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Cynthia Hooper, The Conversation

On home front, Putin is fighting hard to sustain support for the war in Ukraine

The government has shut down the legendary radio station Echo Moscow and is taking the one remaining independent TV station Rain off the air.

Cynthia Hooper, The Conversation
· Mar 04, 2022 · 01:30 pm
In Democrats versus Trump, it’s Putin who is having the last laugh

The pro-Kremlin Russian political and media establishment have grown increasingly skilled at spinning stories to highlight US political weaknesses.

Cynthia Hooper, The Conversation
· Oct 12, 2019 · 11:30 pm
How Russian media saw Mueller report: Kremlin exonerated, US is a ‘pain in the ass’

Russian media outlets are holding up the Mueller report as another example of American dysfunction, with President Trump a symptom of larger problems.

Cynthia Hooper, The Conversation
· Mar 29, 2019 · 11:30 pm