nrai trump shooting evacuation olympics claims category thousands burisma pleads ties pavel records cnn olympicbound told energy officials republicans near alexander according bribery border pandit intelligence attack team zelenskyy wins

Articles for Smirnov, search results for war

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine claims control of 1,000 sq km in Russia's Kursk region
4 months, 1 week ago

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine claims control of 1,000 sq km in Russia's Kursk region

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s top military commander says his forces now control 1,000 square kilometers of Russia’s neighboring Kursk region, the first time a Ukrainian military official has publicly commented on the gains of the lightning incursion that has embarrassed the Kremlin. Russian President Vladimir Putin said the incursion, which has caused more than 100,000 civilians to flee, is an …

Military War Ukraine Control Attack Region Putin
Treason and espionage cases are rising in Russia since the war in Ukraine began
5 months, 1 week ago

Treason and espionage cases are rising in Russia since the war in Ukraine began

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — When Maksim Kolker’s phone rang at 6 a.m., and the voice on the other end said his father had been arrested, he thought it was a scam to extort money. In 2022, Putin urged the security services to “harshly suppress the actions of foreign intelligence services, promptly identify traitors, spies and saboteurs.” The First Department, a rights …

Family Security War Ukraine Russia Prison Cases
Treason and espionage cases are rising in Russia since the war in Ukraine began
5 months, 1 week ago

Treason and espionage cases are rising in Russia since the war in Ukraine began

NPR  

Treason and espionage cases are rising in Russia since the war in Ukraine began toggle caption File photo/AP TALLINN, Estonia — When Maksim Kolker's phone rang at 6 a.m., and the voice on the other end said his father had been arrested, he thought it was a scam to extort money. Two years earlier, the legal definition of treason was …

Security War Ukraine Russia Prison Treason Charges
Russia arrests Wall Street Journal reporter on spying charge
1 year, 8 months ago

Russia arrests Wall Street Journal reporter on spying charge

Associated Press  

Russia’s security service arrested an American reporter for The Wall Street Journal on espionage charges, the first time a U.S. correspondent has been detained on spying accusations since the Cold War. The FSB noted that Gershkovich had accreditation from the Russian Foreign Ministry to work as a journalist, but ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova alleged that Gershkovich was using his credentials …

War Ukraine Russia Journal Russian Moscow American
Russia arrests Wall Street Journal reporter on suspicion of espionage
1 year, 8 months ago

Russia arrests Wall Street Journal reporter on suspicion of espionage

LA Times  

Russia’s top security agency has arrested an American reporter for the Wall Street Journal on suspicion of espionage, the first time a U.S. correspondent has been put behind bars on spying accusations since the Cold War. The FSB noted that he had accreditation from the Russian Foreign Ministry to work as a journalist, but Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova …

War Espionage Journal Russian Moscow American Reporter
Fleeing Putin’s Russia: Exiles search for new identity, but find new problems
2 years, 8 months ago

Fleeing Putin’s Russia: Exiles search for new identity, but find new problems

LA Times  

People gather for a rally in support of Ukraine in front of parliament in Tbilisi, Georgia. “People that I know in Moscow started to feel panicked, like really panicked,” Gessen, who was born in Russia, said in an interview last month on the public radio show “Fresh Air.” Gessen reported “a distinct sense that the borders were likely to close, …

Georgia War Ukraine Russia Putin Russian Moscow