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1 month, 1 week ago

Democrat Senators demand probe into Elon Musk's alleged calls to Russia

Reports that billionaire Elon Musk has held multiple calls with Russian officials, including President Vladimir Putin, should be investigated by the Pentagon and law-enforcement agencies on national-security grounds, two senior Democratic senators said in a letter seen by Reuters on Friday. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a senior Foreign Relations Committee member, and Senate Armed Services Committee chair Jack Reed told US …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mystery surrounds death of Ukrainian journalist in Russia’s ‘hell on earth’ prison

The Independent

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Russia Is Going All Out on Election Day Interference

Wired

As the 2024 US presidential election comes to a close, and with Donald Trump on the ballot once again, Russian actors are spreading disinformation with unprecedented and alarming intensity—and US officials say that the Kremlin’s efforts to undermine confidence in the election and foment unrest are likely to continue into January. In calls with reporters on Monday night and Tuesday, …

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Western Security Officials Suspect Russia Was Behind Plot to Put Incendiary Packages on Cargo Planes

Associated Press

Western officials suspect Russia was behind a plot to put incendiary packages on cargo planes headed to North America. The incidents come as Western officials say they are seeing an intensification of a hybrid war of sabotage by Russia targeting Ukraine’s allies, including election disinformation and arson attacks in Europe this year.

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2 months ago

Russia amplified hurricane disinformation to drive Americans further apart, researchers find

LA Times

Russia helped amplify and spread false and misleading internet claims about recent hurricanes in the United States and the federal government’s response, part of a wider effort by the Kremlin to manipulate America’s political discourse before the presidential election, new research shows. “They’re simply pouring gasoline on fires that already exist.” The content identified by ISD included English-language posts obviously …

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54 years, 11 months ago

Notorious Evil Corp Hackers Targeted NATO Allies for Russian Intelligence

Wired

International law enforcement has worked for years to disrupt the cybercriminal gang Evil Corp and its egregious global crime spree. On Tuesday, the United Kingdom's National Crime Agency released new details about the real-world identities of alleged Evil Corp members, the group's connection to the LockBit platform, and the gang's ties to the Russian state. But NCA officials emphasize that …

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3 months, 1 week ago

2 people die in Ukraine’s Odesa after Moscow and Kyiv exchange drone and missile attacks

LA Times

Two people died in a missile attack on the Ukrainian Black Sea port city of Odesa, local officials said, as Moscow and Kyiv exchanged drone and missile attacks. While Ukraine and Russia regularly launch overnight drone raids on each other’s territory, Ukrainian officials generally don’t confirm or deny attacks within Russia’s borders. The latest attacks came after Ukraine made a …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

U.S. company, Russian propaganda: Kremlin tactic reveals escalating effort to sway U.S. vote

LA Times

Gen. Merrick Garland, center, with other officials at a meeting of the Justice Department’s Election Threats Task Force on Wednesday. The recent indictment of two Russian state media employees accused of paying a Tennessee media company to create pro-Russia content has renewed concerns about foreign meddling in the November election and points to a new Kremlin tactic in a growing …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

An assassin, a Putin foe’s death, secret talks: How a sweeping US-Russia prisoner swap came together

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — It was December 2022 and the U.S. government’s chief hostage negotiator had just delivered Brittney Griner back to America after her 10-month imprisonment in Russia. President Vladimir Putin called him a “patriot,” perhaps sensing an opportunity to signal how far Russia would go to bring home anyone who might get caught acting on the country’s behalf. Speaking about …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia is relying on unwitting Americans to spread election disinformation, US officials say

The Hindu

The Kremlin is turning to unwitting Americans and commercial public relations firms in Russia to spread disinformation about the U.S. presidential race, top intelligence officials said Monday, detailing the latest efforts by America's adversaries to shape public opinion ahead of the 2024 election. “The American public should know that content that they read online — especially on social media — …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

2 years after Ukrainian POW deaths, survivors and leaked UN analysis point to Russia as the culprit

Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine — The former prisoners of war still puzzle over the strange events leading up to the night now seared into their memories, when an explosion ripped through the Russian-controlled Olenivka prison barracks and killed so many comrades two years ago. The U.N. has rejected Russia’s claims that Ukrainian government HIMARS targeted the men, as do the victims who …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

2 years after Ukrainian POW deaths, survivors and leaked U.N. analysis point to Russia as the culprit

LA Times

A girl holds a photo of a Ukrainian POW killed in the 2022 explosions at the Russian-controlled prison barracks in Olenivka, eastern Ukraine, during a memorial in Kyiv last July. On July 28, the colony management ordered the guard post moved farther away, and for the first time the barrack guards “wore bullet-proof vest and helmets which they had not …

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5 months, 1 week ago

OSCE official jailed for ‘spying’ in Russian-held Ukraine

Al Jazeera

European security group slams sentencing of Vadym Golda for ‘reconnaissance activities’ used to direct missile strikes. The Supreme Court of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic sentenced Vadym Golda to 14 years in a penal colony on charges of gathering intelligence on industrial sites that was used to direct missile strikes in the region, said Russia’s prosecutor general on Friday, posting …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Top international court issues arrest warrants for senior Russian officials over alleged war crimes

The Independent

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

International court seeks arrest of Russian officials over attacks on Ukrainian power plants

LA Times

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, right, gestures as he speaks to Russian Chief of General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov prior to meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2023. The International Criminal Court said Tuesday it issued arrest warrants for Russia’s former defense minister and its military chief of staff for attacks on Ukraine’s power plants, the third time the global …

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6 months ago

Ukrainian drones knock out two substations near Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, Russia-installed officials say

Hindustan Times

June 21 - Russian-installed officials said on Friday that Ukrainian drone attacks had put out of action two electricity substations in Enerhodar, the town serving the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station and cut power to most of its residents. Ukrainian drones knock out two substations near Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, Russia-installed officials say But an official at the occupied Zaporizhzhia …

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7 months ago

Why are top Russian military officials being arrested?

