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Maxim Marchenko, who lived in Hong Kong, operated a network that fraudulently bought large quantities of military-grade microelectronics from American distributors on behalf of Russia-based end users.
Mar. 1
War in Ukraine
Pro-Russian separatists in the breakaway region of Transnistria asked Russia for "protection" from increasing pressure and an "economic blockade" by Chișinău. Is there a real threat of annexation?
Mar. 1
Russia
Lavrov will attend part of the annual diplomatic forum in the Mediterranean resort of Antalya where he is to meet with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.
Mar. 1
War in Ukraine
Sweden's Security Service (Sapo) said the Russian state was using the church “as a platform for gathering intelligence and other security-threatening activities.”
Feb. 29
War in Ukraine
The attack reportedly caused 19 deaths, including the deputy commander of the Russian military unit, with the unit’s commander and 11 other Russian soldiers wounded.
Feb. 29
War in Ukraine
Russia has arrested and imprisoned dozens of people for allegedly cooperating with Ukraine's army and intelligence agencies since it launched its full-scale military offensive in February 2022.
Feb. 29
Russia
The move from Transnistrian separatists raised fears that the landlocked territory could become a new flashpoint in Moscow's conflict with neighbouring Ukraine.
Feb. 29
War in Ukraine
The widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said that to defeat Putin you have to stop pretending that he's a politician and recognize that he's a crime boss.
Feb. 28
NATO
Russian military reconnaissance aircraft violated NATO’s Baltic airspace on Feb. 26 and 27 near Finland and off the coast of Estonia, triggering scramble of French and German jets on alert.
Feb. 28
War in Ukraine
Calls have been mounting to find ways to support Kyiv's war effort by tapping the bank accounts, investments and other assets frozen after Russia invaded its neighbour in 2022.
Feb. 28
Russia
The Ukrainian journalists said that some of what they filmed was removed by the Polish police and that they were only released from police custody after the intervention of Ukraine's ambassador.
Feb. 28
Russia
The thin sliver of land has been de facto controlled by pro-Russian forces since the collapse of the Soviet Union but is internationally recognized as part of Moldova.
Feb. 28
Ukraine
The trip will represent "the second round of shuttle diplomacy on seeking a political settlement of the Ukraine crisis", China's foreign ministry said in a statement.
Feb. 28
Russia
The visa extension came into force after Russia’s invasion of
Ukraine, and allowed the nationals of the two nations to extend the visa for free and stay locally until Feb. 22,
2024.
Feb. 28
War in Ukraine
The 70-year-old, a key figure of the Nobel Prize-winning Memorial group, is the latest target of Kremlin repression, which has intensified since the offensive in Ukraine.
Feb. 27
War in Ukraine
"This is absolutely not in the interests of these countries, they should be aware of this," Peskov said after being asked about Macron's statement.
Feb. 27
A live broadcast on North Korean state TV saw seven members of Putin’s delegation thrown out for unknowingly breaking protocol by entering before the “Supreme Leader.”
Jun. 20