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Brit accused of feeding Russian military intelligence details of UK drone factories

Article: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/10/brit-accused-of-feeding-russian-military-intelligence-details-of-uk-drone-factories  Earlier this week, the hub of drone construction in South of England in Swindon, making it a high target for the close relation for war. London Court accused a British man who leaked military intelligence to Russian intelligence regarding drone factories. 31-year-old Joshua Camidge was charged under two offenses by Britain’s National Security Act, regarding helping foreign services… Read more »

South Korea and EU worry about Russia’s technology transfer in return for North Korea troops

https://apnews.com/article/north-korea-russia-ukraine-south-eu-f8f1a52ee5d59794534a2be12b66fa3b NATO has reported that North Korea has deployed up to 12,000 troops to aid Russia in its war against Ukraine. This deployment would be a violation of UN resolutions, as North Korea would be fighting alongside a country already violating the prohibition of the use of force. The EU, along with South Korea, made a statement condemning North Korea’s… Read more »

Russia Plotted to Put Incendiary Devices on Cargo Planes, Officials Say

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/05/world/europe/russia-plot-dhl-planes.html European officials are investigating a Russian plot to plant incendiary devices—weapons designed to start fires—on European cargo planes. The devices have been linked to two fires in Germany and England so far, which caused minimal damage but alarmed European officials who believe the situation may escalate further. Polish authorities have recently made arrests for another attempt; investigators found that… Read more »

Russia warms to U.S. prisoner swap for arms trader Bout

Article: https://www.reuters.com/world/russia-hopeful-us-prisoner-swap-including-arms-dealer-bout-2022-11-18/ Russia and the US are getting into negotiations on a prisoner swap. Russia will get the arms dealer Viktor Bout and possibly some others, in exchange for the return of US prisoners including Paul Whelan and Brittney Griner, who is an American basketball player. While Viktor Bout has been in US custody since 2008, Brittney Griner has just… Read more »

Bulgarian MPs approve military aid to Ukraine despite opposition 

Article: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2022/11/04/bulgarian-mps-approve-military-aid-to-ukraine-despite-opposition In late October, the Bulgarian National Assembly decided in a 175-49 vote to start sending military aid to Ukraine. There will be a decision over what kind of military aid to send to Ukraine. Previous to this decision, Bulgaria had been supporting Ukraine by working in their factories. And along with Hungary, Bulgaria was one of only a… Read more »

Kremlin says Russia cannot de-escalate due to Ukrainian troop presence nearby

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/kremlin-says-russia-cannot-de-escalate-due-ukrainian-troop-presence-nearby-2021-12-01/ As Ukraine has expressed interest in joining NATO, and Russia has expressed vehemently how against they are about the issue. As the west talks with Ukraine, an unusual amount of Russian troops have moved to the border. Though Russia says that the deployment of these troops are only after Ukraine “deployed half of their army” to Donbass. Dmitry Peskov… Read more »

Putin defends rebel leaders in eastern Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin has defended the pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine, calling for direct talks between them and the Kyiv government to help restore peace.  He said Ukraine had accepted the rebel leaders’ signatures on the 2015 Minsk ceasefire deal, so recognising them. The separatists launched a Russian-backed insurgency in April 2014, seizing most of the Donbas region. Ukraine… Read more »

U.S. Senate committee to consider bill to impose stiff new sanctions on Russia

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee will vote as soon as next week on legislation that would impose stiff new sanctions on Russia over its meddling in U.S. elections and aggression against Ukraine, a committee spokeswoman said on Wednesday.  The Republican-led committee has scheduled a business meeting on Dec. 11 where it will consider legislation including the… Read more »

Analyzing the government efforts to suppress Russian Opposition supporters

The Russian government once again has krept further away from any resemblance of a democracy and into a full authoritarian regime. Violating basic civil liberties and the principle of fair elections, Russian police raid hundreds of houses and detain citizens for the simple act of supporting opposition leader Alexey Navalny. The anti-Kremlin, ex-presidential candidate, and Progress Party leader recently promoted… Read more »

Amnesty researcher ‘abducted and tortured’ in Russia

Russian national Oleg Kozlovsky allegedly threatened with rape and execution after documenting protests in the southern republic of Ingushetia. Amnesty International researcher Oleg Kozlovsky has given details of his alleged abduction and torture at the hands of security officers in the southern Russian republic of Ingushetia, 900 miles south of Moscow.