RUSSIAN INFLUENCE
VSQUARE SPECIAL REPORT
How Central Europe was trapped by Eastern input
Russian influencing strategies are like a swarm of bees: they consist of many small factors that don’t match one particular frame. VSquare Project report presents an analysis of Russian propaganda influencing, which turns out to be the main weapon used in a quiet information war.
Usovsky’s network active in Poland
Russian citizen Yekaterina C., a part of Alexander Usovski network, was detained by the Polish Internal Security Agency (ABW) for her efforts to damage the Polish-Ukrainian relations
Police tracking journalists, not murderers
This was supposed to be a friendly conversation to help police investigate Jan Kuciak’s murder. She was interrogated eight hours, then her phone was taken.
“Hungary is a post-truth laboratory”
“There are elements of Hungarian foreign policy that make it obvious that Russian ties are strong. Of the EU states, Hungary is the most vulnerable to Russian and Chinese influence” Peter Kreko – director of the Hungarian think-tank Political Capital, tells Anita Komuves. *** Your recently published book, titled “Mass Paranoia”, explores the science behind […]
Cast some votes for Putin
It was at the end of the day that we realized: they were cheating us. Suddenly it became clear that in Putin’s Russia, there’s no need to falsify votes in the elections. They know better tricks.
Mateusz Bajek
Man of the revolution
Jan Kuciak made a revolution in my life 8 years ago when we met at the university. He was my friend, schoolmate, colleague, mentor, beer buddy, psychologist, philosopher, and an irreplaceable person in my life. All these sides of Janko have been spread across Slovakia and every single face during protests in the squares reflects […]
Eva Kubániová
Target or ally? Hungary faces the elections battle
Hungary does not need to be afraid of Russian trolls meddling in coming elections: the Hungarian government has a friendly relationship with Russia and its taxpayer-funded media empire is happily pushing out the Kremlin’s messages.
Stronger than evil
This murder has opened many issues not taken care of for a long time. We should never forget Jan Kuciak’s death. It’s a tragic mark in the history of Slovakia. But it has a potential to change something in the country.
You can not kill the story
Jano was not only one of the most reliable colleagues I have ever worked with, he was also a friend. I’ve known him for five years. And those five years were intense
The Model, the Mafia, and the Murderers
Reporter Jan Kuciak and his fiancée were found dead this Sunday, killed by a single shot each. Kuciak was working on a story into the Ndrangheta in Slovakia. Here is journalist’s final story
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Nuclear lobbyists, Judo championship and Putin’s tricks
Hungary’s largest university teamed up with local Rosatom lobbyists in a freelancing effort to please the Russian president with a surprise award ceremony
