Can we learn anything from Russia’s Potemkin elections?
If you followed only the mainstream Western media, you might be under the impression that only one set of elections had taken place this past weekend – namely, the regional…
If you followed only the mainstream Western media, you might be under the impression that only one set of elections had taken place this past weekend – namely, the regional…
Morning opening: Welcome to New York Jakub Krupa Global leaders are gathering in New York this week for the 81st UN general assembly and given the state of the world,…
Hundreds of drones targeting Moscow and its surrounding region killed at least two people and damaged a major refinery on the final day of the country’s parliamentary elections, authorities said…
Roman Dobrokhotov had been content enough for his appearance at a conference in Washington DC this week to be publicised, although it was not something he would normally risk in…
First came the blackmail and death threats to secure cooperation, then came a series of tasks, each more sinister than the last: to inform on fellow activists, to elicit personal…
Democratic House leader Jeffries flags concerns as House passes Russia sanctions bill Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said the Russia sanctions…
Lithuania briefs EU, Nato allies about drone incident, minister says Meanwhile, Lithuanian defence minister Kęstutis Budrys said he informed Nato allies about last night’s drone incident, with discussions now ongoing…
A small team of likely freelance developers in Russia used AI chatbot Claude to develop software for an autonomous swarm of first-person-view “kamikaze” attack drones, including terminal guidance, target selection…
Moscow says it will have a ‘harsh and painful’ response to Hungarian move to expel 10 diplomats We are getting a bit more on that Russian response to Hungary, and…
Russia’s defence ministry says it is gearing up for large-scale attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in a tit-for-tat response to strikes by Kyiv. “Russian forces have begun preparations for massive…