Ich Bin Ein Red FlagCyber Pro Outed for Ties to Moscow Meets Top Trump OfficialsA German cybersecurity expert caused a scandal at home for taking part in a Russian influence operation. So what’s he doing meeting with security officials in the Trump admin?Michael Weiss
NO SHAMERussia Uses Racists to Exploit Africa’s Anti-Racist RevoltOne of Putin’s closest allies is running an influence campaign in Russia to stir up anti-colonial outrage—for some reason he’s using neo-Nazis and racists to do it. Michael Weiss
INSIDE ‘THE COMPANY’Russia’s Mercenaries Are Now in Libya. Good Luck With That.In emails revealing Moscow’s efforts to groom incompetent aspiring leaders of the oil-rich war-torn country, the cynicism would be almost laughable, but the carnage is continuous.Michael Weiss
PROPAGANDAOliver Stone’s Latest Pro-Putin WeirdnessA new “documentary” sees Putin lackey Oliver Stone turn his lens on Putin as well as one of the Russian president’s Ukrainian businessman-pals.Pierre Vaux
BACK AGAINDonetsk Returns to Darkest Days of WarMajor fighting around the industrial city in Ukraine has everyone asking if Putin is up to something big, or just testing the resolve of a new Trump administration.Pierre Vaux
BLOWBACKRussian Rising Star Killed in SyriaCol. Galitsky was set for a major promotion, but got a little too close to the action in the slaughterhouse that is Aleppo.Michael Weiss
Frenemies?Donald’s Unrequited Love for VladThe second in a series of articles examining Donald Trump’s alleged ties with the Russian government looks at his not-quite-mutual admiration with Putin.Pierre Vaux
GUILTY AS CHARGEDThis Is How Russia Bombed the UN ConvoyDespite Kremlin denials, the open-source evidence implicating Putin’s warplanes is overwhelming.Pierre Vaux
RUMORS OF WARIs Ukraine Just About to Blow?Countless omens signal a new war on its way, from troop movements to Russia’s ‘August Curse.’ But this time they may be more smoke than fire.Michael Weiss
Duel PurposeRussia’s ‘Humanitarian’ Aid: RocketsRussia’s Defense Ministry says the aircraft was returning from a ‘humanitarian cargo’ mission. If so, it was a strange model to use.Michael Weiss
