Oriental Review
Oriental Review is an online magazine that describes itself as "an international e-journal focusing on current political issues in Eurasia and beyond". It was founded in 2010. Despite its claims of editorial independence, the website has been described as under the control of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service.
Links to Russian intelligence
In March 2022, it was described by the British and American governments as under the control of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service, Russia's primary external intelligence agency, founded among other online magazines for the purpose of promoting disinformation abroad. The United States Department of the Treasury said:According to the Atlantic Council, it has been linked to the Strategic Culture Foundation, a Russian think tank and online magazine that is regarded as an arm of Russian state interests by critics. The website has been described as in the same online ecosystem as pro-Russian network of online media outlets Russia Insider, The Duran, Geopolitica.ru, MintPress News, the Centre for Research on Globalization, the New Eastern Outlook magazine, online news sites NewsFront, SouthFront, Moscow-based think tank Katehon, the Center for Syncretic Studies, 4pt.su, Eurasianist Archive, Fort Russ, and the Voltaire Network.