about
Anastasiia is a Russian-born and U.S.-made journalist. She graduated from Columbia Journalism School and she writes about Russia, the UN, national defense, misinformation and some other things. She is interested in online radicalization and propaganda. Her work appeared in POLITICO Magazine, Insider, The Cipher Brief, PassBlue, Harvard's Radcliffe Magazine and other publications. She appeared on WNYC's "On The Media" and on Zerlina Maxwell's show on MSNBC.
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In her spare time, she is learning fine-line tattooing.
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recent stories
INSIDER: Revealed: Vladimir Putin's secret Black Sea bunker
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POLITICO: To counter Russia in Africa, Biden deploys a favored strategy
As in the weeks before the Ukraine invasion, the U.S. is sharing what it knows about Putin and his paramilitary force.
POLITICO: Inside the stunning growth of Russia’s Wagner Group
Exclusive U.S. diplomatic cables and internal documents detail the expansion of the paramilitary force and global network led by a top Putin ally.