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Putin
Putin Again Dismisses Idea that Islamic Fundamentalists Would Attack Russia
He said that Russia would not be a target as it is “a unique example of interfaith harmony and unity, of inter-religious and inter-ethnic unity.”
April 4, 2024
US
US Warned Kremlin Crocus City Was Terrorist Target – Washington Post
Unnamed US officials said the Russian government was told that the concert venue was a possible terrorist target more than two weeks before it happened.
April 3, 2024
Legal
Russia’s FSB Intercepts IEDs Hidden in Orthodox Icons Sent From Ukraine
The Russian state news agency said on Tuesday the Federal Security Service (FSB) had seized tens of kilograms of explosives and bomb components being smuggled into Russia from Ukraine via the EU.
April 2, 2024
Kyiv
Russia’s 'Absurd' Accusations of Western Involvement in Crocus City Attack Become Ever More Bizarre
The head of Russia’s FSB accused the West of masterminding the March 22 attack, now the former head of the Russian Interpol bureau accuses the west of exerting mind control over the terrorists.
March 31, 2024
Germany
Prague Outs Kremlin Spy Network: German Politicians Allegedly Bribed to Support Moscow
A major Czech newspaper reported Moscow may have been buying pro-Russia speeches and votes from EU politicians elected in Germany, France, Poland, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Hungary.
March 29, 2024
Putin
OPINION: Why Putin Is Intent on Blaming Ukraine for Crocus City Attack
There are none so blind as those who will not see – English proverb. In President Putin’s case he can’t or won’t see anything beyond his hatred for all things Ukrainian.
March 28, 2024
Belarus
ANALYSIS: More Questions than Answers – What We Know About Moscow’s Concert Hall Attack
The dust has yet to settle, and we are still no wiser as to what happened and why. Particularly puzzling is the absence of Moscow’s normally stringent security measures, before, during and after.
March 26, 2024
Ukraine
Russian FSB Chief Accuses Western and Ukrainian Services in Moscow Attack
Despite President Vladimir Putin’s acknowledgment of “radical Islamists” perpetrating the attack, Russia continues to point fingers at Ukraine, alleging its involvement.
March 26, 2024
Russia
Russian FSB Claims Detention of Seven Pro-Ukraine Partisans in Moscow
The arrests come shortly after President Putin’s directive for the FSB to crackdown on the anti-Kremlin Russian fighters, whom he denounced as “scum” traitors.
March 22, 2024
Russia
Putin Orders KGB’s Heirs to Bust the West’s Sanctions
In a speech at the FSB spy service’s annual meeting, Putin said its spies should work with other agencies to increase the security of the banking and financial systems.
March 20, 2024
War in Ukraine
Russia Says Arrested Man For Spying for Ukraine
The FSB did not name the suspect, but said he was a resident of Komsomolsk-on-Amur, a remote Russian city in the far eastern region of Khabarovsk.
March 20, 2024
Kyiv
SBU Detains Two FSB Agents Coordinating Missile Strikes, Burying Russian Soldiers Near Kyiv
The investigation led to the detention of two individuals who previously served with Ukrainian law enforcement agencies and who received monetary “rewards” from Russia for completing their tasks.
March 18, 2024
Russia
Russians Claim Drone Strike on FSB Headquarters in Belgorod
Reports suggest the Russian Security Service (FSB) building in Belgorod was targeted by drones, though regional Governor Gladkov mentioned only a general drone attack on the city.
March 13, 2024
Holodomor
Russia’s Communist Party Asks Authorities to Investigate ‘Western Involvement’ in Stalin's Death
A political party in Russia has urged authorities to investigate the “possible involvement of Western intelligence services” in the death of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, who died 71 years ago today.
March 5, 2024
Putin
More Attempts to Maximize Putin’s Victory by Placing Another Brick in Kremlin’s Firewall
While Vladimir Putin’s fifth term as Russia’s president is a foregone conclusion every effort is being made to achieve the maximum margin of victory – and the internet is the key.
March 4, 2024
Zaporizhzhia
Fake News – FSB Declares it Has Seized Chemical Weapons Compounds – Actually an Indigestion Cure
The substances found in Zaporizhzhia are medicines and not chemical weapons which shows either ignorance or a heavy-handed attempt by Moscow to justify its use of chemicals.
Feb. 27, 2024