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Russian ministries advise Putin to remove Taliban from list of terrorist organisations
Both Russia’s Foreign Ministry and Justice Ministry have submitted a recommendation to Vladimir Putin that he remove the militant Islamist Taliban from Russia’s official list of terrorist and extremist organisations, state-owned news agency TASS reported…
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Russia co-opts far-right politicians in Europe with cash, officials say
For nearly a year, European intelligence officials said, the Czech authorities secretly recorded hours of meetings between several far-right politicians from across Europe and the associate, Artem Marchevsky, who was running the propaganda website, Voice of Europe, including at its offices on a quiet side street in the center of Prague. E.U. and Czech authorities, which have shut down the site, have labeled Voice of Europe a Russian propaganda operation.
The Czech probe rapidly expanded into Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and France, European security and intelligence officials said, as investigators concluded that Voice of Europe represented far more than its official veneer as a pro-Russian website interviewing favored European politicians about ending aid to Ukraine.
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For nearly a year, European intelligence officials said, the Czech authorities secretly recorded hours of meetings between several far-right politicians from across Europe and the associate, Artem Marchevsky, who was running the propaganda website, Voice of Europe, including at its offices on a quiet side street in the center of Prague. E.U. and Czech authorities, which have shut down the site, have labeled Voice of Europe a Russian propaganda operation.
The Czech probe rapidly expanded into Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and France, European security and intelligence officials said, as investigators concluded that Voice of Europe represented far more than its official veneer as a pro-Russian website interviewing favored European politicians about ending aid to Ukraine.
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A list of people freed in prisoner swap deal with Russia
It’s the largest international prisoner exchange since the Cold War. Through this complicated deal, journalists, a former U.S. Marine and political activists were freed by Russia in exchange for the release of a convicted Russian assassin imprisoned in Germany and several Russian intelligence operatives and hackers held in the United States and Europe.
Here is a complete list of who was released as well as the Americans still being held in Russia.
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It’s the largest international prisoner exchange since the Cold War. Through this complicated deal, journalists, a former U.S. Marine and political activists were freed by Russia in exchange for the release of a convicted Russian assassin imprisoned in Germany and several Russian intelligence operatives and hackers held in the United States and Europe.
Here is a complete list of who was released as well as the Americans still being held in Russia.
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Scott Ritter reportedly claimed the investigators were at his home to execute a search warrant related to concerns the U.S. government has about violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). Authorities carried more than two dozen boxes out of Ritter's house.
Scott Ritter reportedly claimed the investigators were at his home to execute a search warrant related to concerns the U.S. government has about violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). Authorities carried more than two dozen boxes out of Ritter's house.
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Ukraine launches largest drone attack yet on Moscow, killing 1, Russia says
A major Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow and eight other Russian regions on Tuesday killed a resident of the capital for the first time, after a drone hit a residential apartment building.
Three of Moscow’s airports, the Zhukovsky, Vnukovo and Domodedovo airports, were temporarily closed as a result of the attacks. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said at least 14 drones were shot down in and around Moscow.
A 46-year-old woman was killed in the strike on an apartment block around 18 miles from the capital. Twelve people were injured, one of them seriously.
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A major Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow and eight other Russian regions on Tuesday killed a resident of the capital for the first time, after a drone hit a residential apartment building.
Three of Moscow’s airports, the Zhukovsky, Vnukovo and Domodedovo airports, were temporarily closed as a result of the attacks. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said at least 14 drones were shot down in and around Moscow.
A 46-year-old woman was killed in the strike on an apartment block around 18 miles from the capital. Twelve people were injured, one of them seriously.
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Russian state media outlet runs intelligence operations, U.S. says
Russian state media company RT, formerly known as Russia Today, was now being deployed by the Kremlin to conduct cyber intelligence and covert influence operations targeting countries in Europe, Africa and North and South America. It was also being used to procure weapons for Russia’s war against Ukraine, expanding RT’s remit far beyond that of a media outlet, officials said.
The U.S. warned Friday that the exposure of a covert Russian disinformation operation to influence public opinion in the United States represents only a small fraction of Moscow’s efforts to undermine democracies globally through its state propaganda arm RT.
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Russian state media company RT, formerly known as Russia Today, was now being deployed by the Kremlin to conduct cyber intelligence and covert influence operations targeting countries in Europe, Africa and North and South America. It was also being used to procure weapons for Russia’s war against Ukraine, expanding RT’s remit far beyond that of a media outlet, officials said.
The U.S. warned Friday that the exposure of a covert Russian disinformation operation to influence public opinion in the United States represents only a small fraction of Moscow’s efforts to undermine democracies globally through its state propaganda arm RT.
Read the full story here.