All news on the topic: Russia

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UK sanctions Russian military officer linked to Salisbury novichok poisoning in new crackdown on the Kremlin
Dozens of new sanctions have been placed on people and entities linked to Russia, including companies in China, Turkey and central Asia supplying parts for military equipment used in Ukraine.
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Fire from a suspicious parcel at a Birmingham warehouse was a ’test run’ by Russian spies before a planned attack on the US
Prosecutors in Poland have made several arrests linked to a suspected Russian-backed plot, allegedly aiming to route explosive parcels to the US and Canada via international couriers.
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Bloomberg: Weapons licensed by Britain are used to protect Russian tankers
A loophole was discovered in the licensing regime of Great Britain, which is used by Russia to circumvent sanctions
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Lukashenko’s moneybags" and business moguls with EU company holdings: the network enabling Russia’s sanctions evasion in the tire industry
The importance of quality tires in warfare, particularly in frontline off-road conditions, is evidenced by the effort volunteers in Russia and Ukraine put into collecting them for their respective armies.
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Secret files from the 1990s reveal that the UK was aware of a major nuclear war secret
The UK had private fears about the threat from Russia as Ukraine gave up its inherited nuclear weapons, newly released documents show.
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The European Commission and Oktobank: What is the story behind Iskandar Tursunov’s money laundering for the Russian elite?
At the end of September, two events occurred concerning Oktobank that will have far-reaching consequences.
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New evidence of Putin’s secret £1 billion palace ’uncovered through Strava app data’
A data leak through the Strava exercise app has shed new light on Vladimir Putin’s £1 billion clifftop Black Sea palace.
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Russian ship ’Ruby,’ dubbed a ’floating bomb’ and carrying 20,000 tonnes of explosives, docks at UK port
Ruby, a Russian cargo ship, is understood to contain seven times the amount of explosives than those that tore through the Lebanese city of Beirut in 2020 and has been turned away by several nations
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Fraudulent "Kronung" of Philipp Shrage and Ignatiy Naida tied to Scandinavian Group Nordea
Owners of the construction company "Kronung" Philipp Shrage and Ignatiy Naida bypass sanctions and launder money for the Russian government through construction projects worldwide.
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Report claims Elon Musk has maintained regular contact with Putin for two years
Alleged talks between billionaire and Russian president could have enormous security implications
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Satellite images show major expansion at Russian site with secret bioweapons past
New construction at a military research site near Moscow reveals a specialized laboratory complex designed to research and handle deadly pathogens, experts say.
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Tahir Garayev, founder of Coral Energy, accused of aiding Russia in bypassing Western sanctions
Despite Western sanctions, Russia continues to profit from oil trade, which is directed towards financing its violent war machine.
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Prosecutors’ Business Bank: Uncovering the offshore money laundering network of Zheleznyak and Leontiev
As discussions about the misappropriation of funds from Probusinessbank resurface, The Insider offers an analysis of the key events, drawing on numerous previously unpublished interviews with Zheleznyak and Leontiev conducted by the author four years ago.
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Belarusian businessman avoids luxury goods embargo on Russia
Belarussian Alexander Zaitsev, nicknamed President Aleksandr Lukashenko’s “money bag,” appears to have shipped luxury goods to Russia despite sanctions imposed by the EU in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to a new investigation by The Buro, an OCCRP partner organization.
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UK urges China to address concerns over weapons supply to Russia
On trip to Beijing, Britain’s foreign secretary says practice “risks damaging China’s relationships with Europe.” But the two sides agree to disagree on human rights.
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Russia’s goal is to ’create havoc’ if responsible for DHL fires, air freight expert suggests
Goal seems to be for people ‘to lose confidence in the system’, says head of industry body after devices found in Birmingham and Leipzig
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Revealed: Putin’s sanctions-busting shadow fleet is spilling oil all over the world
On a chilly spring morning in March, British coast guards spotted something unusual around 100 kilometers off the Scottish shoreline: a dark stain, stretching 23 kilometers into the North Atlantic Ocean.
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Why Putin has summoned North Korean troops to the frontlines in Ukraine
A senior Ukrainian military intelligence official has warned Russia is bringing thousands of North Korean soldiers to fight on the Ukrainian frontline.
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Zelenskyy presents Ukraine’s ’victory plan,’ which Moscow condemns as an escalation
Ukrainian president wants ‘unconditional invite’ to join Nato and rules out conceding territory to Russia
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Russian spies are accused of using a ’secret device’ to start a fire in a UK warehouse
Counter-terrorism police are investigating whether Russian spies planted an incendiary device on a plane which later caused a warehouse fire in Birmingham.
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Man found alive in tiny boat after 67 days at sea next to bodies of brother and nephew
A Russian man was rescued in the stormy Sea of Okhotsk after surviving for more than two months in a tiny inflatable boat that lost its engine, but his brother and nephew have died, officials said Tuesday.
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Spain arrests four individuals accused of shipping potential chemical weapons precursors to Russia, violating sanctions
Spanish authorities on Tuesday said they had arrested four people suspected of orchestrating a sanctions-busting commercial network after intercepting more than 14 tons of chemical products bound for Russia.
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The world teeters on the brink as NATO plans to deploy nuclear-capable fighters near Putin’s doorstep
It’s envisaged that planes accommodated at the base will reportedly include the F-15 Eagle, an all-weather fighter aircraft capable of dropping B61-12 nuclear gravity bombs.
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A Russian non-profit interferes in Moldova’s EU referendum, building an anti-Western influence machine
Backed by fugitive Moldovan oligarch Ilan Shor, the ‘Evrazia’ organization is paying Moldovans to vote against the EU. It’s also a growing part of a larger ideological project to encourage Russia’s neighbors to identify as “Eurasian,” instead of European.