russia is using the birthday of poet alexander pushkin to strengthen its ideological influence in Africa. ▫️ Recently, events dedicated to pushkin were held in the capitals of several African countries. Between reciting poems and russian language lessons, russian representatives spread anti-western propaganda and justified the kremlin’s aggressive foreign policy. The initiative came from “rossotrudnichestvo”…
russia is using the birthday of poet alexander pushkin to strengthen its ideological influence in Africa. ▫️ Recently, events dedicated to pushkin were held in the capitals of several African countries. Between reciting poems and russian language lessons, russian representatives spread anti-western propaganda and justified the kremlin’s aggressive foreign policy. The initiative came from “rossotrudnichestvo”…
russia continues to use the XIII International Meeting of High Representatives in charge of security issues to spread anti-Ukrainian propaganda among Global South countries. This time, kremlin is trying to portray Ukraine as a “threat to stability and security” — specifically for Africa. ▫️ director of the Africa partnership department at russia’s MFA, tatyana dovgalenko,…
The Chairman of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad Muhammad Al-Alimi, visited russia, where he met with vladimir putin. This took place amid kremlin’s growing ties with the main enemies of Yemen’s government — the Ansar Allah group (Houthis). ▫️ russia may have recruited Yemenis to fight in the war against Ukraine in cooperation with the…
Syria is gradually reducing its dependence on moscow by choosing new partners for cooperation. The new leadership in Damascus is increasingly seeking alternatives to russian influence in the economy. ▫️ The Syrian Ports Authority has signed an $800 million memorandum with Emirati company Dubai Ports World. The agreement involves a comprehensive investment deal for the…
The normalization of relations between Syria and the West increasingly threatens russia’s position in the region. After prolonged isolation, Damascus is gaining new opportunities for an independent policy—without moscow’s oversight. ▫️U.S. President Donald Trump announced the lifting of sanctions on Syria. This decision could trigger a large-scale return of Western investments. The EU has also…
The member countries of the OPEC+ oil cartel have announced their intention to increase oil production by about 411 thousand barrels per day. This could have a significant impact on the market, lowering oil prices, which would have a negative impact on russian budget revenues. ▫️ This decision by OPEC+ is likely due to the…
Amid economic hardships, russia has rapidly increased its propaganda funding. In 2024, the state-run propaganda channel RT spent a record 31.7 billion rubles, or 384 million USD. Funding is expected to double in 2025. ▫️After RT was banned from broadcasting in European countries and the U.S., the channel has been expanding its audience in Arab…
India Signs $7.4 Billion Deal with France to Purchase Rafale Fighter Jets ▫️The French Rafale jets are set to replace the outdated russian MiG-29K aircraft. Until recently, India was one of the main buyers of russian weapons, but it is now shifting to Western suppliers — a move that further weakens russia’s position in the…
russian propaganda is actively promoting the “global digital forum” to be held in June this year, where delegations from many countries, most of them African, have been invited. ▫️ This is being positioned as a high-level event where russian experts will discuss “digital sovereignty”, “information security” and other ways of using IT with representatives of…
russian propaganda is actively promoting putin’s claims about russia’s supposed major successes in helping African countries combat epidemic diseases. In reality, however, this cooperation is just one aspect of the kremlin’s multi-dimensional strategy to increase the continent’s dependence on russia. While developing medical partnerships, russia simultaneously conducts disinformation campaigns in Africa targeting Western humanitarian missions,…
russian Dictator Vladimir Putin has significantly stepped up his diplomatic efforts in the Middle East in recent days. ▫️After recent meetings with the emir of Qatar and the foreign minister of Iran, today Putin held talks with the sultan of Oman and announced a summit between Russia and the Arab states this year. In the…
