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Russian embassy in Canada weaponizes social media to fuel support for Ukraine invasion

In order to curb the spread of disinformation by official Russian news sources, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) recently made a symbolic move by banning Russia’s state-run RT news channel in Canada.

The Conversation · Apr 10, 2022

Why the best way to stop strongmen like Putin is to prevent their rise in the first place

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine presents foreign policymakers with few good options to punish Russian President Vladimir Putin, or to deter these types of aggressions in the future. The U.S. government, for example, continues to push for additional sanctions on Russia in response to news of Russian military atrocities, even though…

The Conversation · Apr 7, 2022

George Galloway threatens to sue Twitter after his account marked ‘Russia state-affiliated media’

Ex-MP hits out at ‘Kafkaesque’ situation and appeals to Elon Musk

The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2022

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Russian media campaign dismisses Bucha deaths as fakes

As gruesome videos and photos of bodies emerge from the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, Kremlin-backed media are denouncing them as an elaborate hoax

The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2022

Russian draft law paves way for fast retaliation against foreign media

News organisations from countries that "discriminate" against Russian media could have their Russian operations promptly shut down under a draft law proposed by a new Russian parliamentary commission on Tuesday.

Reuters · Apr 5, 2022

Patriarch urges soldiers to defend 'peace-loving' Russia amid Ukraine campaign

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church held a service for Russian soldiers on Sunday in which he called on them to defend their country "as only Russians can" as Moscow continues its military campaign in Ukraine.

Reuters · Apr 3, 2022

Russia aims Ukraine disinformation at Spanish speakers

Disinformation about Russia's invasion of Ukraine is surging in Spanish, as stories crafted for a Latin American audience gets a boost from the Kremlin

The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2022

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UK sanctions target Russian general and media heavyweights

Measures will hit ‘shameless propagandists who push out Putin’s fake news’, says foreign secretary

The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2022

UK sanctions Russian media organisations, targeting disinformation

Britain on Thursday announced sanctions on 14 more Russian entities and people, including on state media organisations behind RT and Sputnik and some of their senior figures, saying it was targetting those who push out President Vladimir Putin's "fake news and narratives".

Reuters · Mar 31, 2022

Russian media organisations and bosses sanctioned by UK over Ukraine war

The Kremlin-funded TV-Novosti broadcaster and the organisation behind the Sputnik news agency have been hit with sanctions.

The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2022

Russia Says 87 'Extremist' Fighters from Syria's Idlib Headed to Ukraine

At least 87 foreign militants from various terrorist groups operating in Syria have left the Idlib countryside in northwestern Syria to Ukraine, reported the Sputnik news agency. The agency quoted sources familiar with the matter as confirming that the militants - mostly Iraqis, French nationals, Tunisians and Chechens - from…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 30, 2022

War in Ukraine: 'Some independent information is still reaching Russian citizens'

Kyiv is calling on the West to widen sanctions on Russian television personalities, accusing them of espousing propaganda. Within Russian borders, the Kremlin is maintaining tight control over the airwaves, with media outlets pushing the narrative that the war in Ukraine is not only legitimate, but also a military success.…

France 24 · Mar 25, 2022

Latest Ukraine updates: Russia says first phase of war near end

Ukraine war news from March 25: Russian general says Moscow will push to fully capture eastern region of Donbas.

Al Jazeera · Mar 24, 2022

‘He has a lot on his plate’: Kremlin denies defence minister is leading a coup, just busy

Disappearances and a high profile resignation in Moscow buoy whispers of growing discontent

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2022

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Bangkok Post · Mar 24, 2022

YouTube accused of 'censorship' in Russia

Russia's Union of Journalists on Thursday accused YouTube of "censorship" and called for punitive measures, as fears mount that the US company could be next in line for a ban in Russia.

Irish Mirror · Mar 23, 2022

Russia's Kremlin 'under attack' as protester hurls 'fire bomb' at Vladimir Putin's headquarters

The video posted on TikTok shows a figure throwing a homemade 'Molotov cocktail' at the Kremlin in Moscow on Wednesday

Reuters · Mar 22, 2022

Sanctioned Russian billionaire Usmanov does not own UK properties - spokesman

Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov, who was sanctioned by Britain earlier this month, denies the government's claims he owns two multi-million-pound mansions in the country, his spokesman said.

Reuters · Mar 14, 2022

Mexico to uphold existing agreements for Russian COVID vaccine

Mexico will uphold its existing agreements with Russia for its Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, as well as those made with other countries, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday.

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Newslaundry · Mar 12, 2022

YouTube blocks Russia-backed media channels

As the Ukraine-Russia war rages on, video streaming platform YouTube has said that it is blocking Russian state-funded media channels on its platform “effective immediately”, Business Standard reported.

Reason · Mar 11, 2022

EU Orders Google to Vanish Russian Government Sites (RT and SputnikNews) from European Search Results

This happened last week, but I just learned about it today. Here's what appears to be the EU order, from a takedown request archived in the Lumen Database; I used a VPN to do searches from Belgium and France, and indeed saw that no search results from those sites come…

Reuters · Mar 7, 2022

Russian delegation departs for fresh talks with Ukraine - report

A Russian delegation has departed for Belarus where it will meet Ukrainian negotiators for the third round of talks about ending hostilities, the Sputnik Belarus news outlet reported.

The Conversation · Mar 6, 2022

The power of tech giants has made them as influential as nations. Here's how they're sanctioning Russia

The world’s five leading tech companies – Google (now Alphabet), Apple, Facebook (now Meta), Amazon and Microsoft – have taken steps to impose significant and (mainly) voluntary sanctions on Russia, in response to its invasion of Ukraine.

The Guardian - US · Mar 4, 2022

Russia blocks access to Facebook and Twitter

Move to block Facebook and Twitter comes as the Russian government passed a bill the criminalizes ‘fake’ reports against the war

Reuters · Mar 2, 2022

EU bans RT, Sputnik over Ukraine disinformation

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The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2022

Apple halts all product sales in Russia as RT and Sputnik pulled from app store

Move comes amid increasing public pressure on tech companies to act against Russia over Ukraine invasion

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