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Aleksandr Bortnikov

May 31

Ukraine’s Ploy to Save a Russian Journalist by Faking His Death Is Already Backfiring

For Ukraine, gaining the trust of Western journalists is worth its weight in gold.
By John R. Schindler
Vladimir Putin shakes hands with local Federal Security Service (FSB) special forces officers during a visit to Chechnya on December 20, 2011.
Dec 22

Russia Celebrates the Grim Centenary of Oppressive Police Rule

A necessary period of national healing after the horrors inflicted by the Chekist police force was cut short by the rise of Putin, whose Federal Security Service follows their legacy.
By John R. Schindler
Vasyl Hrytsak, Head of the Security Service of Ukraine.
Sep 5

Ukraine Accuses Russia of the Unthinkable: Terror Attacks Against Its Own People

Kiev has officially accused Moscow of planning false-flag terrorism against its own people to justify a wider war.
By John R. Schindler

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