Russia

  • What Russia does to us

    Russia is not a friendly state. Its contact is with its worst criminals. It only negotiates with cartels, kingpins, terrorists, and other unsavoury characters. This makes it a bent, corrupt, riddled country with little justice or political legitimacy.

    In our case, its extreme behaviour is hostile to our needs, or aims. There are frequent encounters with its operatives here. They’re a part of a complex network. They abuse, agitate, and sabotage in huge numbers.

    An illustration of Russian spying

    Their technique and tactics are unsettling. Most of it has to do with how we think and feel in ourselves. It affects our decisions. It may change the path of our lives if we choose to let it. It’s possible to resist.

    The intelligence services are at work tirelessly to make sure it’s dealt with properly. Some people have to cope. Until it’s resolved, the fight is there to stay strong. Our loyalty is the strongest feeling we’ve got.

  • Russia is losing the war

    The self-belief of autocratic states is now legendary. Their actual skills, when put to the test, show how far they fall short. An appeal to its own history shows there is something lacking for the Russian state.

    Their Victory Day parade is an exhibition of this sort of madness. The appeal is only to a pride inside, and not to reality. The losses of Russia on the battlefield is indicative of its lack of connection to reality.

    The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine tells us that Russia has suffered huge losses. It’s nearing one million lives lost, over 100,000 pieces of equipment, and many larger features of warfare like warships.

    A bit of clothing isn’t going to soften the edge of such defeats. If the Russian state is going to win it needs to do more than march in the peace, and serenity, of Red Square. The future is won by grasping it.

  • Moscow seeks leadership change

    It’s believed Moscow is seeking a change of leader. This comes after significant damage suffered in the war, including casualties such as a General Lieutenant over a week ago.

    The future direction of the Presidency is key to the overall apparatus of the Russian state. While it’s not clear who may replace Putin, it’s likely to be a close ally of his.

  • Putin may not survive this war

    The Ukraine war is in its third year. A surprise, brief Easter ceasefire does not lessen a feeling it’s gone on far too long. These sentiments in Russia may be deeper.

    The fourth Presidency of Putin is in its seventh year, and his costly war is sending Russians to the grave. While it’s a nation with a proud history, it wants to keep it.

    Ukraine is fighting back, and with support will get there, but it could be a precursor to a new President and a different way forward. This is if Russia decides it.

  • Putin is firm in NY message

    Putin’s New Year message is a patriotic call, but only to his people. It strikes a defiant tone. He declares 2025 a year of protecting the “Fatherland”.

    Russia Today

    It’s not straightforward, though. Although he refers to Russia’s role in ending World War 2, he also believes President Zelenskyy is like Hitler.

    There’s no peace in his words. He says “everything is possible” if Russian’s work together. He doesn’t suggest a ceasefire. It’s a bleak winter still.

  • Russian propaganda ‘outlets’

    Russian propaganda has long been talked about, but it’s little understood because much of what we’re told is mixed in with lies, here and there. The fact is we also suffer with ‘untruth-tellers’, who give us half of what we need to hear, and undermine it with half of what they think they know.

    I’ve been in a few secretive ‘meetings’ that were held to talk about Russian propaganda, but I’ve found them unsettling. It’s because the ‘teachers’ weren’t good at teaching at all, and were more adept at saying what they felt was more important, as they were overcome by personal motives.

    I’ve also seen the effects of more insidious, direct attempts at spreading it by Russians themselves. It’s happened in London on at least two occasions, in recent times. The whole point of it is to explain Russia to people, but it’s more of a spy recruitment drive in particular countries.

    They have false adulation and carry fake reports that are filled with the latest misanthropic ideas about other peoples of the world, much of the West, and life here in general. They show a disdain for lives that don’t look Russian, and will only celebrate deeds and heroics in Russian history.

  • Revealed: “Simple Language”

    It’s not often that genuine examples of Russian propaganda tactics are revealed in Western press. We’re told about it, and we assume the authorities have dealt with it.

    It’s tricky to detect, because not all activists are Russian and therefore any Russian activists involved are more tricky to find. They tend to take a role in the background, to protect it.

    In recent times, the UK has become a hotbed of political activity, and although most of it was only on the thin end of a debate, due to errant media coverage, it became a dominant narrative arc.

    Underneath, more sinister efforts were afoot. In London, a particular operative acting on behalf of the Russia state – in conjunction with Russian media orgs. – ran a campaign of her own.

    It affected smaller organisations, official military bodies, and a number of higher profile individuals whose work is less public. It was violently pro-Russian and very anti-UK in its nature.

    At the centre of the effort was “Simple Language”, a program designed to refocus political debate on simple terms and definitions, as well as wider narratives across the nation.

    Its design was supposed to make it purposeful in politics, media, and law, helping to shape a narrative to ensure that ends were achieved according to the intentions of those involved.

    The method hinged on the idea of disagreement, and facts, figures, and faces would be “bumped” to engineer disagreements over normal, natural sentiments that were voiced.

