The Kremlin’s Expanding Media Conglomerate 2026

• This paper expands on the assessment ISW published in 2020, as the Kremlin has evolved its efforts to expand its media conglomerate since the publication of that assessment. The expansion of the Russian media access is not inevitable as the Kremlin faces setbacks in its effort to preserve and form media partnerships. The United States and other countries can and should aim to disrupt the expansion of Russian cognitive warfare infrastructure.

Interactive Tour: Russian and TV BRICS

Tasks

• BRV at 9:00 – done. Took till noon!
• Suz at 11:00 – had to cancel
• Added a section on fast16.sys
• Fixed the “internet dog” section

SBIRs

• Start visualizations
• Look at index2vec code to see how to modify
• Proposal? Nome, but there is now a meeting scheduled for tomorrow with the TPOC
• Update stories – done