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The Epstein Case, a Godsend for Russian Propaganda • russian desk The Kremlin's bigots, as shown by independent Russian media, indulge in pedophilia and debauchery and are every bit as bad as Epstein's cronies. But that

It seems that Putin’s Faustian luck never fails him.

The Epstein affair comes at just the right time, as it reinforces one of the leitmotifs of Kremlin propaganda: the corruption of decadent “globalist” elites.

By French Sovietologist Françoise Thom ⤵️
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The Eurasian Worldview, the Bedrock of Russia’s Grand Strategy • russian desk Eurasianism is not simply an intellectual doctrine. It encapsulates the long history and practice of Russian power.

The Kremlin’s geopolitical program is underpinned by Eurasianism, which has deep and still-vibrant roots.

“The Eurasian Worldview, the Bedrock of Russia’s Grand Strategy”, by Jean-Sylvestre Mongrenier ⤵️
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“Who Else but Us?” With the Rescue Workers of Kramatorsk • russian desk In the main city of the Donetsk oblast that remained under Ukrainian control, the teams of the State Emergency Service face all dangers.

Despite extreme working conditions, the Kramatorsk rescue workers are determined to stay at their posts.

“Who else, if not us?”

Interview & report by Antoine Laurent, Kramatorsk ⤵️
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The Eurasian Worldview, the Bedrock of Russia’s Grand Strategy • russian desk Eurasianism is not simply an intellectual doctrine. It encapsulates the long history and practice of Russian power.

The Kremlin’s geopolitical program is underpinned by Eurasianism, which has deep and still-vibrant roots.

“The Eurasian Worldview, the Bedrock of Russia’s Grand Strategy”, by Jean-Sylvestre Mongrenier ⤵️
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Thank You, Ukraine! • russian desk As they embark on an air campaign against Iran, do Trump and Netanyahu realize what they owe to Ukraine?

As they launch an air campaign against Iran, do Trump and Netanyahu realize what they owe to Ukraine?

Philippe De Lara’s editorial for @deskrussia.bsky.social ⤵️
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Wandering Endlessly With Macron, or Thinking About the War in Ukraine With Aron • russian desk Four years into Russia's war of aggression, Europe still hasn't understood the nature of this war, nor has it defined the objective of its support for

I’m grateful to @deskrussie.bsky.social and @deskrussia.bsky.social for also providing an English language translation of this excellent article. Merci beaucoup!

It’s a worthy read.

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Wandering Endlessly With Macron, or Thinking About the War in Ukraine With Aron • russian desk Four years into Russia's war of aggression, Europe still hasn't understood the nature of this war, nor has it defined the objective of its support for

Thank you @yarkot.bsky.social! Sorry for the delay in answering. Here is the English version, which was published on our page in February ⤵️
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Wandering Endlessly With Macron, or Thinking About the War in Ukraine With Aron • russian desk Four years into Russia's war of aggression, Europe still hasn't understood the nature of this war, nor has it defined the objective of its support for

To effectively help Ukraine, Europe needs to understand that, for the Russian regime, this is a war of civilizational annihilation. As long as the West is content with formulas that sidestep this dimension, it will only manage hesitations. ⤵️
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Maja Thrane, a Swedish Woman Helping Ukraine • russian desk A journalist and translator, she sees in Ukrainian mutual aid a democratic lesson for the future.

Swedish journalist and translator Maja Thrane is part of the Ukraine aid network in Sweden. In this interview with Galia Ackerman, she recounts her travels and reflects on Ukrainian society, which she believes is more dynamic than Western societies. ⤵️
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President Putin's Final Battle • russian desk Why do Putin and his propagandists approve of Trump's desire to annex Greenland?

Why are Putin and his propagandists, who used to denounce US imperialism, approving of Trump’s desire to annex Greenland? Historian Françoise Thom sees two reasons for this ⤵️
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Another Exercise in Reflexive Control, Moscow Style • russian desk The Russian regime skillfully manipulates the American administration and other gullible people in the West.

Mykola Ryabchuk in desk-russie.info/2026/01/12/a...: “Moscow is not interested in any negotiations and compromises insofar as its ultimate goal is the final solution of the Ukrainian question: Ukraine’s destruction and subjugation.”

Fragments of Ukraine - Delivery Log • russian desk In the first half of December 2024, Pierre Raiman, co-founder of the association For Ukraine, for their freedom and oursThe association Pour l’Ukraine, pour

“The West refuses to hear that victory requires a sacrifice we have never had to make since 1945. That every day we withhold our aid is paid for in Ukrainian lives. They fight, we debate. They lose men, we waste time.”

