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Signs $7.4 Billion Deal with France to Purchase Rafale Fighter Jets ▫️The French Rafale jets are set to replace the outdated russian MiG-29K aircraft.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…
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…
