The New Year has brought fresh claims of LGBTI detentions in Chechnya, which local authorities have denied. But there is a lack of transparency in a country that allows no independent media, where independent investigations are stifled -- hindering efforts to determine what is happening.
A Russia Today commentator ironically takes aim at the American educational system after mistaking a comedic Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez meme generator for a genuine quote aggregator.
Former U.S. Ambassador Michael McFaul earned a rebuke from the RT op-ed section after tweeting the arrest of a U.S. citizen for espionage changed his view on travelling to Russia. While the nature of Whelan’s activities is unclear, to claim that Russia is as safe as any European stop beggars belief.
The Russian Embassy in Canada has tried to tie the conspiracy case of Maria Butina to the Me Too movement against sexual harassment and assault. The embassy said her conviction shows the “bias and hypocritical” nature of western feminism. But Butina’s prosecution has no link to #metoo or feminism.
After testing the Avangard hypersonic glider, Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed the rocket system is “invulnerable” to interception. And while the Avangard has stoked fears some corners, Putin’s claim it is impervious to existing and prospective missile-defense systems is unverified.
Russian Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov’s claim that the U.S. “poured” too much money into the coup in Ukraine appears to be based on a mischaracterization about the total foreign aid given to Ukraine since the collapse of the Soviet Union
While Vladimir Putin claimed that Western reaction to the Skripal poisoning was merely a pretext to contain Russia, there is considerable evidence pointing to Russia. Putin made a similar claim regarding Russia's annexation and occupation of the Crimean peninsula.
While a debate rages within the U.S. regarding the country’s plea bargaining system and the use of solitary confinement, there is no evidence that Maria Butina was faced with circumstances that deviate from current norms in the U.S. criminal justice system.
U.S. intelligence agencies said there was an influence campaign. Congressional committees are investigating. A special counsel is conducting a criminal investigation. The White House has not "denied" Moscow interference, although President Trump has made seemingly contradictory statements.
As the Yellow Vest protests gripping France entered their fourth week, French officials have announced plans to investigate Russian involvement. And while a hint of a Kremlin fingerprint may be found, the protest movement appears to be, by and large, a domestic affair.
Donbas-based Video blogger Patrick Lancaster appeared on RT’s Going Underground TV show to argue that Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko rolled out martial law in “the pro-Russian” regions that he lost in the 2014 elections. The facts show otherwise.
With U.S. Air Force statistics showing the U.S. has dropped more bombs on Afghanistan than at any point since 2006, the civilian causalty count from airstrikes is growing. But it remains unclear if the total number of civilians killed and injured by actions of international forces is rising.
Vladimir Putin mocked the idea of a U.S. submarine visiting a Russian base like in the Hollywood film “Hunter Killer,” saying the recently seized Ukrainian ships “gifted by the U.S.” couldn't even traverse the Kerch Strait. But like the film, the claim those boats are from America is fiction.
With a new court filing alluding to a possible plea deal, a Russian journalist has claimed without evidence that indicted Russian agent Maria Butina will be granted U.S. citizenship after being tortured in prison. But Butina’s solitary confinement does raise troubling questions.
The potential of martial law in Ukraine following the escalation between Moscow and Kyiv in the Azov Sea opens up the possibility that civic rights and press freedoms will be restricted.
As Britain releases more surveillance footage placing two alleged Russian agents at the scene of the attempted assassination of a former spy, Moscow now claims that the poisoning plot has been cooked up to distract from Brexit.
Moscow has challenged the legitimacy of the term “sanctions” regarding Western measures to counteract Russian actions in Ukraine and beyond, calling them illegal. But when it comes to being an actor on the international stage, the law is something that Moscow appeals to selectively.
As more nations adopt sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Act, Russian officials push back by attempting to pin the murder of the martyred lawyer on his chief advocate.
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