an event included in the calendar of the Global Media and Information Literacy Week of UNESCO. The event is supported by the russian ministry of foreign affairs and involves “international experts” and representatives of kremlin agencies. ▫️ The irony…
