Russian Historian Expat in Latvia Leads Kremlin-funded “Russophobia” Research

Leaked documents show Valery Engel seeking money from Russia’s soft power fund under the EU sanctions.

Leaked documents show Valery Engel seeking money from Russia’s soft power fund under the EU sanctions.

While the government calls on businesses to “self-cleanse”, Latvia’s export to Russia has shrunk just a little bit after the two years of war. Re:Baltica names the largest exporters for the first time.

information on the assets of sanctioned Russian billionaires, servants and propagandists in Europe, USA, and elsewhere after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. In few weeks, we found over 150 properties - villas, flats, yachts, private planes - worth over 17.5 billions US dollars. The Usmanov, Tokarev and Mazepin families own property in Latvia, but some of them won't be touched until the sanctions are extended to the family members of Putin's inner circle.

Skype logs and other documents obtained by Re:Baltica, Postimees and Buzzfeed offer a rare glimpse into the inner workings of the Kremlin’s propaganda machine.

Compared to Soviet propaganda, which targeted ideological supporters of socialism and communism, Putin’s propaganda machine targets individuals who hold different – often conflicting – worldviews.

With one hand, Kremlin strangles non-governmental organizations in Russia. With another, it generously supports the defenders of its interests in the Baltics.