Supposedly, Russia’s conflict in Ukraine has had a significant impact on the Kremlin’s extensive propaganda apparatus. Moscow’s long-running effort to sway Western opinion collapsed almost overnight as European governments tightened restrictions on Russian disinformation, forbade the broadcasting of state media outlets like Russia Today and Sputnik, and enacted a number of other measures to curtail […] Read more
Ukrainians on Sunday voted in local elections that were considered a test for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and likely dealt a setback to his party, according to early polls. The former comedian took office last year and promised to uproot endemic corruption and shore up a worsening economy. But out of nine major cities and regional […] Read more