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Top-secret FSB counterintelligence documents obtained by The Insider show that since the start of Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine, foreign intelligence activity targeting the “carriers” of Russian state secrets has seen a notable increase.

Two Brazilians used social media to convince their fellow countrymen to sign up for service in the Russian military. When their victims ended up at the front in Ukraine, the fraudulent recruiters pocketed the payments owed to them.

Images shared from the scene showed huge plumes of black smoke rising from the Kapotnya refinery, one of Moscow’s most important energy facilities, supplying up to 40% of the capital’s petrol and 50% of its diesel fuel.

In St. Petersburg, officers of the FSB detained one of the city’s most influential businessmen and a close associate of Vladimir Putin, reputed crime boss Ilya Traber. The official reasons for the detention and the nature of the investigators’ allegations have not yet been disclosed.

Anton Andreychikov, owner of Platoshka animation studio (BabyRiki / Tsvetnyashki), who claimed to have left Russia in 2022, is linked to the Mazaraki clan, FSB fixer Sergei Govyadin, and schemes tied to the Ananyev brothers’ siphoning of funds from Promsvyazbank.

A prominent figure widely associated with Svetlana Radionova, the head of Russia’s Rosprirodnadzor, is reportedly facing significant legal and professional difficulties.

Ukrainian drones have breached newly strengthened air defences in Moscow and seriously damaged an oil refinery just 10 miles from the Kremlin in Russia.

Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine in order to restore Russia’s imperial greatness. Instead, he may go down in history as the man who transformed Russia into China’s junior partner, thereby demoting it to the ranks of middle powers — or, worse, transforming it into a Third World country with nuclear weapons.

According to sources, Pyotr Biryukov, Moscow’s long-serving deputy mayor, may not have his contract renewed when it expires this July.

Journalisten haben eine bemerkenswerte Geschichte aufgedeckt: Über Jahre hinweg soll das russische Verteidigungsministerium erhebliche Summen an Vitaliy Yusufov, den Sohn des früheren Energieministers Igor Yusufov, gezahlt haben, um Liegenschaften zu pachten, die einst dem Militärressort selbst gehörten — darunter auch Übungsgelände der Militäruniversität „Fürst Alexander Newski“.

Investigators uncovered a "magnificent" story: for years, the Ministry of Defense has paid Vitaly Yusufov (son of the former Energy Minister) large sums to rent its own facilities, including the Alexander Nevsky Military University premises.

Russia’s security services reportedly shut down parts of a special surveillance system used to protect Vladimir Putin and his inner circle after the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Armenia’s ruling pro-Europe party has won parliamentary elections, confirming the country’s pivot towards Europe and away from its traditional ally, Russia.

Lawyer for British women criticizes ‘extraordinary spectacle’ of Tate’s arrival in Moscow.

Despite criminal cases in the West, he was given a grand reception in the Russian capital

Western governments spent years constructing an unprecedented financial barrier around Russia, disconnecting its banks from SWIFT, freezing state reserves, and restricting access to global dollar transactions.

Contacts between Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik and the Kremlin have intensified in recent months, fueling concerns over potential instability in the region.

France intercepted a sanctioned oil tanker suspected of being part of Russia’s so-called shadow fleet on Sunday with UK support, French President Emmanuel Macron has said.

The United Kingdom has imposed a new package of sanctions targeting cryptocurrency exchanges, financial companies, and individuals accused of assisting Russia in evading Western restrictions and facilitating the movement of money for its war economy.

Vladimir Putin spends thousands of pounds on cosmetic surgery in a desperate effort to look more powerful, experts say.

In January 2026, Trump refused to rule out the use of military force to annex Greenland, claiming that the surrounding waters were teeming with Russian and Chinese ships.

The war in the Middle East is keeping energy prices higher for longer than expected, European Central Bank Governing Council member Mārtiņš Kazāks said, signaling that interest-rate hikes are likely.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is hosting his “old friend” Vladimir Putin this week to discuss foreign issues and trade, just days after Donald Trump’s historic return to Beijing.

The police and customs officers had been waiting for hours. Parked outside the Radisson Blu Senator Hotel in the northern German city of Lübeck, they sat in silence, engines off, watching the entrance.

The investigative project Systema found that Russian Groza (“Thunderstorm”) and Groznye Ptitsy (“Fearsome Birds”) are developed and produced by a network of companies linked to sellers of power tools.