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Oil tankers from Russia’s “shadow fleet” avoid English Channel amid security fears. For over a month now, Russia-linked tankers have been diverting via the west of Ireland. One ship, the Ma Jin, has been drifting near the Channel's entrance for a week.

Russia is widely using banned chemical weapons in Ukraine, including chloropicrin, German and Dutch intelligence report. The U.S. stated in May 2024 that Russia was using chloropicrin, but the OPCW rejected the claim, citing insufficient evidence.

Reuters publishes open letter from Russian political prisoners calling for the release of ill inmates held on political charges. The letter was signed by 11 individuals convicted of “spreading fake news” about the Russian armed forces and “extremism.”.

Armed and penniless: Europe’s rising defense spending will strengthen security but may strain some economies. The EU’s new strategic autonomy doctrine promises economic growth and new jobs, but in the long run may bring debt and austerity.

“Humanitarian aid distribution points are like a real-life Hunger Games”: How Gaza residents survive

Promises made, promises broken. Why Trump and Musk failed to deliver on their budget pledges — economist Tatyana Mikhaylova

📸Sumy: A photo report by The Insider. Sumy is a Ukrainian city located just 30 kilometers from the Russian border. Since the start of the full-scale invasion, Russian forces have regularly targeted the city with strikes — and when Ukrainian troops launched an offensive in

Deputy commander of Russian Navy linked to Bucha war crimes killed in HIMARS strike near Ukraine border. Maj. Gen. Mikhail Gudkov also led the 155th Naval Infantry Brigade, notorious for numerous war crimes committed in the Kyiv Region in 2022.

Polish researchers trace Baltic GPS disruptions to Russian military sites in Kaliningrad. Interference is detected almost daily in a variety of locations — from Gdańsk Airport to Baltic Sea shipping lanes and the airspace over Estonia and Finland.

The hundred-ruble tuber: How potatoes became Russia's posh produce

A tribunal in waiting: Why the special body set up to prosecute Russia’s crime of aggression cannot touch Vladimir Putin — for now. @gleb_bogush examines the key questions surrounding the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.

White House ends Syria-related sanctions on Russian state-controlled arms exporter, but broader restrictions still in place. The rollback has limited impact on Rosoboronexport and multiple other Russian firms, as they remain under other U.S. sanctions.

Germany to step up tanker inspections to counter Russia’s “shadow fleet” in the Baltic Sea. Following a similar move by Sweden, vessels transiting the Fehmarn Belt will now need to present valid insurance papers, which "shadow fleet" ships often lack.

FSB general dismissed following The Insider’s investigation into his lavish lifestyle and unpaid taxes. Maj. Gen. Vyacheslav Ryazansky, who led a FSB military counterintelligence unit overseeing Russia's National Guard, has been removed from his post.

U.S. sanctions AEZA Group for supporting pro-Kremlin disinformation network Doppelgänger. AEZA plays a central role in hosting the infrastructure used by Doppelgänger, a disinfo network whose digital trails lead to Russia's Ministry of Defense.

Eight more Russian nationals jailed in Baku as political standoff with Moscow intensifies. The detainees, accused by Azerbaijan of cybercrime and drug smuggling, were identified by @istories_eng as programmers and tech entrepreneurs.

Money at dawn, Taurus by dusk: What Germany’s funding of long-range weapons production in Ukraine really means. Germany may now stand to gain more from delivering the Taurus missile to Ukraine than Ukraine does from receiving it, argues @FRHoffmann1.

Russia’s former Deputy Defense Minister sentenced to 13 years in prison for embezzlement. Timur Ivanov, a longtime associate of Sergei Shoigu, was handed the longest prison sentence ever for a current or former high-ranking Russian official.