— Pierre Raiman, French volunteer ⤵️
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On Greenland, Chinese-Russian Threats, and Western Geopolitical Solidarity • russian desk In the Euro-Atlantic equation, the fate of Ukraine here and now and the strengthening of Europe's first line of defense, from the Atlantic to the Don Basin,

Jean-Sylvestre Mongrenier: Europe must agree on an Arctic strategy in cooperation with the US. If reason prevails, there would certainly be room for a compromise that would satisfy all stakeholders. At the very least, we must take action and give it a try.
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Rereading Solzhenitsyn, Thirty Years Later • russian desk The weaknesses in Solzhenitsyn’s view of Russian history take on renewed significance in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine.

To understand today’s Russia, it is useful to turn to Solzhenitsyn. His greatness, and the weaknesses of his vision of Russian history (he dreamed of reconstituting the Slavic part of the USSR) take on new meaning in the context of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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Another Exercise in Reflexive Control, Moscow Style • russian desk The Russian regime skillfully manipulates the American administration and other gullible people in the West.

“Russia is spectacularly successful in exercising reflexive control over the U.S. president, exploiting his three major vulnerabilities: greed (corruption), vanity (narcissism), and ignorance.”

— Mykola Ryabchuk, in russian desk ⤵️
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Total War, the Culmination of Putinism • russian desk In this enlightening text, the historian demonstrates that the ideology inspired by theories in vogue in post-World War I Germany and under the Third Reich

Russia is slowly drifting toward war communism. Putin sees total war as a means of securing his power for life, even if it pushes Russia back toward Bolshevik methods.
“Total War, the Culmination of Putinism”, an essay by French historian Françoise Thom ⤵️
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On the United States' National Security Strategy • russian desk The publication of a National Security Strategy (2025 NSS) by the U.S. administration is a legal obligation that involves a heavy bureaucratic exercise and

The 2025 NSS confirms the Trump administration’s willingness to relinquish its role as guardian of the international system and hegemonic stabilizer. The world can go to hell, Trump’s ideologues do not care. ⤵️
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"Françoise Thom warns of the danger: Europe is confronted with a conquering country under the influence of Third Reich doctrines, armed with the formidable techniques of political subversion well honed by the Bolsheviks."📌↙️

Total War, the Culmination of Putinism • russian desk In this enlightening text, the historian demonstrates that the ideology inspired by theories in vogue in post-World War I Germany and under the Third Reich

A repressive arsenal does not explain everything. The corrosion of intelligence and the erosion of morality induced by the policy of dumbing down the people, pursued by Putin’s regime since its inception, are bearing fruit. ⤵️
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On the United States' National Security Strategy • russian desk The publication of a National Security Strategy (2025 NSS) by the U.S. administration is a legal obligation that involves a heavy bureaucratic exercise and

In the United States’ National Security Strategy, Europe is portrayed as “Wokistan” and an appendage of the U.S. Democratic Party, which Donald Trump considers an “enemy of the people”. ⤵️
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This point should be made again and again: after the Russians destroyed Chechnya they forced Chechens to help subdue Ukrainians. Do we in Europe really want to fight a Russian-Ukrainian army? The Ukrainians are formidable warriors.

Evgenia Chirikova: “Recognize the FSB as a terrorist organization” • russian desk Interview conducted by Galia Ackerman

Russian human rights defender Evgenia Chirikova: “If we do not help Ukraine to resist, tomorrow the Russians will come to the Baltic countries, to Europe. And Chechens and Ukrainians will participate. That is the method of the Russian Federation.” ⤵️
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The Disturbing Testimony of a Ukrainian Sergeant Major • russian desk After nearly four years of service, Sergeant major Volodymyr Tkatch has a lot to say about how his battalion operates. Like most Ukrainian soldiers, Tkatch

After nearly 4 years of service, Sergeant major Volodymyr Tkatch has a lot to say about how his battalion operates. He speaks in the hope that his public criticism will contribute to the reform of the institution he serves and to Ukraine’s victory. ⤵️
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On the United States' National Security Strategy • russian desk The publication of a National Security Strategy (2025 NSS) by the U.S. administration is a legal obligation that involves a heavy bureaucratic exercise and

The world can go to hell, the Trump administration’s ideologues do not care.

On the United States’ National Security Strategy, by French geopolitics expert Jean-Sylvestre Mongrenier ⤵️
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Total War, the Culmination of Putinism • russian desk In this enlightening text, the historian demonstrates that the ideology inspired by theories in vogue in post-World War I Germany and under the Third Reich

How have Third Reich doctrines driven Putin’s regime since its inception?

French historian Françoise Thom explains in this enlightening text ⤵️
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