Sources in the West
English-language pro-Russian outlets and X accounts carrying the same anti-Ukraine narratives to Western audiences — state media, thoroughly documented proxies, and official state mouthpieces.
RSS & websites
| Outlet | Tier | What it is | Attribution & sources |
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Foundation to Battle Injustice (English edition) | T1 | English edition of a Russian "human rights" foundation; publishes roughly one article a week | EU sanctions — Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1444, 15 Jul 2025: "a fake human-rights defence NGO created in March 2021 by Wagner group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin", named as an amplifier of Storm-1516 information operations
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New Eastern Outlook | T1 | Pseudo-academic journal of the Russian Academy of Sciences' Institute of Oriental Studies | GEC Pillars (2020); US Treasury/OFAC (03 Mar 2022) — SVR-controlled; UK FCDO asset freeze (15 Mar 2022)
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News Front | T1 | Crimea-based pro-Kremlin outlet | GEC Pillars (2020); EU broadcasting ban — 16th sanctions package (24 Feb 2025)
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Oriental Review | T1 | Pro-Russian English-language outlet | GEC Pillars (2020) — SVR-controlled proxy; US Treasury/OFAC (03 Mar 2022); UK FCDO asset freeze (15–16 Mar 2022)
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SouthFront | T1 | Military-themed disinformation proxy | GEC Pillars (2020); EU broadcasting ban (24 Feb 2025); US Treasury/OFAC (Apr 2021, EO 14024)
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Strategic Culture | T1 | Pro-Russian English-language commentary outlet targeting Western readers | GEC Pillars (2020); US Treasury/OFAC (2021/2022) — SVR-directed proxy
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RT | T2 | English-language Russian state outlet (formerly Russia Today) aimed at Western audiences | Russian state media; EU-sanctioned broadcaster |
Sputnik | T2 | English-language Russian state news outlet for international/Western audiences | Russian state media; EU-sanctioned outlet |
TASS | T2 | Russia's official state news agency — a Federal State Unitary Enterprise wholly owned by the Russian government | Overt state media (same category as RT/Sputnik); EUvsDisinfo/EEAS — Russian state-controlled outlet
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Global Research | T3 | Pro-Kremlin 'alternative' content aggregator (Centre for Research on Globalization) | GEC Pillars (2020) — the most accessed proxy site of the pro-Kremlin disinformation campaign; NATO StratCom (2017)
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X (Twitter)
English-language X accounts of Russian officials, propagandists, and state media, aimed at Western audiences.
| Account | Tier | What it is | Attribution & sources |
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Diana Panchenko @Panchenko_X | T1 | Ukrainian pro-Russian TV journalist building an English-speaking audience (~164,000 followers) | EU sanctions — Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2568, 15 Dec 2025: "On her X account, she tries to increase her English-speaking audience by using clickbait content and inauthentic activity and by promoting pro-Russian accounts"
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Dmitry Medvedev @MedvedevRussiaE | T1 | Deputy Chair of Russia's Security Council; English account with extreme pro-war / anti-Ukraine rhetoric | EU / US OFAC / UK personal sanctions
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Dmitry Polyanskiy @Dpol_un | T1 | Russia's First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN; English-facing anti-Ukraine UNSC narratives | CCD hostile-accounts list; senior Russian state official
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Graham Phillips @GrahamWP_UK | T1 | British pro-Russian blogger and video-maker, English-language (~36,000 followers) | EU sanctions — Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/647, 16 Mar 2026: "a prominent British propagandist who plays an active role in spreading Russian propaganda and disinformation". Designated by the UK since July 2022.
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Vladimir Solovyov @VRSoloviev | T1 | Rossiya-1 TV host; English account aimed at Western audiences | CCD list + Ukraine GUR registry; EU / UK / Canada sanctions
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Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (X) @mfa_russia | T2 | The Russian Foreign Ministry's English account; carries Lavrov/Zakharova messaging | Overt Russian state organ — the Foreign Ministry itself |
TASS (X) @tassagency_en | T2 | English X account of TASS, Russia's state news agency; distinct from the TASS RSS feed | Overt, wholly state-owned Russian news agency (FSUE) |