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Will the Russian Healthcare System Collapse Under the Weight of the Coronavirus Pandemic?

“This country has 100 billionaires, and yet more than a third of Russians can’t afford to buy two pairs of shoes a year” – Physician at rural Russian hospital Vladimir Putin proudly…

April 22, 2020Covid-19, David DeBatto, Russia

Geopolitics Estimates

Russia says it wants to talk about hypersonic weapons. What does that tell us?

On Tuesday, April 14th, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that Russia is ready for a discussion about hypersonic missiles and other types of weapons. According to Lavrov, those…

April 21, 2020China, Dr. Krzysztof Kuska, hypersonic missiles, military, Russia, USA

Conflict Estimates

Standing Up to the Russian Bear: Will Russia Deploy Little Green Men Against Estonia After the Pandemic Ends?

The small Baltic nation of Estonia was considered a “vassal” state (Soviet Republic) within the U.S.S.R. from the time of its invasion and occupation by Soviet forces on June 17, 1940 until August…

April 15, 2020David DeBatto, Estonia, Russia

Estimates Opinion

The Russian Army Versus Social Media Savvy Russian Youth: Has VKontakte Degraded the Readiness of the Russian Army?

Central to Russian foreign and domestic policy is the requirement of a strong army. Since at least the mid-19thcentury several Russian leaders, clerics and philosophers have espoused the notion that…

April 9, 2020David DeBatto, Russia

Estimates Intelligence ops

La Stampa findings on intelligence-gathering nature of Russian mission in Italy confirmed

Russia is officially threatening an Italian newspaper over the report revealing the true objective of the Russian military team deployed in Italy. The analysis of documentary material confirms the conclusions…

April 8, 2020Italy, NATO, Russia

Situation Reports Healthcare

Russian COVID-19 Numbers as Dangerous Propaganda

For weeks now, official Russian government news outlets have been proudly trumpeting the news that Russia has an astronomically low rate of infections and fatalities from the coronavirus in comparison…

April 1, 2020Covid-19, Russia

Estimates Propaganda and Disinformation Psyops

Psy-ops and disinformation campaign in Italy amid crisis

A group of Russian military arrived in Italy exactly at the moment an active campaign was launched across social networks, calling for the country's withdrawal from the EU. The relevant…

March 27, 2020Italy, Russia

Energy Situation Reports

Moscow to back out of US sanctions – eager to establish a monopoly on the European gas market

Russia milks COVID19 pandemic for all its worth to break the US sanctions targeting to shield the European energy market from the Kremlin’s concentrated control and to diversify natural gas…

March 25, 2020Gazprom, Nord Stream-2, Russia

Estimates Terrorism

MH17 case: path to designating Russia as state sponsor of terrorism

Continued hearings in the case of the downing of Malaysian Airlines passesnger jet flight MH17 over Donbas in July 2014 brings higher risks for Russia's top leadership. In fact, the…

March 23, 2020MH17, Netherlands, Russia

Propaganda and Disinformation Psyops Situation Reports

Russia is one of the key beneficiary parties in SARS-CoV-2 pandemic crisis

The coronavirus topic is used in the information war with the aim to discredit the EU health system. The campaign targets is to aggravate the health crisis in Western European countries,…

March 23, 2020coronavirus, Covid-19, Russia

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