russia plans to open a travel agency for trips to Afghanistan, which will send groups of three to five people for two weeks, allegedly to “explore Afghan culture.”There are also reports that the “Taliban” will send a delegation of several hundred people to the economic forum in kazan scheduled for May. These developments indicate an…
The Center monitors the information space of Global South countries and identifies narratives favorable to russia. In recent days, the key Ukraine-related topics have included: – the russian missile strike on Sumy, which killed civilians; – prospects for peace negotiations in Ukraine; – participation of Chinese nationals in the war against Ukraine; – President Volodymyr…
The “russian teacher abroad” project, overseen by the ministry of education of the russian federation, has rapidly expanded its presence in Global South countries. Officially, it aims to promote the russian language and culture abroad and allegedly to improve the quality of education in host countries. In reality, however, this project is a powerful tool…
The russian state-owned media company RT continues to spread kremlin propaganda around the world under the guise of training programs. The company has announced the launch of a new large-scale course for foreign journalists. ▫️The new educational program is held online in English, and according to the propagandists, media professionals from more than 50 countries…
The Center monitors the information space of Global South countries and identifies narratives favorable to russia. In recent days, the key topics related to Ukraine have been: – the prospects for peace negotiations regarding Ukraine; – russian missile strikes on civilians in Kryvyi Rih, Kyiv, and other Ukrainian cities; – the capture of Chinese nationals…
The state duma of the russian federation has ratified the treaty on comprehensive strategic partnership between russia and Iran. ▫️The document includes commitments not to support a third party in the event of aggression against either country, strengthened cooperation in the field of defense and military-technical collaboration, joint efforts to combat “disinformation and negative propaganda,”…
A School of journalism has opened in Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea, organized by the russian propaganda project afrikanskaya initsiativa (“african initiative”). According to russian media, during the four-day training, participants will conduct interviews, write news stories, and more. A similar project was launched last year in Bamako, the capital of Mali. There, the…
russia is rapidly expanding the influence of the russian orthodox church (roc) in Africa. In just three years of the roc exarchate’s activity on the continent, parishes have been established in 30 countries, with half of them opened in 2022. This suggests that the roc’s intensified efforts in Africa are directly tied to the kremlin’s…
A statement by russian foreign minister sergey lavrov about moscow’s readiness to support the creation of joint armed forces of the Sahel Alliance once again confirms that russia is becoming an increasing threat to stability in Africa. The Sahel Alliance is an intergovernmental organization formed by Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger — all led by…
moscow is planning to open embassies in a number of African countries, including Niger, Sierra Leone, and South Sudan. In turn, Niger also plans to open an embassy in moscow in the near future. ▫️In February 2025, the russian ministry of foreign affairs launched a new Department of partnership with Africa. russian foreign minister sergey…
The Center continues to monitor the information space in the Global South and identify narratives that serve the interests of the russian federation. In recent days, the key Ukraine-related topics have included: – Statements by Donald Trump on peace negotiations in Ukraine; – Prospects for ending the war; – The summit of European leaders in…
A delegation from russia’s ministry of culture held a series of meetings in China to discuss prospects for joint film production. russian filmmakers presented more than 10 co-production projects. Deputy minister of culture andrei malyshev claimed that Chinese films are popular in russia, and that russian films allegedly enjoy success in China. ▫️ The russian…
