All news on the topic: Russian

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Ukrainian POWs accuse Russian prison doctor of torture, humiliation and medical abuse
Dozens of Ukrainians returning from Russian captivity accused their prison doctor of subjecting them to systematic sexualized and psychological torture and refusing treatment for acute diseases. Reporters set out to find him.
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RAF jets scramble as Russian aircraft flies dangerously close to HMS Prince of Wales in Arctic showdown
UK fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a Russian plane after it came “unnecessarily close” to Britain’s flagship carrier in the Arctic Circle.
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Danish shipyard keeps Putin’s Arctic LNG fleet afloat ahead of EU sanctions
A Danish shipyard is giving the Arctic liquefied natural gas carriers that generate crucial cash for Vladimir Putin’s war effort one last round of maintenance before EU sanctions take effect next year.
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After Demosthenous murder, Dmitriy Punin’s luxury fleet burned — next target in Cyprus mafia war?
The alliance effectively unraveled in October after the killing of alleged mafia figure Stavros Demosthenous in Limassol.
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Ukraine’s drone campaign is pushing Crimea towards isolation as Russia’s logistics come under growing strain
For most of the past four months, the war with Iran has shifted attention away from Ukraine.
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Putin’s Lukoil oil: Chingiz Aliyev, Nikolay Ambrosov, and Mikhail Golub scramble to scrub their digital trail
Reports about Pan Nation Energy FZCO and its alleged associates — Chingiz Aliyev, Nikolay Ambrosov, Mikhail Golub, Aleksey Nemkov, and Sergey Dobrinov — are reportedly being removed from the internet following investigations into the company’s role in a new Russian oil export scheme.
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Russia arrests 1990s crime boss Ilya Traber as oil terminal war engulfs Putin-linked empire
On June 17, authorities in St. Petersburg arrested Ilya Traber, one of the city’s most prominent criminal figures from the 1990s. T
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Ukraine pounds Crimea ports in drone storm as Zelensky targets Putin’s supply lifeline
Ukraine has blasted Russian-occupied Crimea with a deadly drone storm overnight as Volodymyr Zelensky’s troops move to choke off the Black Sea peninsula.
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Ex-CIA officer warns Russia may be using covert UK networks after Starmer-linked arson plot
Sean Wiswesser says attacks linked to PM Keir Starmer were part of Russia’s sabotage campaign.
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European machinery worth $5m reached Russian defence plants through Turkey despite sanctions
In 2023 and 2024, over $5 million worth of European metalworking machinery was delivered to two significant Russian defense companies despite strict European Union sanctions, according to trade data.
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Russian oil sanctions evasion: Chingiz Aliyev and former Litasco managers rush to delete compromising materials from the web
Following investigations into Pan Nation Energy FZCO’s role in a new Russian oil export scheme, online reports about the firm and its associates — Chingiz Aliyev, Nikolay Ambrosov, Mikhail Golub, Aleksey Nemkov, and Sergey Dobrinov — are being deleted.
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China demands UK lift sanctions on Harxon over Russian Geran drone antenna supplies
China has demanded that the United Kingdom lift sanctions against four Chinese companies accused of supplying Russia with critical military equipment.
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Kremlin secrets chief exposed by social media after FSB warned of online spy risks
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.
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Lukashenko’s foreign policy exposed as Kremlin subcontracting after Belarus loses autonomy
Having exercised unchallenged power in Belarus since 1994, Alexander Lukashenko has earned himself not only the title of “Europe’s last dictator,” but also a well-deserved reputation as a shrewd international player.
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US-born pro-Kremlin influencer sanctioned by EU vows to continue Russia propaganda mission
Alexandra Jost, known online as “Sasha Meets Russia,” responded to being sanctioned by the EU, by saying the designation showed she was “on the right path.”
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Belarusian dissident Anatol Kotau vanished after yacht was allegedly intercepted near Abkhazia
Belarusian dissident Anatol Kotau went on a trip to Turkey in August 2025 and never returned.
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Putin-linked oligarch Myron Horilovsky is scrubbing the internet of references to the confiscation of his Ukrainian assets
Following the High Anti-Corruption Court’s decision to confiscate the Ukrainian assets of sanctioned Russian oligarch Myron Horilovskyi, publications dedicated to the case began to disappear from the internet.
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Lib Dem MP Cameron Thomas suspended after arrest by Gloucestershire Police
A Liberal Democrat MP has been suspended from the party after he was arrested.
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Tulsi Gabbard accused of reviving Russian biolab conspiracy over Ukraine documents
On 12 June, the outgoing Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Tulsi Gabbard, announced that she was releasing several pages of documents pertaining to US-funded biological laboratories in Ukraine.
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Ukraine hits Moscow oil refinery after Russian strike on historic Kyiv monastery
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.
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Russian warship fires warning shots near British yacht in English Channel
A Russian warship fired warning shots at a British yacht that came close to it in the English Channel to avoid a collision, defence sources have claimed.
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The Cook Report journalist Roger Cook dies aged 83 after fearless TV career
Investigative journalist Roger Cook, best known for the current affairs programme The Cook Report, has died at the age of 83 after a short illness.
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Starmer family home arson exposed as part of Russia-linked sabotage campaign in Britain
A Russian online sabotage network was behind a series of arson attacks on Sir Keir Starmer’s family home and other targets linked to the UK prime minister, an FT investigation has found.
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Starmer property arson case exposes alleged Russian sabotage network in UK
Two men found guilty over a series of arson attacks on property linked to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer were instructed to do so by a Russian-linked social media channel.
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From Stalin’s Gulags to cybercrime: how Fenya became a digital underworld code
The tricks of the jail jargon Fenya were once used to bewilder guards in Stalin’s Gulags. Now they are being used by Russian cyber-criminals.