{"id":5162,"date":"2017-04-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-19T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/kremlin-watch-monitor-april-19-2017\/"},"modified":"2021-12-16T12:21:57","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T10:21:57","slug":"kremlin-watch-monitor-april-19-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/cs\/kremlin-watch-monitor-april-19-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Kremlin Watch Monitor April 19, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Weekly monitor of pro-Kremlin disinformation effort in Europe. We follow best European analysts, best counter-measures and trends.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Invitation: How Europe sees Putin’s Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n

On April 24, we will present a new major study in the European Parliament, which evaluates policies of individual EU28 countries towards Russia. It is our pleasure to invite you to the public hearing (www.europeanvalues.net\/putin\/<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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New publication: How Kremlin controls major Russian media<\/h1>\n

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We would like to introduce a new Kremlin Watch Report, authored by Ilyas Sharibzhanov, Analyst of the Kremlin Watch Programme. Mass media in Russia have changed significantly since the days of President Yeltsin and the contrast with the free and independent media in Russia of just 20 years ago has been ever so evident for the past three years, with Russia’s media turning from a market into a state-organized system of propaganda machine. The\u00a0document<\/a>\u00a0analyses these changes.<\/p>\n

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Putin’s Champion Award<\/h1>\n

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Our\u00a0Expert Jury<\/a>\u00a0consisting of\u00a0Jessikka Aro, Anton Shekhovtsov, John Schindler and Michael Weiss<\/strong>\u00a0regularly vote on the dangerousness of several candidates you can nominate via e-mail or Twitter.<\/p>\n

The 8th Putin’s Champion Award Recipient is:<\/p>\n

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Jean-Luc M\u00e9lenchon<\/strong><\/p>\n

For ignoring Russian aggression and willingness to renegotiate Ukrainian borders.<\/p>\n

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Image Source:\u00a0Flickr,\u00a0<\/em>Place Au Peuple<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0CC BY-SA 2.0<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Expert Jury ranked his Putin-supportive job with<\/p>\n

3.3<\/strong><\/p>\n

(out of 5) mark.<\/p>\n

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The rating signals how much the recipient contributed to the interest of the Putin\u2019s aggressive regime. It is calculated as an average of ratings assessed by the Expert Jury of this Award.<\/p>\n

You can find more details about the award and the former recipients\u00a0zde<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Weekly Update on the Kremlin Disinformation Efforts in Europe<\/h1>\n

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The Czech Government adopted a new (State) Defence Strategy.<\/h2>\n

It also reads in unofficial translation:<\/p>\n