Kremlin’s Malign Influence

An investigation into how the Kremlin extends its reach beyond its borders to undermine democratic societies. We trace the interference in elections, the spread of disinformation, and the networks and pressures through which Moscow seeks to shape politics far from home

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Kremlin's Malign Influence

Kremlin Influence Quarterly: Serbia Special Issue

Despite the fact that Serbia remains one of the most pro-Russian countries in Europe, and its political elites show no desire to change this status quo, Russia sustains efforts to consolidate its malign influence in Serbia

Article by Free Russia Foundation Dec 23, 2022
Kremlin's Malign Influence

The Kremlin and the 2021 Bundestag Elections

Attempts to Influence the Outcome and Create Instability

Report by Free Russia Foundation Jan 11, 2022
Kremlin's Malign Influence

The Kremlin’s Influence Quarterly vol.4

This issue of The Kremlin’s Influence Quarterly focuses on the Kremlin malign influence in the areas of European politics and media.

Report by Anton Shekhovtsov Oct 14, 2021
Kremlin's Malign Influence

Can the EU ‘clean house’ of the Kremlin’s malign influence?

On September 16, 2021,  the European Parliament (EP) issued recommendations for EU institutions on managing relations with Russia. The document backed by 70% of MEPs calls on the…

Article by Valeria Jegisman Sep 17, 2021
Economics

Nord Stream 2—Entrenching Putin’s Economic and Political Corruption

Nord Stream 2—Entrenching Putin’s Economic and Political Corruption The traumatic exit of the US military from Kabul has removed covers from an elephant in the room…

Article by Ilya Zaslavskiy Aug 31, 2021
Kremlin's Malign Influence

The Kremlin’s Malign Influence Inside the US

The United States and its allies face a serious, persistent, and long-term threat from the current Kremlin, which wants to undermine trust in and the functioning of democratic institutions and establish networks of malign influence to advance Moscow’s strategic goals

Report by Free Russia Foundation Aug 12, 2021
Kremlin's Malign Influence

Disinformation, Euroskepticism and pro−Russian Parties in Eastern Europe

What social groups support pro-Russian parties in Eastern Europe? This paper demonstrates that pro-Russian parties in Eastern Europe tend to have electorates with significantly more Euroskeptic attitudes than voter bases of mainstream parties.

Report by Maria Snegovaya Mar 25, 2021
Kremlin's Malign Influence

The Kremlin’s Influence Quarterly vol.3 

The third issue of The Kremlin’s Influence Quarterly focuses on the malign influence of Putin’s regime in the areas of politics, media, as well as history and culture.

Report by Anton Shekhovtsov Mar 24, 2021
Kremlin's Malign Influence

The Kremlin’s Social Media Influence Inside the United States: A Moving Target

The Kremlin’s Social Media Influence inside the United States: A Moving Target is a report co-authored by Maria Snegovaya and Kohei Watanabe summarizing key insights of their analysis of social media behavior…

Report by Maria Snegovaya Feb 10, 2021
Kremlin's Malign Influence

Aquarium Leaks. Inside the GRU’s Psychological Warfare Program

In this exclusive and groundbreaking report, Free Russia Foundation has translated and published five documents from the GRU, Russia’s military intelligence agency. The documents, obtained and analyzed by…

Report by Michael Weiss Dec 7, 2020

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