Associated Press

It began last month with the arrest of a Russian deputy defense minister. Since then, other arrests on bribery charges have included Lt. Gen. Yury Kuznetsov, head of the Defense Ministry’s personnel directorate; Maj. Gen. Ivan Popov, a career soldier and former top commander in Ukraine; and Lt. Gen. Vadim Shamarin, deputy chief of the military general staff. The arrests …

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7 months ago

Russia is waging a shadow war on the West that needs a collective response, Estonian leader says

LA Times

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas speaks to Brig. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda urged vigilance, saying Tuesday he had information that “acts of sabotage can happen again.” Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said at least nine people were recently arrested on suspicion of beatings and arson, allegedly directed by Russia’s secret services, and described them as Ukrainian, Belarusian and Polish nationals, …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia announces nuclear drills after Western officials talk of deepening involvement in Ukraine

New Indian Express

MOSCOW: Russia said Monday it plans to hold drills simulating the use of battlefield nuclear weapons amid rising tensions following comments by senior Western officials about the possibility of deeper involvement in the war in Ukraine. It was the first time Russia has publicly announced drills involving tactical nuclear weapons, although its strategic nuclear forces regularly hold exercises. The Russian …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia told Ukrainians with disabilities they were visiting the seaside - but they were kidnapped and disappeared

The Independent

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7 months, 4 weeks ago

Indian Embassy asks J&K man to call Russian officials for info on his brother

The Hindu

Four months after he last heard from his brother who was pushed into the war zone on Russia-Ukraine border after being hired as a security helper by the Russian Army, the Indian Embassy in Moscow allegedly advised Jammu and Kashmir resident Aijaz Ahmad Sheikh to directly contact Russian officials seeking information on his brother. Ministry of External Affairs sources said …

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7 months, 4 weeks ago

Ukraine uses long-range missiles secretly provided by US to hit Russian-held areas, officials say

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Ukraine for the first time has begun using long-range ballistic missiles provided secretly by the United States, bombing a Russian military airfield in Crimea last week and Russian forces in another occupied area overnight, American officials said Wednesday. But in thanking Congress for passing the new aid bill Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted on the social platform …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Russian officials again try to link the Moscow concert attack with Ukraine despite Kyiv’s denials

Associated Press

TALLINN, Estonia — Russian authorities on Friday again tried to link the deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall to Ukraine, saying one of the detained suspects had photos on his phone depicting troops in camouflage uniforms with the Ukrainian flag. Ever since the March 22 mass shooting and fire at the Crocus City Hall concert venue that killed 145 …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

US has not asked India to reduce Russian oil imports: Officials

Hindustan Times

NEW DELHI: The US has not asked India to reduce its imports of Russian oil and the price cap and sanctions regime imposed by the G7 are aimed at squeezing Moscow’s profits from crude sales and impeding its ability to finance the war in Ukraine, two US officials said on Thursday. Russian oil is priced above $60 a barrel The …

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Democrat Senators demand probe into Elon Musk's alleged calls to Russia

Mystery surrounds death of Ukrainian journalist in Russia’s ‘hell on earth’ prison

Russia Is Going All Out on Election Day Interference

Western Security Officials Suspect Russia Was Behind Plot to Put Incendiary Packages on Cargo Planes

Russia amplified hurricane disinformation to drive Americans further apart, researchers find

Notorious Evil Corp Hackers Targeted NATO Allies for Russian Intelligence

2 people die in Ukraine’s Odesa after Moscow and Kyiv exchange drone and missile attacks

U.S. company, Russian propaganda: Kremlin tactic reveals escalating effort to sway U.S. vote

An assassin, a Putin foe’s death, secret talks: How a sweeping US-Russia prisoner swap came together

Russia is relying on unwitting Americans to spread election disinformation, US officials say

2 years after Ukrainian POW deaths, survivors and leaked UN analysis point to Russia as the culprit

2 years after Ukrainian POW deaths, survivors and leaked U.N. analysis point to Russia as the culprit

OSCE official jailed for ‘spying’ in Russian-held Ukraine

Top international court issues arrest warrants for senior Russian officials over alleged war crimes

International court seeks arrest of Russian officials over attacks on Ukrainian power plants

Ukrainian drones knock out two substations near Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, Russia-installed officials say

Why are top Russian military officials being arrested?

Russia is waging a shadow war on the West that needs a collective response, Estonian leader says

Russia announces nuclear drills after Western officials talk of deepening involvement in Ukraine

Russia told Ukrainians with disabilities they were visiting the seaside - but they were kidnapped and disappeared

Indian Embassy asks J&K man to call Russian officials for info on his brother

Ukraine uses long-range missiles secretly provided by US to hit Russian-held areas, officials say

Russian officials again try to link the Moscow concert attack with Ukraine despite Kyiv’s denials

US has not asked India to reduce Russian oil imports: Officials