Tag: Russia
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A CIA assessment has concluded that Ukraine did not attempt to kill Russian President Vladimir Putin at his country residence. The assessment found that Ukraine was aiming to strike a military target in the same region as the residence. CIA Director John Ratcliffe briefed President Donald Trump on the assessment, after Moscow’s allegation of drone…
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Russia has accused Ukraine of launching a drone attack on one of President Vladimir Putin’s state residences in the Novgorod region of north-west Russia. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claimed that 91 long-range drones were used in the alleged attack, which he said was intercepted by air defence systems with no injuries reported. Russian state agencies…
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Switzerland is not capable of defending itself against a full-scale military attack and must accelerate plans to strengthen its armed forces amid growing security risks from Russia, according to Thomas Suessli, head of the Swiss military. On December 27, Suessli said that while Switzerland is prepared to respond to cyber attacks and to threats from…
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The protective shield that covers the Chornobyl nuclear reactor in Ukraine has been severely compromised following a drone strike in February, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed in a recent report. The strike, which left a hole in the “new safe confinement” built around the reactor, has rendered the structure incapable of performing its…
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The Swedish navy has observed Russian submarines in the Baltic Sea on an “almost weekly” basis, with sightings becoming an increasingly common occurrence in recent years. Sweden’s chief of operations, Captain Marko Petkovic, confirmed that Moscow has been “continuously reinforcing” its naval presence in the region. As tensions persist, Petkovic indicated that further increases in…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaffirmed their strong bilateral ties on Friday, December 5, during the annual India-Russia summit in New Delhi, emphasizing the resilience of their partnership amid external pressure, particularly from the United States. The two leaders underscored Russia’s continued supply of oil to India, signaling defiance against…
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Ukrainian authorities have arrested Ross David Cutmore, a 40-year-old British military instructor, on charges of espionage and plotting assassinations on behalf of Russia. The arrest follows allegations that Cutmore, from Dunfermline, was recruited by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) to conduct targeted killings and provide sensitive military information between 2024 and 2025. According to…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed on Friday, November 28, that his chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, has resigned following an anti-corruption raid at his residence in Kyiv. Yermak, a close confidant of Zelensky and a powerful political figure, had been at the center of a growing controversy linked to a major corruption scandal. Although he…
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On Tuesday, November 25, NATO fighter jets were dispatched to track two Russian drones that crossed into Romanian airspace, marking the deepest and first daytime incursion into the country’s territory since the full-scale war in Ukraine began. The German and Romanian fighter jets, including Typhoons and F-16s, were deployed in pairs to monitor the unmanned…
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Nathan Gill, the former leader of Reform UK in Wales, has been sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison for accepting bribes to make pro-Russia statements during his time as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP). Gill, who was a member of the UKIP and Brexit Party groups in the European Parliament,…
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