--> The team of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has published an investigation alleging that filmmaker Nikita Mikhalkov’s television program Besogon receives substantial funding from state institutions and from state-controlled oil major Rosneft, despite Mikhalkov’s repeated public claims that the project is noncommercial and financed “out of his own pocket.”

--> Une réponse sur cinq générée par des chatbots d’intelligence artificielle s’appuie sur des sites de propagande russes comme sources, montre une nouvelle étude.

--> En realidad, el Instituto de Memoria Nacional, en la exposición “Rashismo eclesiástico”, narra cómo la Iglesia ortodoxa rusa se convirtió en un instrumento de la agresión imperial. La exposición no tiene nada que ver con la intolerancia religiosa. Fuentes prorrusas se indignan por la supuesta ina

--> L'image d'une poignée de mains aux couleurs françaises et russes, accompagnée du slogan "La Russie n’est pas mon ennemi", a été abondamment partagée sur les réseaux sociaux fin novembre, dans les jours qui ont suivi des déclarations du chef d'état-major français Fabien Mandon, qualifiées de "va-t-en guerre" par des responsables d'opposition. Ce visuel est celui qu'utilise depuis des mois SOS Donbass, une association soupçonnée de mener des activités d'espionnage et de déstabilisation en France au profit de Moscou.

--> The Turkish shipping firm Besiktas Shipping said it will cease all cargo transport operations connected to Russia, according to a Reuters report citing the company. In late November, the company’s oil tanker Mersin was damaged by four external explosions while anchored off the coast of Senegal.

--> Moscow deliberately dismantled the post-Cold War diplomatic and security architecture. The memory of this betrayal should prevent any complacency towards Russian demands.

--> Steve Witkoff’s real-estate empire is bankrolled by a former adviser to Kirill Dmitriev, head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund and a key architect of Moscow’s Ukraine negotiations

--> NV English has obtained documents revealing a sprawling Russian global espionage and influence network — evidence of the Kremlin’s effort to build a civilian ecosystem for shaping international narratives.

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--> Thanks to a new X feature that reveals where an account is operated from and whether a VPN tool is being used, social media and news outlets have been able to collect extensive evidence showing that many highly politicized posts by users posing as residents of the United States, Israel, and other countries are in fact being produced by people living in the developing world

--> The deadline for Donald Trump’s Thanksgiving Day ultimatum has been lifted, White House envoy Steve Witkoff is still expected to visit Russia, and long-time Zelensky chief-of-staff Andriy Yermak is stepping down. In addition, ongoing developments regarding the “peace plan” for Ukraine — newly uncovered details about its origins, the reaction of world leaders to its conditions, competing proposals floated by various parties, the scandal over leaked recordings of Witkoff’s conversations with representatives of the Kremlin, and the parallel anti-corruption investigation in Ukraine — have dominated global headlines for a week. And yet, the combined outcome of this surge of political activity has been entirely inconsequential, with negotiations regarding an end to the conflict remaining largely unchanged. In spite of all the recent noise, such an outcome was to be expected: the structure of Ukrainian governance does not allow the authorities in Kyiv — let alone President Volodymyr Zelensky personally — to be “forced into peace” on Russian terms. Still, the Kremlin managed to extract some benefit from the commotion, as looming escalations in sanctions and U.S. military assistance have again been delayed.

--> Les autorités russes doivent cesser d’instrumentaliser la législation “antiterroriste” pour museler toute critique.

--> Moscou a sciemment démoli l’architecture diplomatique et sécuritaire de l’après-guerre froide. La mémoire de cette forfaiture devrait prévenir toute complaisance à l’égard des revendications russes.

--> Amidst the absolute chaos of a Witkoff-stamped Russian psyop-as-peace plan, discussion is filled with anger at Washington and at Moscow.

--> La sécurité de l'Europe est désormais négociée sans elle. Un meilleur plan est possible, mais il exige que l'Europe paie le prix réel.