EK Strategic
Communications
Center

since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine,
has served as a key mechanism for real-time disinformation monitoring,
analytical reporting, and targeted messaging, — reaching millions inside
Russia and advising Western governments on Kremlin FIMI operations

since the start of Russia’s
full-scale invasion of Ukraine,
has served as a key mechanism
for real-time disinformation
monitoring, analytical reporting,
and targeted messaging, —
reaching millions inside Russia
and advising Western governments
on Kremlin FIMI operations

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Drawing on
20+ years
of experience

in media, GR, and PR,
and over 12 years in analysis
and strategic communications,
EK Stratcom is built around
a core
team of exiled Russian professionals

Meet the team

Egor Kuroptev

Director & Chief Strategist

Egor Kuroptev is a Russian exiled media manager and political expert with over 20 years of experience in communications, democratic development, and countering disinformation.Egor Kuroptev is a Russian exiled media manager and political expert with over 20 years of experience in communications, democratic development, and countering disinformation.

Boris Zolotarevsky

Projects DirectorProjects Director

Anton Mikhalchuk

Projects DirectorProjects Director

Evgenii Liamin

Senior AnalystSenior Analyst

Anatoly Sobolev

CBDOCBDO

Sasha Starost

Analyst & Briefings SpecialistAnalyst & Briefings
Specialist

Advisory Board

Ambassador Eric RubinAmbassador
Eric Rubin

Former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State

Markéta GregorováMarkéta Gregorová

Member of the European Parliament

Karl StoltzKarl Stoltz

Co‑President, Public Diplomacy Council of America; Former Senior U.S. Diplomat

Stefan MeisterStefan Meister

Head of the Center for Order and Governance in Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia, DGAP

Philip WasielewskiPhilip Wasielewski

Director, Center for the Study of Intelligence and Nontraditional Warfare, FPRI

Václav MalíkVáclav Malík

Security and Foreign Policy Expert, Center for an Informed Society

Egor Kuroptev — Ex OfficioEgor Kuroptev —
Ex Officio

Founder & Executive Director, EK Strategic Communications Center

Why Our Work Matters

We amplify independent voices and critical thinking
in heavily censored environments

We help vulnerable communities survive, adapt,
and organize under authoritarian pressure

We expose manipulation, reframe harmful narratives,
and uphold democratic values

We connect regional expertise with global decision-making

We contribute to long-term resilience against disinformation,
repression,
and forced exile

EK Strategic Communications Center

Drawing on 20+ years of experience

Meet the team

Egor Kuroptev

Advisory Board