Tag: Russia

How AI is supercharging Russian propaganda | Ukraine This Week

(The Kyiv Independent) In the latest episode of Ukraine This Week, Anna Belokur examines how artificial intelligence is changing the way we see and...

Ukraine war undermining Russia’s Arctic plans, US intelligence says

(Michael Peck - Defense News) Russia’s efforts to assert its power in the Arctic are being undermined by the Ukraine war, according to U.S....

Russian hackers exploit Zimbra flaw to breach Ukrainian maritime agency

(Daryna Antoniuk - The Record) A Russian state-backed hacker group has targeted a Ukrainian government agency using a stealthy phishing campaign that exploits a...

Russia to step up security for high-ranking military officials, FSB chief says

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) Russia intends to step up security for high-ranking military officials, the state-run TASS news agency reported on Thursday, citing Federal Security Service...

Russia establishes Vienna as key western spy hub targeting NATO

(Pierluigi Paganini - Security Affairs) Western intelligence reports that Russia has transformed Vienna into its largest Western spy hub, steadily expanding surveillance over the...

Russia calls for ‘safety island’ around Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) A senior Russian official called on Thursday for the creation of a safety zone around Iran’s Russian-built Bushehr nuclear plant to prevent...

Facing Russian Hybrid Threats in Advance of Elections, Armenia Struggles to Maintain Pro-U.S. and EU Path

(Laura Thornton - Just Security) Armenians head to the polls on June 7 to elect all 101 members of its parliament, the National Assembly,...

For Orban’s opposition, Russia looms large over Hungary’s election

(Martin Fornusek - The Kyiv Independent) For some Hungarians, next month's parliamentary election is a chance to break with Russia, a country many believe...

From street detentions to car seizures, Russia intensifies conscription of Ukrainians in occupied territories

(Yuliia Taradiuk - The Kyiv Independent) Russia continues conscripting Ukrainians into the Russian army in occupied territories, according to the reports from the National...

Russia slams ‘EU warmongers’ for not backing Trump’s war against its ally

(Tim Zadorozhnyy - The Kyiv Independent) Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev on March 17 accused European leaders of being "anti-Trump" after they declined to support...

Amid Kremlin internet crackdown, Russia’s most popular messenger app is disappearing

(Kollen Post - The Kyiv Independent) Russians are reporting loss of access to Telegram as the Kremlin pushes citizens onto a state-sponsored alternative to...

EU renews sanctions against Moscow. Orbán: Brussels cannot do without cheap Russian oil

EU ambassadors have reached an agreement to extend individual sanctions against Russia for a further six months. The list includes over 2,700 individuals, entities...

Zelensky: Easing sanctions on Russian oil makes not very logical

(Clea Caulcutt - Politico) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday criticized the Trump administration's decision to temporarily lift sanctions on Russian oil in an...

Via libera degli USA all’acquisto di petrolio russo: qualcosa sta cambiando

(Marzia Giglioli) Lo shock petrolifero che temono i mercati obbliga a scelte che fino a pochi giorni fa potevano essere impensabili. Oggi arriva la notizia...

Russia: Digital Iron Curtain Falls on Internet Freedom Protection Day

(Human Rights Watch) Russian authorities have escalated their internet censorship efforts over the past month, Human Rights Watch said, a day marked by free...

How Trump’s Iran exposure could hand Putin a lottery win

(Stephen Collinson - CNN) If Vladimir Putin’s quarter-century of expansionist rule has taught the West anything, it’s that the Russian president shouldn’t be taken...