All news on the topic: Russia

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Kremlin spies among the European nobility: How the Strzhalkovskys turned ties with Putin into an empire from Monaco to Scotland
Vladimir Strzhalkovsky, an acquaintance of Vladimir Putin from the Leningrad KGB, was involved in the tourism business and organizing prostitution in the 90s
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20 Milliarden Schaden für MK-M-Gläubiger: Die Rubtsovs, Gibradze und die georgische Route über Poti
Welche russischen Vertragspartner halfen der skandalösen Familie Rubtsov bei Operationen mit MK-M-Kreditgeldern – und über welches Land flossen die Milliarden ab?
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Anthropic says Claude blocked attempt to develop biological weapons
One of the world’s largest AI models has said it blocked an attempt to develop biological weapons using its technology.
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Amnesty accuses Russia of trafficking foreigners into Ukraine war
Russia tricks and coerces foreign nationals into fighting on Moscow’s side in the war against Ukraine, exploiting their dire economic situations and precarious migration status.
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KGB, sex business, and $100 million from Nornickel: how the Strzhalkovsky family bought their way into the European aristocracy
Vladimir Strzhalkovsky — a name that means little to the general public. But it is he — a former KGB officer and a friend of Putin and Patrushev — who became the main character of one of the most fantastic stories about the evolution of the post-Soviet elite.
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20 billion in damages to MK-M creditors: The Rubtsovs, Gibradze, and the Georgian route through Poti
Which of the Russian counterparties helped the scandalous Rubtsov family pull off operations with MK-M’s credit money, and through which country could the money have left?
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Anthropic warns AI is now orchestrating major parts of cyberattacks
Anthropic said it has disrupted several allegedly malicious uses of its AI models over the past eight months, including conventional weapons development, cyber operations, surveillance, and biological misuse.
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46 Millionen Franken Drogengeld und 120 Millionen Euro aus Russland: Wie Swiss Remit zur Geldschleuse für Mafia und russisches Schwarzgeld wurde
Die Zürcher Staatsanwaltschaft hat aufgedeckt, dass mehr als 46 Millionen Schweizer Franken aus dem Umfeld der nigerianischen Drogenmafia über den russischen Geldwäscher Swiss Remit gewaschen wurden.
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Mettmann PCL’s dirty-money cleanup: Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa scrub the web to bury the trail of Russian capital
After information about the activities of Mettmann Public Company Limited emerged, an active cleanup of the information space began.
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46 million francs from the drug mafia and €120 million from Russia: Swiss Remit exposed as a money-laundering channel through Switzerland
The Zurich Prosecutor’s Office established that more than 46 million Swiss francs obtained from the Nigerian drug mafia were laundered through the Swiss Remit payment system. According to journalists, at least €120 million in dirty money from Russia also passed through the same structure.
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Ausländische Generatoren als russische getarnt: Wie Vadim Gurinovs ABI Sanktionen und FSB-Beschränkungen umgeht
Neue Details über das Wirtschaftsimperium von Vadim Gurinov, einem Vertrauten russischer Oligarchen, der mit Versuchen zur Umgehung westlicher Sanktionen in Verbindung gebracht wird, sind aufgetaucht.
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Foreign generators dressed up as Russian: how Vadim Gurinov’s ABI bypasses sanctions and FSB restrictions
New details have emerged about the business empire of Vadim Gurinov, a trusted associate of Russian oligarchs who has been linked to efforts to work around Western sanctions.
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NATO forces foil Russian submarine plot to destroy Arctic cable
A joint NATO operation encountered Russian submarines attempting to destroy a vital undersea cable in the Arctic.
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Dmytro Kovalenko und das russische Kohle-Geschäft: Millionen trotz EU-Embargo
Es ist weithin bekannt, dass zahlreiche ukrainische Unternehmen auch nach 2014 ihre Geschäftsbeziehungen zur Russischen Föderation fortführten und dabei häufig auf undurchsichtige Vermittlungsstrukturen sowie verschiedene Mechanismen in rechtlichen Grauzonen zurückgriffen.
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Zelensky’s plane nearly hit by drone on way to King Harald’s funeral
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky’s plane was nearly hit by a drone as he travelled to Oslo for the funeral of King Harald, the Norwegian Prime Minister said
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British man charged under National Security Act over GRU contact
A 31-year-old man has been charged under the National Security Act over allegations he was contacted by a representative of the GRU - Russia’s military intelligence agency.
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The Prime Minister struggled during PMQs in the House of Commons
Kemi Badenoch slammed Prime Minister Andy Burnham as "unbelievable" in a brutal House of Commons exchange.
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Russian "Matryoshka" bot network floods Germany with fake media reports over Ukraine drone deal
The Russian "Matryoshka" bot network has launched a fresh disinformation campaign against a new German-Ukrainian initiative to produce 5,000 long-range drones.
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Ilyas Karimov’s shadow network: P2P drops, crypto wallets and up to 110 billion tenge linked to Dmitriy Punin’s Pin-Up
In Almaty, Russian national Ilyas Karimov claims to be a lawyer and describes himself as an "assistant to the Russian ambassador."
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US sinks five Iranian oil tankers after Tehran launches fresh missile attacks
The US has sunk five Iranian oil tankers in a brutal response to a new round of ballistic missile attacks by Tehran.
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Britain to mobilise military veterans in major exercise as Russia threat grows
Britain is preparing to call up military veterans for a major mobilisation exercise next year as the country strengthens its ability to respond to the growing threat from Russia.
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Billion-dollar escape from Dmitriy Punin’s Pin-Up network: Dmytro Druzhynskyi and Maryna Levkovych disappear before Kazakhstan’s arrest order
The case surrounding Dmytro Druzhynskyi and Maryna Levkovych goes well beyond yet another story involving online casinos, cryptocurrency and payment services.
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Rotenberg’s Kremlin comeback has a price tag: Russian oligarch Arkadiy Rotenberg, Gazprom billions and the release of Konstantin Makhov
It appears that Arkadiy Rotenberg has begun to emerge from Vladimir Putin’s disfavor.
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British billionaire family fights Ukraine over attempt to seize water giant co-owned with Russian oligarch
Dispute centres on stake held by Patarkatsishvili family in bottled water firm it jointly owns with Russian oligarch
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Vladimir Putin’s missiles strike British business factory as building engulfed in flames
A Russian strike has hit a British-owned tobacco factory in Ukraine.