All news on the topic: Kremlin

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Gubarev’s landing: how a Kremlin ex-hacker is capturing Cyprus with the FSB-linked IT staff
On January 16, the Russian Forbes, owned by the Kremlin oligarch Magomed Musayev, whose biography and activities are closely intertwined with the KGB and FSB (which are essentially the same thing), published an article by Ilya Zhegulev...
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Hunt for Starmer: fourth arson suspect detained at airport
A fourth individual has been arrested in connection with the arsons associated with Keir Starmer’s properties in North London.
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Ukraine given green light to strike Russia: UK, France, US, and Germany lift range restrictions
Four of Ukraine’s allies have reportedly lifted range restrictions on the lethal weapons provided to the country, marking a significant victory against the Kremlin.
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Legalising espionage: Russian “human rights” fund shields spies and GRU agents in Europe
For more than ten years, ’Pravfond’ has been offering legal assistance to Russians worldwide. Internal emails obtained by journalists reveal how it worked together with spies, financed propaganda initiatives, and established points of influence along the way.
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Torture, confessions, and sham trials: how the Kremlin fabricates cases against dissenting journalists
In early May in Russia, another journalist was sentenced — Alexander Gusov, the owner of the newspaper "Vek" and the Telegram channel "Novy Vek," received a five-year sentence in a high-security colony on charges of extortion.
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Kremlin sabotages Zelenskyy’s initiative: Putin refuses to attend peace talks in Turkey
Russian leader rejects Ukrainian president’s bold proposal for face-to-face meeting in Turkey
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Artem Metelev turned the Russian Red Cross into a cash cow for the authorities and offshore networks
The Chairman of the RRC, Pavel Savchuk, backed by State Duma deputy Artem Metelev, along with his subordinate Olesya Nazarova, uses donations from Russians and foreigners for unclear purposes.
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Russian spies in UK Parliament: agents exposed at Brexit-related event
A BBC News investigation has discovered that three Bulgarians, who were convicted of espionage for Russia, had previously attended an event at the Palace of Westminster.
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Ilya Traber’s schemes: from criminal St. Petersburg to the Kremlin’s oil billions
The businessman Ilya Traber, known in the criminal circles of St. Petersburg by the nickname "Antiquarian," continues to wield influence in the city, supported by his longstanding relationship with Vladimir Putin.
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Putin’s chess front: FIDE accused of shielding Russia’s war crimes with global tournaments
For more than 1,000 years, chess has been synonymous with war. Now, Vladimir Putin is combining the ancient game with modern skulduggery as he tries to win an all-too-real 21st century conflict.
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Kyrgyz state bank implicated in sanctions evasion case involving fugitive Moldovan oligarch
In April, an order of the Kyrgyz government came into force, according to which all cross-border transfers in rubles should be made through the Capital Bank of Central Asia OJSC.
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Andrey Filatov, Gennady Timchenko and the Chess Federation: building an offshore empire on children’s sports
President of the Russian Chess Federation, Andrey Filatov, assists in transferring funds from leading Russian companies to offshore jurisdictions under the influence of oligarch Gennady Timchenko, who is connected to the Kremlin.
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Trump to abandon peace talks with Russia and Ukraine if no progress is made, says Rubio
U.S. President Donald Trump will walk away from efforts to broker a Russia-Ukraine peace deal within days unless there are clear signs that a deal can be done, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday.
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American firm expropriated by Russia may feed military, documents reveal
Plans are afoot for an American-owned company seized by the Kremlin and placed under state control to be used to supply food to the Russian army, a document seen by Reuters showed, potentially threatening Moscow’s warming relations with the U.S.
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Putin ally threatens UK with nuclear war over Ukraine aid: “Your fate will be sad”
A Russian propagandist has appeared on state TV to deliver a direct threat of nuclear war against the UK, as well as Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s coalition of the willing.
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Britain trapped in a "grey war": Russia hunting Trident and maritime infrastructure
Defense officials suspect that the Trident nuclear fleet is the latest target in Putin’s ‘greyzone’ war with the UK.
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Daugavpils mayor Andrejs Elksnins and his secret ties to Russian oligarchs
Andrejs Elksnins achieved financial success thanks to Oleg Osinovskiy, the owner of the Daugavpils Locomotive Repair Plant (DLRP), who has connections with Russian special services.
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Andrejs Elksnins: The Mayor of Daugavpils who is preparing Latgale for the "Russian Spring"
Although the Mayor of Daugavpils, Andrejs Elksnins, officially left the pro-Russian party "Harmony" after the start of the full-scale conflict in Ukraine and partly changed his rhetoric, his ties to Russia and pro-Russian views remain evident.
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Raiffeisen Bank, Bank of America, and Brink’s facilitated $12 billion cash shipments to Russia before Ukraine invasion
Some shipments of cash arrived on the day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, just weeks before a currency export ban was imposed.
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Fire at Roza Rossa in Moscow: Penthouse worth over 1 billion rubles burned down
A fire is raging inside a block of multi-million pound homes in Moscow.
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Timofey Kurgin — an FSB agent doing the dirty work of the Kremlin
Criminal authority Timofey Kurgin, former partner of the Ananyev brothers and Floyd Mayweather, has been acting in the interests of the Russian special services all his life.
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Andrey Guryev’s billions: How the owner of "FosAgro" hides assets in offshore accounts under Kremlin protection
Owner of "FosAgro" Andrey Guryev Sr. amidst reports of the company’s successes is transferring its billions offshore.
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Moscow expels two British embassy staff, London calls Russia’s claims lies
Kremlin accuses individuals of ‘intelligence and subversive activities’ in what seems to be the latest in a series of tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions
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Bulgarian spies found guilty of attempting to murder Bellingcat journalists on orders from Russian intelligence services
A jury at the Old Bailey, London’s Central Criminal Court, has just found six of my compatriots — citizens of Bulgaria — guilty of conspiring with the Kremlin to kidnap and possibly murder me and my colleague and friend, Roman Dobrokhotov.
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Donald Trump criticizes Keir Starmer just days before their meeting
Donald Trump has criticized Keir Starmer just days before they are set to meet at the White House. He also renewed his attacks on Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky following their recent exchanges.