Russophobia

US Paranoia Ramps Up Infowar on Russia

Strategic Culture Foundation | 03.08.2018 This week saw renewed effort by US politicians and media to ramp up the information war against Russia. The impetus came from the US-based social media network, Facebook, declaring that it had identified “coordinated political influence campaigns”. Never mind that the internet giant admitted that it did not know the […]

‘Hilarious & paranoid’: Lavrov laughs at idea that Russia uses memes to destroy US democracy

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. May 2018 © Grigoriy Sisoev / Sputnik RT | August 2, 2018 The idea that Moscow is swaying elections and bringing down US democracy by ‘meme-sharing’ is preposterous, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. The accusations hurled at Russia by the US lawmakers left him baffled. “It’s just hilarious when […]

US Senators Introduce Sanctions Bill, Targeting Russia’s Sovereign Debt, Energy

Sputnik – 5 02.08.2018 New legislation introduced in the US Senate would require Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to determine whether Russia should be designated as a state sponsor of terrorism. A bipartisan group of US senators on Thursday introduced a new package of punitive measures aimed at Russia. A proposed bill includes new sanctions […]

Lavrov: Russia’s Sovereignty to Be Defended Despite US Missile Defense Worldwide

Sputnik – 30.07.2018 Russia is guaranteed to be provided with information on the plans that the US military and other states have in mind for it, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated while speaking to participants at the Russian Youth Educational Forum “Territory of Meanings.” “Whatever happens in the world, our security as a state, […]

Europe Needs ‘Own Mueller’ to Probe Alleged Russian Meddling: EU Brexit negotiator

Sputnik – 30.07.2018 Europe needs its own special counsel, similar to Robert Mueller in the United States, to look into the alleged Russian disinformation campaign, president of the European parliament’s Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Guy Verhofstadt said Monday. On Sunday, the Parliament’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee issued a […]

Western Collapse… Scapegoating Trump & Putin

By Finian CUNNINGHAM | Strategic Culture Foundation | 29.07.2018 Former US President Barack Obama was in South Africa last week for the centennial anniversary marking the birth of the late Nelson Mandela. Obama delivered a speech warning about encroaching authoritarianism among nations and the “rise of strongman politics”. Coming on the heels of the summit […]