Bryan MacDonald
Before moving to Russia, Bryan MacDonald previously worked in Ireland for the Evening Herald, Ireland On Sunday and the Irish Independent. He also written for The Irish Examiner, The Star and The Dubliner magazine, as well as being a regular guest on Irish radio networks RTE and Newstalk.
- Kiev's US Embassy pushes Ukrainian propaganda outfit on 'World Press Freedom Day'
By promoting the founder of the notorious "StopFake," US diplomats in Ukraine seemed to confuse "World Press Freedom Day" with "April Fool's Day." - Poroshenko out, Zelensky in: West backed the wrong man in Ukraine & now it’s payback timeKRASNODAR, RUSSIA – Volodymyr Zelensky’s victory in Sunday’s Ukrainian Presidential election marks the moment when the Western populist wave comes to the post-Soviet space.
- American values: Embassies are for chopping up journalists, not protecting themFair-minded people across the world have rightly condemned the US-ordered arrest of Julian Assange. However, few have noted how it fits part of a pattern of American hypocrisy when it comes to the treatment of journalists.
- Reality check: CNN’s claim that Trump has been unwilling to confront Putin is total bulls**tFareed Zakaria is a veteran Putin conspiracy theorist. And you can assume he feels this obsession has helped further his career, especially at CNN.
- Ukraine election: The West’s Poroshenko gamble blows up as joker Zelensky tops pollTV comic Volodymyr Zelensky has won 30 percent of the vote in the first round of Ukraine’s presidential election. He’ll face the beleaguered Western-backed president, Petro Poroshenko, in a run-off.
- Mueller report: ‘Russiagate’ hoax helped turn ordinary Russians against the US‘Russiagate’ is over. But its toxic legacy will endure. And in Russia it has led to disenchantment with the United States.
- Atlantic Council claims Russian 'brain drain' but emigration rate is about 4 times lower than UKNATO’s propaganda wing suggests Russia is experiencing a “Putin exodus.” Is it true or is the Atlantic Council just pushing a narrative?
- No joke! Ukraine’s presidential choice: an oligarch, a gas princess or a comedianFor some time, it was assumed that Yulia Tymoshenko would challenge Petro Poroshenko for the Ukrainian presidency in next month’s election. However, out of nowhere, Volodymyr Zelensky has now emerged as the frontrunner.
- Reality Check: Is Russia planning to invade Sweden or is UK media spreading more baseless hysteria?Two of Britain’s leading newspapers have run delirious headlines this week, warning of a potential Russian assault on neutral Sweden.
- Like the ‘Gerasimov Doctrine’ it spawned, it’s time to retire the concept of ‘Russia Watching’If you’re interested in Russia, you’ve surely encountered “Russia Watching.” A concept with questionable utility, given far too much credibility on this beat.
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