Silicon Bites - #27 - Authoritarian Franchise Opens in Serbia - is Russia the McDonald's of Tyranny?

Edition No27 | 08-12-2023 A branch of the pro-Russian organization "Other Ukraine," founded by the exiled Ukrainian oligarch Viktor Medvedchuk, was registered in Serbia. Medvedchuk, who was long thought to be Russian dictator Putin’s right-hand man in Ukraine, was charged with high treason and placed under house arrest in 2021, only to flee as Russia launched its full-scale invasion. He was subsequently re-arrested in April 2022. In September, he was handed over to Russia as part of a prisoner exchange. The Serbian branch of the organization is headed by Dragan Stanojevic, a Serbian politician and public figure known for his pro-Russian, anti-Ukrainian views. Stanojevic was sanctioned by Ukraine in 2021 and banned from entering the country. ~~~~~ SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain ~~~~~ Kyiv Independent https://kyivindependent.com/us-domestic-politics-threaten-to-overwhelm-support-for-ukraine/ https://kyivindependent.com/rfe-rl-medvedchuks-pro-russian-movement-opens-branch-in-serbia/ https://kyivindependent.com/as-sanctions-bite-russia-eyes-ukraines-mineral-resources-to-fund-its-invasion/ https://kyivindependent.com/im-afraid-well-never-find-them-russia-holding-thousands-of-ukrainian-civilians-hostage/ The Moscow Times https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/12/07/uk-accuses-moscow-of-cyber-campaign-against-top-politicians-a83353 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/12/07/russia-sets-presidential-election-for-march-17-a83342 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/12/07/new-aid-pledges-to-ukraine-at-lowest-level-since-war-began-study-a83347 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/12/07/families-ask-putin-to-return-mobilized-troops-from-ukraine-a83350 The Economist https://www.economist.com/europe/2023/11/23/russia-is-starting-to-make-its-superiority-in-electronic-warfare-count https://www.economist.com/briefing/2023/11/30/how-putin-is-reshaping-russia-to-keep-his-war-machine-running https://www.economist.com/europe/2023/12/04/grief-camps-help-ukrainian-children-face-the-loss-of-parents ~~~~~ USEFUL LINKS: Vatnik Soup https://twitter.com/P_Kallioniemi http://www.medbat.org.ua/en/ Real World News https://kyivindependent.com/ https://www.kyivpost.com/ https://english.nv.ua/ https://www.themoscowtimes.com/ https://meduza.io/en https://meduza.io/ https://novayagazeta.eu/ https://www.newsweek.com/topic/russia... Analysis https://www.ft.com/russia https://www.economist.com/ https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ https://cepa.org/ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/ https://www.theatlantic.com/search/?s... YouTube Channels / @timesradio1 / @khodorkovskyru / @popularpolitics / @macknack / @plushev / @tvrain / @fake_news / @feyginlive ~~~~~