Tag: putin

• ‘A New Message’: Russia Trains Its Propaganda Machine on Africa

  October 30, 2019

  Many of the players who drove Moscow’s campaign for influence in the West are now backing Putin’s African charm offensive. SOCHI, Russia — Jose Matemulane said he left his native… more ›

• Top Secret Russian Unit Seeks to Destabilize Europe, Security Officials Say

  October 8, 2019

  First came a destabilization campaign in Moldova, followed by the poisoning of an arms dealer in Bulgaria and then a thwarted coup in Montenegro. Last year, there was an attempt… more ›

• What Does Putin Really Want?

  June 26, 2019

  This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. On a warm late-May afternoon, I took a taxi to the outskirts of the Russian capital to the Moscow State Institute of… more ›

• Private armies and secret deals: Russia’s drive into Africa

  June 13, 2019

  A cache of leaked documents appear to show how a close Putin ally is leading a push to turn Africa into a strategic hub with echoes of Soviet-era zones of… more ›

• Russia Is Tricking GPS to Protect Putin

  April 8, 2019

  The Kremlin’s manipulation of global navigation systems is more extensive than previously understood. https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/04/03/russia-is-tricking-gps-to-protect-putin/ more ›

• Smart weapons

  April 8, 2019

  “Smart weapons need smart people to tell them smart things. They need positioning coordinates. They need navigation systems,” https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/04/03/russia-is-tricking-gps-to-protect-putin/ more ›

• Red redemption

  April 4, 2019

  The Kremlin is expanding its outreach and influence in Africa. Russia is boosting its military sales and economic cooperation across Africa, entering the continent’s emerging nuclear energy market and expanding… more ›

• Ghost soldiers: the Russians secretly dying for the Kremlin in Syria

  April 1, 2019

  TOGLIATTI, Russia (Reuters) – The start of this year proved deadly for one unit of about 100 Russian fighters supporting President Bashar al-Assad’s troops in northern Syria. On Feb. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-russia-insight/ghost-soldiers-the-russians-secretly-dying-for-the-kremlin-in-syria-idUSKBN12Y0M6 more ›

• Russia’s Military Mission Creep Advances to a New Front: Africa

  April 1, 2019

  OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Russia has been steadily expanding its military influence across Africa, alarming Western officials with increasing arms sales, security agreements and training programs for unstable countries or… more ›

• The Kremlin’s Campaign in Africa

  April 1, 2019

  Key Takeaway: The Kremlin is expanding its outreach and influence in Africa. Russia is boosting its military sales and economic cooperation across Africa, entering the continent’s emerging nuclear energy market… more ›