Oriental Review (OR) is an online magazine that describes itself as "an international e-journal focusing on current political issues in Eurasia and beyond".
[2] Despite its claims of editorial independence, the website has been described as under the control of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR).
In March 2022, it was described by the British and American governments as under the control of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), Russia's primary external intelligence agency, founded among other online magazines for the purpose of promoting disinformation abroad.
[3][4] The United States Department of the Treasury said: Both media outlets spread many types of disinformation about international organizations, military conflicts, protests, and any divisive issues that they can exploit.
[6] 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,[7] the New Eastern Outlook magazine,[4][5] online news sites NewsFront, SouthFront, Moscow-based think tank Katehon,[8] the Center for Syncretic Studies, 4pt.su, Eurasianist Archive, Fort Russ, and the Voltaire Network.