Bryan MacDonald

Bryan MacDonald is an Irish journalist based in Russia. He has written for RT since 2014. Before moving to Russia, Bryan worked for The Irish Independent, the Evening Herald, Ireland on Sunday, and The Irish Daily Mail. Follow him on Twitter @27khv

Moscow has secret Covid-19 CURE for chosen elite: Western media’s favorite Russian pundit voices new conspiracy theory Op-ed
As a rule, Western correspondents covering Russia – either by necessity or design – often use extreme or fringe voices to fit their reporting agendas. One of the most frequently cited may have finally jumped the shark this week.
May 27, 2020 17:59
How US & UK media have ratcheted up Covid-19 information war against Russia to distract from problems at home Op-ed
For a few weeks it seemed British and American media had decided to tone down its usual Russia-bashing while the country grappled with the coronavirus pandemic. Sadly, it was too good to be true.
May 19, 2020 15:41
Does Trump know his own government indirectly bankrolls some key promoters of the ‘Russiagate’ hoax? Op-ed
US President Donald Trump was elected on a promise to “drain the swamp.” Almost four years later, the Washington think-tank racket is as murky as ever, and the gravy train keeps rolling.
May 13, 2020 18:35
NATO-backed group admits it doesn’t care about Orban’s disregard for ‘Western values,’ so long as Hungary helps oppose Russia Op-ed
NATO’s self-described mission as an expression of the Transatlantic community’s “common democratic values” has always provoked eye-rolling in Moscow. Now a former US ambassador to the alliance has confirmed Russian assumptions.
May 3, 2020 18:03
Better the virus than Putin? In the information war against Russia, Covid-19 is just another weapon Op-ed
We need to talk about the Western media’s coverage of Russia’s battle with Covid-19. Rather depressingly, it seems many outlets, and hacks, are rooting for the virus against “the Russians.”
Apr 21, 2020 16:17
Washington Post breaks ranks with other US & UK media, ADMITS polls show Crimeans prefer to be part of Russia Op-ed
One of the curious things about Western media coverage of Crimea since 2014 has been the consistent narrative that Russia's reabsorption of the peninsula was carried out against the will of locals.
Mar 19, 2020 23:59
Atlantic Council lets former organizer of Crimean ‘anti-NATO weekend’ whitewash Ukrainian Neo-Nazis Op-ed
So now we have NATO’s propaganda wing defending Ukraine’s neo-Nazi ‘Azov Battalion,’ using a piece written by a man who once literally organized rallies to keep the US-led alliance out of Crimea. You couldn't make this up.
Feb 28, 2020 15:05
End of an era as Surkov leaves Kremlin: Will it signal new dawn between Russia & Ukraine? Op-ed
So it's official now. A month after it was first leaked, the Kremlin has confirmed that Vladislav Surkov has left the building. There are divergent views on his legacy, but nobody will accuse him of being boring.
Feb 20, 2020 15:41
Pompeo in Kiev: Ukrainians want to be more than friends but Trump's team ain't interested Op-ed
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's Friday visit to Ukraine was so uncomfortable he may as well have arrived in Kiev to the tune of Bob Dylan’s ‘Positively 4th Street’.
Jan 31, 2020 22:04
Did Zelensky snub Holocaust memorial to avoid upsetting Ukrainian nationalists? Op-ed
Holocaust memorial group Yad Vashem is angry after the Ukrainian delegation unexpectedly withdrew from a commemoration in Jerusalem, on Thursday.
Jan 24, 2020 17:25

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