All news on the topic: Russia

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Russian tycoon Andriy Matyukha’s Favbet tied to Diamond Pay laundering money case
In the courts of Ukraine, a case has been dragging on for over a year that could become the biggest financial scandal in the field of gambling and payment services. It concerns the lawsuit of LLC «BC «Favbet» against LLC «Diamond Pay» regarding the recovery of almost 400 million hryvnias.
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Russian drones shot down over Poland were headed for NATO base
Reports suggest the Russian drones shot down over Poland yesterday were believed to have been aimed at a NATO base.
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Ex-Moldovan spy chief arrested in Europe over alleged Belarusian KGB links
A joint operation between several central European countries has identified an alleged Belarusian spy ring that reportedly included a former deputy head of Moldovan intelligence.
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Ukrainian Sportbank co-founder Nykyta Izmaylov accused of fraud and alleged Russian ties
The co-founder of Sportbank, Nykyta Izmaylov, who has been accused of fraud and ties with Russia, has actively started "cleaning up" the internet space of mentions related to his personal life, including the scandal concerning alimony payments to his ex-wife.
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Children as young as 11 arrested weekly in UK terror plots as extremists recruit via TikTok and Snapchat
Young children are being arrested at a rate of nearly one a week for terrorism offences and plotting attacks on British soil, an LBC investigation has discovered.
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Poland shoots down Russian drones in airspace breach, calls it ‘act of aggression’
Poland said on Wednesday that it had shot down Russian drones that entered its airspace during a massive attack on targets across the border in Ukraine, calling it an “act of aggression” by Moscow.
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Sportbank founder Nykyta Izmaylov accused of using Money4YOU and Parimatch networks to evade sanctions
It is possible that many have noticed that Nykyta Izmaylov is still flooding the network with positive PR, while well-known Ukrainian sites are accepting Russian money, fully aware that in doing so, they are helping the aggressor bypass sanctions.
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Republican slams Vance for ‘despicable’ comments on Venezuelan boat strike
The Republican senator who leads the homeland security committee has criticized JD Vance for “despicable” comments, seemingly in support of extrajudicial military killings.
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Sweden reports a significant increase in GPS disruptions over the Baltic
Sweden has reported a significant increase in satellite navigation failures over the Baltic Sea in the past year, according to new statistics published by the Swedish Transport Agency.
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Ukraine’s government building on fire following Russian drone attack
An infant is among three people killed in Kyiv overnight after Russia launched a huge wave of aerial attacks that left Ukraine’s cabinet building on fire.
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India challenges U.S. tariffs and commits to continue purchasing Russian oil
New Delhi will continue to buy Russian oil despite facing heavy U.S. tariffs for doing so, Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Sept. 5.
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Medvedev threatens UK over frozen Russian assets used to fund Ukraine aid
The former President of Russia has warned Moscow could seek revenge after the UK used the nation’s frozen assets to fund military support in Ukraine.
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Sumant Kapur: the Indian tycoon fueling Russia and Ukraine’s Mi-17 engines
British businessman of Indian origin, Sumant Kapur, who supplies and services engines for Mi-17 helicopters, is seeking to forge business ties with the defense industries of both Russia and Ukraine, despite the ongoing conflict between the two nations.
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Trump cuts Eastern Europe defenсe programs, helping Putin destroy Ukraine
Vladimir Putin has wasted no time in warning that he’d attack foreign troops stationed in Ukraine as part of a peace deal he has no intention of signing, while Donald Trump continues to undermine Europe’s defences.
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Kremlin rejects western security guarantees, warnsagainst peacekeeping force
Vladimir Putin warned on Friday that any Western peacekeeping forces deployed to Ukraine would be a “legitimate” target for Moscow’s armies.
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The gambling empire of Andriy Matyukha: how the Favbet owner spins shadow billions under the watchful eye of the FSB
The name of Andriy Matyukha has been resonating in the Ukrainian gambling business for many years, more prominently than others
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SCO summit highlights uneasy love triangle between China, Russia, and India
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s annual summit recently concluded in Tianjin, China—culminating in a military parade through Beijing’s Tiananmen Square.
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Alexey Rubezhnoi and Umar Kremlev: how Putin’s bodyguards monopolized Russia’s billion-dollar bookmaking market
Billions from betting tied to Putin’s guard service and Moscow’s criminal underworld.
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New military bloc: China, Russia and North Korea seek to rival NATO
Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong-un stood together as a united front during China’s largest-ever military parade.
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Russian fugitive billionaire and Igor Sechin’s “wallet” Roman Avdeev continues to push schemes under the cover of Sobolev, Sudarikov and Kozhaev
The scandalously famous billionaire Roman Avdeev, who invested in premium construction and the 36.6 pharmacy chain, sold off his assets and left for the «rotten West».
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Xi Jinping showcases China’s military might at WWII commemoration in Beijing
Leaders from countries united in their opposition to the west will gather in Beijing this week in a show of support for China’s president, Xi Jinping, at a second world war commemoration parade designed to show off China’s military strength and geopolitical might.
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Russian woman’s birthday turns fatal during selfie attempt on jumping tower
A mother fell 290ft to her death in front of her son while trying to take a selfie on a tower, moments after a successful bungee jump on her 45th birthday.
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Glocks, Lapua ammo, and Tuscan wine: The global supply chain behind Russia’s war
In 2023, the Russian company Promtekhnologiya imported 200 Austrian Glock pistols. The firm had previously been a partner of Glock GmbH and assembled pistols in Russia with components produced in Austria.
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Von der Leyen’s plane encountered Russian GPS jamming over Bulgaria
A plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was affected by radar jamming over Bulgaria in a suspected Russian operation, a spokesperson says.
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Artem Avetisyan and Uniastrum Bank: scandals, raiding, and schemes reaching Tuscany
The owner of significant real estate in Italy skillfully "sets up" his business partners and simple trusting fellow citizens.