I spent years reporting on authoritarianism in #Russia, covering #Ukraine’s struggle for democratic reform, and investigating influence ops, corruption, and political repressions abroad. At this critical moment, I’m proud to help cover the most important issues in the fight for American democracy.

Aspic is aspic is alive, well, and living in Eastern Europe.

We tried to ask many African governments what they're doing about this. It was not just emails. Salem was calling contacts, going through journalists covering the specific countries. Nothing.

Meanwhile, Alabuga is increasing outreach/advertising to Africa & other regions.

We even found multiple cases of African gov't ministries promoting the recruitment program, called "Alabuga Start."

This means that #Russia is involving Africans in making drones "used against civilian targets" in #Ukraine,
weapons expert David Albright told us.

You can also watch our video story based on the web article about #Russia and the Wagner Group after Prigozhin's death.