The Kremlin claims 97% of votes counted are for the four occupied regions to join the Russian Federation.
Academic rigour, journalistic flair
Articles on Kremlin
Displaying 21 - 40 of 62 articles
Vladmir Putin has a new problem. His invasion of Ukraine is not just bogged down. It’s going backwards.
There’s no question the Russian population is subject to a Russian media largely loyal to the Kremlin. But that doesn’t mean Vladimir Putin lacks genuine supporters.
For over a decade, Putin has been systematically destroying Gorbachev’s historic achievements.
Democratic nation-states were supposed to be the legitimate successors of empires. It hasn’t quite worked out that way in the past century, and Russia’s war on Ukraine is a reflection of that.
New research shows that at least half of Canadians have encountered pro-Kremlin propaganda online and that those who hold left-leaning views are less susceptible to the Kremlin’s disinformation.
The West’s new approach to Russia – bar it from international organizations, restrict international trade, prevent further military moves – looks just like how it treated Russia in the 20th century.
When it comes to war crimes in Ukraine, the Kremlin is intimately following the Syrian playbook. To prevent further atrocities, leaders must now draw the lessons from the conflict in Western Asia.
Did Russian intelligence mislead Putin about Ukraine’s capabilities or did they just tell him what he wanted to hear?
Russia is cracking down on freedom of speech and media. But other factors, like outside online information, could make it difficult to control war propaganda - and block out other information.
The Kremlin is pushing for a quick migration of all Russian websites and services to be hosted within the country. It could be the first stage of a larger disconnection effort.
The Russian president has already shown he will come down hard on domestic opposition to the war in Ukraine.
Even as it wages a propaganda and disinformation campaign in Ukraine, Russia is fighting to retain control of the story within Russia.
Lost in the outrage over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is the fact that many in the West have long warned that widespread NATO expansion into Eastern Europe could spark just such a conflict.
The closer Ukraine’s ties with the west – especially the US – the more aggressive Russia’s reaction as it continues to pursue regional dominance.
Russia’s latest actions have worrying implications for democratic opposition movements.
Russia’s state broadcaster works hand-in-hand with the Kremlin to push the party line.
Despite a 27% approval rating, Putin’s United Russia party can maintain its legislative majority in September through manipulation and fraud, says an expert on Russian elections.
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has proved himself to be a master at summoning citizens to protest government abuses. The very words he chooses to use are part of his power.
Navalny’s jailing could galvanise Russians who want a government no longer characterised by post-imperial nostalgia and a paranoid, siege mentality that constantly fears the West.
Top contributors
-
Professor of Political Science, Indiana University
-
Associate Professor of History, College of the Holy Cross
-
Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
-
Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Russian and Post-Soviet Politics, University of Bath
-
Associate Professor (Adj), Griffith Asia Institute; and Fellow, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University
-
Associate professor of public law, The University of Melbourne
-
Professor of History and Political Science, University of Michigan
-
Affiliate Lecturer, King's College London
-
Associate Professor of Russian Politics, UCL
-
Professor and Senior Scholar, Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland
-
Professor of International Affairs and Comparative Literature, Penn State
-
Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
-
Professor of International Politics in the Department of Political Science and International Studies, University of Birmingham
-
Chargé d'enseignement International Public Affairs, Sciences Po
-
Lecturer in Politics, Centre for Russian, European and Eurasian Studies, University of Birmingham
