Stories — March 2025

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Stories — March 2025

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The Kremlin Propaganda Files

Meet the bloggers who criticize the West and lure foreigners to Russia — to enjoy “traditional values.” These bloggers are considered independent, but they are paid by the propaganda channel RT

13 March

Rina Nikolaeva, Anastasia Korotkova, Dmitry Velikovsky

Propaganda for Export

Moscow, Berlin, and Washington are discussing the resumption of raw material supplies to Germany at Rosneft’s refineries. This could be an argument for a ceasefire with Ukraine

13 March

Marcus Bensmann, Alexej Hock, David Schraven, Nikita Kondratyev

“Russians and Americans Are Clapping Their Hands”

The National Technology Initiative was supposed to give young startups a chance and make Russia a global technology leader. Now, the companies it sponsors are working for the war effort and complaining that there is no other market in Russia

19 March

Kirill Aruzov

Who and How Involves Russian Startups in Defense Order Work