A pro-Kremlin oligarch's impounded yacht is being auctioned off

businessinsider.com The Barcolana yacht owned by Russian Andrey Igorevich Melnichenko, seized by Italian police in October 2022. For illustration purposes only. Reuters/ALESSANDRO GAROFALO A…

Moldova clamps down after Russian moves

newsweek.com Moldovan authorities have seized over $1 million from a new Moscow-backed political grouping in the country, calling the funds "illegal political financing." On Tuesday,…

'Make legal immigration a more plausible option'

theweek.com Simply cracking down on illegal immigration won't resolve "our border difficulties," says Benjamin Powell. The "root cause" behind record arrivals of undocumented migrants…

Putin sets stage for upheaval in another country

newsweek.com A new Moscow-backed political grouping in Moldova has Vladimir Putin's support to destabilize the former Soviet country as it seeks European Union membership, the Institute…

France being ‘pounded’ by Russian disinformation, says minister

theguardian.com France is being “pounded” by Russian disinformation that could distort the result of the upcoming EU parliamentary elections, France’s minister for Europe has said. Jean…

Timothy Garton Ash on the cracking European project: Freedom is not a process, it’s a struggle

theglobeandmail.com In the early 1970s, when I lived in Rome as a kid, well more than half of Europe lived under dictatorships. There were the Soviet bloc countries in the East, and – don’t…

Germany arrests men who allegedly spied on U.S. military sites for Russia in sabotage plot to undermine Ukraine aid

nbcnews.com MUNICH, Germany — Two men have been arrested in Germany on suspicion of spying for Russia and collecting information on potential attack targets, including U.S. military…

Desperation Behind European Politicians' Latest Russiagate Hoax

zerohedge.com Desperation Behind European Politicians' Latest Russiagate Hoax Authored by Peter Sourek, Cecile Jilkova, and Michael Shellenberg via Public Substack, The success of…

After Russia’s invasion the people of Bessarabia switched sides

economist.com A traditionally pro-Russian part of Ukraine now feels very differently

War and Crypto: Will Iran-Israel crisis swim or sink Crypto ahead of Halving?

cryptotimes.io April 15, 2024: “War is the science of destruction,” former Canadian Prime Minister John Abbott had once said. As the crisis between Iran and Israel brews in the Middle…

Mystery as Texas man missing in occupied Ukraine after joining Putin's army

newsweek.com A U.S.-born fighter with pro-Russian forces in eastern Ukraine has gone missing, according to Russian-linked media reports, after intensified clashes in Ukraine's Donetsk…

Q&A with Ukraine's Cyberpolice Department chief Yevhenii Panchenko on his role after Russia's invasion, battling pro-Russian hacking groups, and more

techcrunch.com On February 24, 2022, Russian forces invaded Ukraine. Since then, life in the country has changed for everyone. For the Ukrainian forces who had to defend their country, for…

Ukraine war: Germany sends Patriots, UK and US metal ban, China sells military parts to Moscow

euronews.com By Euronews with Mared Gwyn Jones and AP Berlin will send much-needed air defence systems to Kyiv as Moscow escalates attacks on Ukraine's power plants. Volodymyr Zelenskyy…

Pro-Russian troops appear to use motorcycles to outwit drones and assault Ukrainian positions

businessinsider.com Donetsk and Luhansk militia members receive off-road vehicles in Rostov region, Russia, November 4, 2022. REUTERS/Sergey Pivovarov Pro-Russian separatist soldiers appear to…

Ukraine isn't the only country Russia is trying to topple

businessinsider.com Russia's state-sponsored mercenaries are expanding efforts to destabilize Africa and the Middle East. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP To Russia, the Ukraine war and the "gray…