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The Macron method: How to deal with Putin's Russia?

Here’s one for free speech absolutists to chew on: What should the French government do when the former head of Russian state television's French language channel is offered a place of rank on an all-news station with a free-to-air broadcast license and she touts Kremlin propaganda lines with little or no pushback or fact-checking?Introducing Xenia Fedorova, who’s just had her ten-year resident permit approved and who’s become the darling of far-right shipping magnate turned media mogul...

What’s Eating ‘Putin’s Brain’?

No Russian thinker has worked harder than Aleksandr Dugin to rationalize the invasion of Ukraine. Long before it started, Dugin came up with a whole philosophical system, known as “neo-Eurasianism,” to explain why Russia, the country with the largest landmass in the world, would need to steal land from its neighbors and kill many thousands of people in the process. His books and lectures on the subject earned him the nickname “Putin’s brain.”

Ukraine’s Daily Moment of Silence

new video loaded: Ukraine’s Daily Moment of Silence Ukraine’s Daily Moment of Silence Every day at 9a.m., Ukrainians observe a minute of silence to honor people killed during the Russia-Ukraine war. Our reporter, Maria Varenikova, who has covered the hostilities since 2014, takes us to her hometown to experience this moment. By Maria Varenikova, Coleman Lowndes, Rebecca Suner and Joey Sendaydiego June 3, 2026 Watch

Accounts linked to EU-sanctioned figures displayed monetisation tools after sanctions, report finds

Researchers from the Dutch non-profit WHAT TO FIX found monetisation tools were still active on social media accounts linked to three individuals sanctioned by the EU over pro-Russian interference activities. Several accounts have since been removed. Social media accounts linked to three individuals sanctioned by the European Union for pro-Russian foreign interference activities continued to display tools on their profiles after sanctions were imposed, according to a report by Dutch tech and...

'We need Operation Eastern Sentry': NATO's eastern flank 'facing Russian threat every week'

Kremlin-backed artist uses AI deepfakes and stirs controversy

Kremlin-backed artist Yaroslav Dronov, known as Shaman, has made extensive use of AI deepfakes in his latest music video 'Mother Russia' ('Rossiya – Mama'). This has stirred much controversy. While many countries are attempting to regulate the use of artificial intelligence in art in order to protect artists' integrity, intellectual property and even their voices, one Russian artist has taken a different approach.

UK media fails to disclose defence sector links in nearly 60% of cases

Executive summary This report reveals how retired senior British military figures are frequently presented in the UK media as purely independent experts on defence and security matters without mention of their personal commercial and employment interests in the defence, technology, intelligence, and security sectors in those reports. By analysing media reports between 2015 and May 2026, AOAV identified a repeated pattern where almost 60% of former key military personnel with links to the...

Europe Today: US-Iran peace deal at risk as EU approves controversial migration law

Despite Israel's offensive in Lebanon, which prompted Iran to threaten to end its ceasefire with the US, Donald Trump says peace talks "will go on". Meanwhile in Europe, the EU has approved a controversial migration law allowing member states to establish return hubs in third countries. On today’s show: Interviews with Ghassan Hasbani, Lebanese MP and former Deputy Prime Minister, and Charlie Weimers, MEP from the European Conservatives and Reformists.

What to watch in today’s primaries and Russia bombards Ukraine: Morning Rundown

In today’s newsletter: Russia bombards Ukraine, leaving at least 18 dead. Voters head to the polls for primaries across six states, where the fight to shape the future of the Democratic Party is playing out. And Scott Pelley accuses CBS News’ Bari Weiss of “murdering” “60 Minutes.”

Inside the cruel confines of Apple TV's 'Star City' with star Rhys Ifans and series creators (interview)

Inside the cruel confines of Apple TV's 'Star City' with star Rhys Ifans and series creators (interview) In Soviet Russia, you don’t watch "Star City," "Star City" watches you! Apple TV"s stellar spinoff of "For All Mankind" has blasted off to enthusiastic reviews with its first two episodes and we’re all being indoctrinated into the dehumanizing Cold War oppression and super-secret town near Moscow where cosmonauts and their families lived and worked under intense control. Rhys Ifans, who...