    Its effect was aimed at stumping politicians, media pundits, and public figures if they tried to make an argument from a felt belief rather than a technical point, or a point of fact.

  • Putin praises Trump

    In comments given at a meeting in Russia, President Vladimir Putin praised Donald Trump for his conduct during the US election.

    He said Trump acted “courageously” while under fire from a young shooter hiding on a rooftop in Butler, Pennsylvania.

    He said he’s ready to speak with Trump, meaning dialogue between the two Presidents may start in the near future.

  • Exclusive: Russian contact caught

    In an exclusive for ConservativeNewsSite.com, a Russian contact has been sighted in the UK.

    He’s alleged to work on behalf of Putin himself, feeding snippets of information, as well as plans.

    A Russian contact will live in hiding, and escalate and deescalate their activities to evade capture.

  • Long Report: Who’s Putin anyway?

    The way to power in Russia is said to be fraught with difficulties. It’s clear Putin’s opposition find it to be so. The reelection of Putin comes on a scale that isn’t accepted in the West. He finds favour that no true candidate would find in America or the UK, let alone across the EU.

    It isn’t believed also because it’s accepted Russian nationals aren’t able to properly mobilise a campaign large enough to compete. The state is simply too big, and all-encompassing, for such a small measure to work as undertaken by figures like Alexei Navalny.

    The failure of Russians such as Navalny falls not into the realm of democracy but more protest politics. The affront Putin needed by the ballot box likely won’t come. It has to be achieved in other ways and this means successes are smaller and more pointed.

    Fighting back

    The attempt to make Putin unpopular is interpreted as insurrection in some ways because the claims made undermine the accepted opinion of the Russian state. In some ways it’s difficult to establish a truly democratic mission because the scale of misinformation impedes it.

    The true character of Putin is less likely to be a mystery as some presume because Putin himself is devoted to his grip on Russia. He believes he’s more Russian than anyone else and he announces it in many different ways, one of which is his adherence to the advice of the military.

    In the West, Putin comes across as willing to accept the strategy of his army and military partners. He’s engaged in a war with Ukraine that was not going to be overlooked. He clearly sets a greater deal of confidence in the mission of his military than in his own way of politics.

    It’s at least the way at this time. He’s engaged in battle, as he sees it, for the future glory of Russia. He wants to regain a sense of the might and importance of the nation he was born into. It’s his drive to build Russia into a force to be reckoned with that shows he’s a serious war leader.

  • Caught: Regnum stopped in UK

    In an exclusive story for ConservativeNewsSite.com, it can be revealed a Russian news outlet Regnum, known for its propaganda as well as extensive network of operatives, has been stopped in London, UK.

    Their plans to put down firmer foundations here have been disrupted and they will not pose a threat to us in a media sense in future.

    The danger of having an overseas media network set up without prior consent and regulation and yet to have a meaningful presence is extensive.

    It may result in undue pressure put on lawmakers and even decision makers like our present Prime Minister. The likelihood of serious disruption to our media services is also high.

    The operation today to instil a sense of poise and operational ability in the UK consisted of five partners in the Regnum media network who were on the ground in our capital city today.

  • UK slams Russia

    The Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office has today summoned the Russian ambassador to the UK. It’s due to accusations of intimidation or harassment against the UK in Russia and activities to promote misinformation in Europe.

    The FCDO allege Russia has attempted to do it to dissuade the UK from its support of Ukraine. Since the start of its fight against Russia in February 2022 we’ve provided moral, military, and financial support.

    “The UK condemns in the strongest terms Russia’s unprecedented and unfounded public campaign of aggression against the UK, including the malicious and completely baseless accusations made against Foreign Office staff last week. This behaviour is in direct contravention to Russia’s obligations under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.”

    Lately Russia has also been accused of placing assets in the UK to disrupt our normal activities. Although it’s not directly linked to its war against Ukraine, its activities here are under constant review.

  • Russia’s info war

    The struggle for credibility is a familiar tale particularly for those seeking to build followings online. It’s something users of sites like YouTube, Facebook, and X have long known.

    The encroachment of Russian news media sits in this frame of context because of its need for an audience that will listen. The powers of the West however are not so sure about its intentions.

    The banning of Russia Today by Ofcom in 2022 separated Russian origin programming from the UK market. It found the broadcasts did not meet our impartiality standards and probably wouldn’t.

    The context of late has been the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. It leads to fears that Putin’s grip over the media there cannot loosen at such a pivotal moment in its foreign policy.

    In the UK we have access to media because of the darker corners of the Internet and websites that aren’t blocked. One of them is Regnum, a Moscow-based news outlet that also reports on the West.

    Its writing is stolid, typical of Russian origin propaganda. It’s not clear if it’s meant for English speakers or if it’s meant for Russian nationals of any location. The fact is it can be accessed and read here.

    The inherent flaw in Russian attempts to reach out is that we’re ready because of our history and our innate suspicion of difference. In general we distrust Russian publications because we know its slant.

    The opportunity Russia Today had for a brief time was to present a visually based representation of Russia as a modern, outward looking state. The Ukraine invasion has proven otherwise.