Russia News News Russia » Religion: Hybrid war or holy war: Do IS and Russia share the same playbook?
The so-called Islamic State group and Russia use similar tactics: propaganda, disinformation, and targeted recruitment of vulnerable groups. Hybrid warfare today, terrorism back then – methods ...
News Russia » Religion: How the Russian Orthodox Church Became a Weapon of Political Warfare
The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) has become a central pillar of the Kremlin’s political and informational warfare strategy, which shapes narratives by fusing ...
News Russia » Religion: Russia’s not-so-secret Orthodox weapon
The Russian Orthodox Church today is a state-controlled institution, a pillar of Vladimir Putin’s ideological architecture.
News Russia » Religion: Russia’s Supreme Court officially declares Jehovah’s Witnesses as extremist organisation!
After six days of hearings, the court has passed it's judgment. The court has ruled against the religious organisation. Jehovah's Witnesses have been officially banned from the country and labelled as ...
News Russia » Religion: At interfaith prayer service, Chicagoans show steadfast support for Ukraine's fight
Cardinal Blase Cupich spoke out against “powerful voices trying to rewrite history” during an interfaith prayer service Monday to mark three years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of ...
News Russia » Religion: France tries Bulgarians over defacing memorial in Russia-linked case
Four Bulgarians went on trial in France Wednesday accused of desecrating a Jewish memorial with red handprints last year, which prosecutors think may have been foreign interference linked to ...
News Russia » Religion: Russia using ‘rule of fear’ to silence anti-war dissent, says UN independent human rights expert
Russia’s abuse of national security and public safety laws to silence opposition to the war in Ukraine has reached “alarming levels”, the UN independent expert who monitors human rights in Russia has ...
News Russia » Religion: Pope Leo XIV asks Catholics in Russia to be an example of love, brotherhood, and respect
Pope Leo XIV asked a group of Catholic pilgrims from Russia, in Rome on a Jubilee pilgrimage, to be an example of love and brotherhood upon their return home.