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From Tehran to the Frontlines: Russia’s Expanding Global Recruitment Campaign for the War in Ukraine

In December 2025, reports emerged that Russia has begun a large-scale campaign to recruit Iranian citizens to fight in its war against Ukraine. Throughout multiple cities in the Islamic Republic…

December 12, 2025Iran, Russia, Ukraine

Corruption Democracy Propaganda and Disinformation

The Red Cross Under Moscow’s Control: Risks for the Global Humanitarian System

The Russian Red Cross (RRC) continues to receive international funding despite evidence of its close cooperation with pro-Kremlin structures and its involvement in projects on the occupied territories of Ukraine.In…

November 26, 2025RedCross, Russia, Ukraine

Conflict Geopolitics Governance

The 28-Point Mirage: A Critical Assessment of the “Peace Plan” to End the Russia–Ukraine War through the Lens of Senator Lindsey Graham

The recently leaked 28-point plan to end the Russia–Ukraine war has already generated alarm among U.S. lawmakers — most prominently Senator Lindsey Graham, who has denounced the initiative as strategically incoherent, diplomatically illegitimate,…

November 21, 2025Russia, Ukraine, USA

Governance ideology Peacekeeping

Delegitimising Dmitriev: From Surrogate Diplomat to Defiant Propagandist

The diplomatic fiasco of Vladimir Putin’s special envoy Kirill Dmitriev has already taken place—and is irreversible. Yet he continues to seek a way back into the game, betting on propaganda…

November 20, 2025Russia, Ukraine, USA

Geopolitics Governance ideology

The Serbian World crisis and Russia’s search for a new Balkan foothold

As Serbia wavers between Moscow and Brussels, the idea of a “Serbian World” is unraveling under the pressures of the Ukraine war. With Belgrade’s double game exposed, Russia may shift…

November 12, 2025Kosovo, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine, USA

Corruption Intelligence ops

Kirill Dmitriev: Putin’s Unofficial Envoy and Financial Operative – An Investigative Exposé

Kirill Dmitriev has emerged as an unofficial emissary of the Kremlin in the United States, operating under the veneer of economic diplomacy. In October 2025, Dmitriev – officially Russia’s Special Presidential Envoy…

October 31, 2025Russia, Ukraine, USA

Geopolitics Intelligence ops National Security Peacekeeping

Special Envoy Steve Witkoff: Peacebroker or Pawn of Russian Interests?

Steve Witkoff’s tenure as Trump’s special envoy exemplifies a perilous fusion of inexperience, personal loyalties, and ideological bias in American diplomacy. His background as a dealmaking businessman and Trump confidant brought him…

October 27, 2025Russia, Ukraine, USA

Geopolitics Intelligence ops

From Transcarpathia to the Kremlin: Budapest’s Quiet War

Hungary continues to conduct intelligence operations on Ukrainian territory, sharing information with Russia and preparing provocations in the Kremlin’s interest. On the morning of Sept. 26, Ukrainian Armed Forces radar…

September 27, 2025Hungary, Russia, Ukraine

Geopolitics Intelligence ops

Russian Drone Incursion into Poland – Analytic Overview

Russia continues to probe NATO’s tolerance for boundary violations, acts of sabotage against defense and infrastructure facilities, interference in political processes, and the creation of transport-related threats, including attempts on…

September 10, 2025Poland, Russia, Ukraine

Propaganda and Disinformation Psyops

Deepfake Diplomacy: How Moscow Uses Turkish Media to Target Lindsey Graham”

Russian intelligence agencies responsible for influence operations have begun to employ artificial intelligence, particularly deepfake technology, to fabricate “evidence” aimed at discrediting foreign politicians. One recent example appeared in the…

September 9, 2025Russia, Ukraine, USA

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