A transparency research tool created to help journalists, policy makers, elected officials and online users to search Russian government linked websites to understand how global issues are being perceived by Russian policy makers, think tanks and media.
Plug your terms into the search field below to search through Russian aligned government controlled, aligned and partnered websites. You can later filter search results by Government agencies and think-tanks or by Kremlin controlled and aligned media outlets.

 

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Among the sites included in this search are:

  • Vladimir Putin’s Valdai Club
    Vladimir Putin has long been regarded as the informal patron of The Valdai Club events, foundation and think tank, which is funded and controlled by the Russian Government.
  • The Russian International Affairs Council
    RIAC is a think tank was created by Russian Presidential decree on 2 February 2010. Press Secretary to the Russian President, Dmitry Peskov is a member of its board and Russian MFA Sergei Lavrov is a trustee.
  • RT (Russia Today)
    Russia today is an online platform controlled by the Russian government.
  • Sputnik News
    Sputnik news is an online platform controlled by the Russian government.
  • MGIMO University
    According to its webiste, MGIMO is the official “University of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia”.
  • The International Affairs
    According to the International Affairs website, it is owned by and controlled by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
  • Strategic-Culture
    According to the US State Department: “The Strategic Culture Foundation is an online journal registered in Russia that is directed by Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) and closely affiliated with the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.”
  • Global Research
    According to the US State Department: “Global Research is a Canadian website that has become deeply enmeshed in Russia’s broader
    disinformation and propaganda ecosystem. Its large roster of fringe authors and conspiracy theorists serves as a talent pool for Russian and Chinese websites.”
  • Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP)
    A Russian lobby group that according to the US Treasury department “has also been involved in activities related to Russia’s responses to sanctions imposed on Putin’s regime since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.” It is on the US sanctions list. We have included some of its international partner sites in this search engine.

Many other sites included in this search are listed by RIAC HERE.